#2 Featherweight
Diego Lopes
W128-8-0
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🇧🇷Brazil/Featherweight/Age 31/Orthodox/5' 11"/72″ reach/145 lbs
Win %
78%
SLpM
3.8
Str Acc
47%
Str Def
46%
TD Avg
0.8
TD Def
68%
Sub Avg
1.3
Finish
88%
At a Glance
3.8
SLpM
median
47%
Str Acc
median
0.8
TD Avg
bottom 21%
88%
Finish %
top 0%
46%
Str Def
bottom 19%
Diego Lopes is a Brazil orthodox Featherweight mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as a well-rounded mixed martial artist. With a record of 28-8-0, the fighter carries a 78% win rate across 36 pro contests, with a 88% finish rate that ranks among the most decisive in the division.
Career Arc
32 fightspeak +22 · current +22
Skill Profile
Fighter
UFC Avg
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Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg
Str Acc
Str Def
TD Acc
TD Def
Striking Output
Sig. Strikes Landed / Min
3.79+0.37 vs avg
0avg 3.49
Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min
4.65+1.47 vs avg
0avg 3.29
Grappling Output
Takedowns / 15 Min
0.82-0.70 vs avg
0avg 1.56
Submissions / 15 Min
1.30+0.90 vs avg
0avg 0.43
Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)
Absorbed (4.65)Landed (3.79)
0
-0.86
Wins by Method
88%Finish
KO/TKO1248%
Submission1040%
Decision312%
28 total wins
Win / Loss by Method
Wins (28)
12 KO
10 SUB
3 DEC
3 OTH
Losses (8)
3 DEC
5 OTH
Recent Form (Last 5)
W
KO
L
Dec
W
KO
L
Dec
W
Dec
Career Fight Pace (Avg Sig Strikes / Round)
R1
13/28(46%)
R2
16/35(46%)
R3
19/47(40%)
R4
19/46(41%)
R5
9/35(26%)
Landed
Attempted
Positional & Target Breakdown
Position
75%
20%
Distance: 274Clinch: 17Ground: 73
Target
75%
Head: 272Body: 39Leg: 53
Grappling Efficiency
Avg TD / Fight
0.2
Avg Control / Fight
0:13
Avg Sub Att. / Fight
0.2
TD Success Rate
38%
Durability & Resilience
Fights to Decision
6 of 32
KO/TKO Losses
0
Avg Fight Duration
1.9 rounds
Post-Loss Record
3-0
Fight History10 UFC + 22 pre-UFC
32 fights25W3L
| Result | Opponent | Method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Steve Garcia | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
WIN Method KO/TKO Punches Round 2 of 3 Time 2:42 Division Featherweight UFC Freedom 250 Compare fighters →2026-06-14 | ||||||
| L | Alexander Volkanovski | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Jean Silva | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| L | Alexander Volkanovski | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Brian Ortega | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Dan Ige | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Sodiq Yusuff | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Pat Sabatini | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Gavin Tucker | SSUB Triangle Armbar | ||||
| L | Movsar Evloev | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Ángel Rodríguez | KTKO | ||||
| W | Kenneth Glenn | KTKO | ||||
| ? | Nate Richardson | DDEC | ||||
| W | Alejandro Solano Rodriguez | DDEC | ||||
| W | Luis Guerrero | SSUB | ||||
| W | Rogelio Meneses | KTKO | ||||
| W | Antonio Hernández | SSUB | ||||
| ? | Amir Elzhurkaev | KTKO | ||||
| W | Isaac Ruelas | SSUB | ||||
| W | Raúl Najera Ocampo | KTKO | ||||
| W | Carlos Cañada | SSUB | ||||
| W | Paul Márquez Moreno | SSUB | ||||
| W | Luis Torres | KTKO | ||||
| W | Gilberto Pantoja | SSUB | ||||
| W | Duda Sales | SSUB | ||||
| W | José Roberto | KTKO | ||||
| W | Isaque Silva | SSUB | ||||
| ? | Rodrigo Praia | KTKO | ||||
| ? | Thiago Silva | DDEC | ||||
| W | Luiz Carlos Silva | SSUB | ||||
| W | Unknown | KTKO | ||||
| W | Unknown | KTKO | ||||