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Diego Ferreira

Active #25 lightweight · age 41 · Orthodox · 5'9" 175 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 3 of last 5 fights
  • 64% of wins by KO or submission
  • Career-best 6-fight win streak
Elo rating
1546
Global Elo 1593 ±36
Rank
#25
top 27% of division
UFC record
11-7-0
KO 5 · Sub 2 · Dec 4
Streak
+1
Δ90d +15 · Δ1y -5
Last fight
Aug 8, 2026
Win by Decision

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

18 fights · tap & drag
Jun 28, 2014 — W vs Colton Smith Δ+31Aug 30, 2014 — W vs Ramsey Nijem Δ+34Oct 25, 2014 — L vs Beneil Dariush Δ-32Apr 4, 2015 — L vs Dustin Poirier Δ-26Jan 30, 2016 — W vs Olivier Aubin-Mercier Δ+33Feb 18, 2018 — W vs Jared Gordon Δ+20Dec 8, 2018 — W vs Kyle Nelson Δ+15Feb 23, 2019 — W vs Rustam Khabilov Δ+19Sep 7, 2019 — W vs Mairbek Taisumov Δ+18Jan 18, 2020 — W vs Anthony Pettis Δ+19Feb 6, 2021 — L vs Beneil Dariush Δ-14May 8, 2021 — L vs Gregor Gillespie Δ-17Dec 18, 2021 — L vs Mateusz Gamrot Δ-21May 20, 2023 — W vs Michael Johnson Δ+15May 11, 2024 — W vs Mateusz Rebecki Δ+19Jan 18, 2025 — L vs Grant Dawson Δ-12Sep 13, 2025 — L vs Alexander Hernandez Δ-20Aug 8, 2026 — W vs Billy Quarantillo Δ+15 14251475152515751625 201620182020202220242026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":316.1,"elo":1484,"date":"2014-06-28","opp":"Colton Smith","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":1,"x":100.3,"y":262.3,"elo":1517,"date":"2014-08-30","opp":"Ramsey Nijem","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":2,"x":109.4,"y":313,"elo":1486,"date":"2014-10-25","opp":"Beneil Dariush","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":3,"x":135.6,"y":355.1,"elo":1459,"date":"2015-04-04","opp":"Dustin Poirier","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":4,"x":184.6,"y":302,"elo":1493,"date":"2016-01-30","opp":"Olivier Aubin-Mercier","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":5,"x":306.6,"y":270.6,"elo":1512,"date":"2018-02-18","opp":"Jared Gordon","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":6,"x":354.3,"y":246.2,"elo":1527,"date":"2018-12-08","opp":"Kyle Nelson","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":366.8,"y":216.6,"elo":1546,"date":"2019-02-23","opp":"Rustam Khabilov","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":8,"x":398.7,"y":188.1,"elo":1564,"date":"2019-09-07","opp":"Mairbek Taisumov","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":9,"x":420.4,"y":158.3,"elo":1582,"date":"2020-01-18","opp":"Anthony Pettis","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":10,"x":483,"y":181,"elo":1568,"date":"2021-02-06","opp":"Beneil Dariush","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":11,"x":497.8,"y":208.2,"elo":1551,"date":"2021-05-08","opp":"Gregor Gillespie","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":12,"x":534.3,"y":241.8,"elo":1530,"date":"2021-12-18","opp":"Mateusz Gamrot","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":13,"x":618.6,"y":217.4,"elo":1545,"date":"2023-05-20","opp":"Michael Johnson","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":14,"x":676.7,"y":187.8,"elo":1564,"date":"2024-05-11","opp":"Mateusz Rebecki","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":15,"x":717.7,"y":207.8,"elo":1551,"date":"2025-01-18","opp":"Grant Dawson","result":"L","delta":-12},{"i":16,"x":756.5,"y":239.8,"elo":1531,"date":"2025-09-13","opp":"Alexander Hernandez","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":17,"x":810,"y":216.6,"elo":1546,"date":"2026-08-08","opp":"Billy Quarantillo","result":"W","delta":15}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Aug 8, 2026 Billy Quarantillo W +15
Sep 13, 2025 Alexander Hernandez L -20
Jan 18, 2025 Grant Dawson L -12
May 11, 2024 Mateusz Rebecki W +19
May 20, 2023 Michael Johnson W +15
8 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×4
  • Fight of the Night ×4
$450,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Diego Ferreira has earned 8. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
64%
7 / 11
Finish rate
KO
5
45% of wins
SUB
2
18% of wins
DEC
4
36% of wins
KO: 5 (45%) 5 Sub: 2 (18%) 2 Dec: 4 (36%) 4
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
2 29%
R2
4 57%
R3
1 14%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 892 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
72% Head
  • Head 72%
  • Body 21%
  • Leg 7%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
79% Distance
  • Distance 79%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 15%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
57%
of losses by finish
4 of 7 · usually R2
4 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1583
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
3
of 11 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Mairbek Taisumov
Elo 1634 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
8.9
+2.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 18 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1473
1545
Notable wins
Mairbek Taisumov 1634 Rustam Khabilov 1628 Anthony Pettis 1614
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 0m
Avg fight time
10:00
Fights per year
1.5
Since last fight
7d
Bonuses
8
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Diego Ferreira on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.