Diego FerreiraAll-Around

Lightweight · 19-7 · orthodox

Last 5
WLLWW
Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
6'2"
187.96 cm
Age
41
Elo Rating
1588.1

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 201 Lightweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 4.70 significant strikes per minute — better than 82% of Lightweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.70
    Top 18%
  • Striking accuracy
    39%
    Bottom 26%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.46
    Bottom 47%
  • Striking defense
    55%
    Top 48%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.82
    Bottom 29%
  • Takedown accuracy
    30%
    Bottom 28%
  • Takedown defense
    57%
    Bottom 38%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.60
    Top 42%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1575, higher than 78% of Lightweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1588).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520256:50Johnson14:51Rebecki15:00Dawson8:46Hernandez15:00Quarantillo
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WBilly Quarantillo
UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld
2026-08-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LAlexander Hernandez
UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva
2025-09-13 · KO/TKO, R2 3:46
LGrant Dawson
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
2025-01-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMateusz Rebecki
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
2024-05-11 · KO/TKO, R3 4:51
WMichael Johnson
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
2023-05-20 · KO/TKO, R2 1:50
LMateusz Gamrot
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-12-18 · KO/TKO, R2 3:26
LGregor Gillespie
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
2021-05-08 · KO/TKO, R2 4:51
LBeneil Dariush
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2021-02-06 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WAnthony Pettis
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy
2020-01-18 · Submission, R2 1:46
WMairbek Taisumov
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
2019-09-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WRustam Khabilov
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
2019-02-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WKyle Nelson
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
2018-12-08 · KO/TKO, R2 1:23
WJared Gordon
UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
2018-02-18 · KO/TKO, R1 1:58
WOlivier Aubin-Mercier
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader
2016-01-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LDustin Poirier
UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
2015-04-04 · KO/TKO, R1 3:45
LBeneil Dariush
UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
2014-10-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WRamsey Nijem
UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto
2014-08-30 · KO/TKO, R2 1:53
WColton Smith
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens
2014-06-28 · Submission, R1 0:38