Diego Ferreira

AGE	41 / Jan 18, 1985
HEIGHT	5'9" / 175.26 cm
WEIGHT	155 lbs / 70.31 kg

ASSOCIATION
Fortis MMA

CLASS
Lightweight

Wins 19

KO / TKO

26%

SUBMISSIONS

37%

DECISIONS

37%

Losses 7

KO / TKO

57%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

43%

BIOGRAPHY

Born Carlos Diego Ferreira Neves.

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Alexander Hernandez	UFC Fight Night 259 - Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva Sep / 13 / 2025	TKO (Punches) Jeff Rexroad VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:46
loss	Grant Dawson	UFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan / 18 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Frank Trigg VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Mateusz Rebecki	UFC on ESPN 56 - Lewis vs. Nascimento May / 11 / 2024	TKO (Punches) Gary Copeland VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:51
win	Michael Johnson	UFC Fight Night 223 - Dern vs. Hill May / 20 / 2023	KO (Punch) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:50
loss	Mateusz Gamrot	UFC Fight Night 199 - Lewis vs. Daukaus Dec / 18 / 2021	TKO (Submission to Knee to the Body) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:26
loss	Gregor Gillespie	UFC on ESPN 24 - Rodriguez vs. Waterson May / 08 / 2021	TKO (Elbows and Punches) Chris Tognoni VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:51
loss	Beneil Dariush	UFC Fight Night 184 - Overeem vs. Volkov Feb / 06 / 2021	Decision (Split) Chris Tognoni VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Anthony Pettis	UFC 246 - McGregor vs. Cerrone Jan / 18 / 2020	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:46
win	Mairbek Taisumov	UFC 242 - Khabib vs. Poirier Sep / 07 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Rustam Khabilov	UFC Fight Night 145 - Blachowicz vs. Santos Feb / 23 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Neil Hall VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Kyle Nelson	UFC 231 - Holloway vs. Ortega Dec / 08 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Ivan Svec VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:23
win	Jared Gordon	UFC Fight Night 126 - Cerrone vs. Medeiros Feb / 18 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:58
win	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	UFC on Fox 18 - Johnson vs. Bader Jan / 30 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Vitor Ribeiro VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Dustin Poirier	UFC Fight Night 63 - Mendes vs. Lamas Apr / 04 / 2015	KO (Punches) Todd McGovern VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:45
loss	Beneil Dariush	UFC 179 - Aldo vs. Mendes 2 Oct / 25 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Ramsey Nijem	UFC 177 - Dillashaw vs. Soto Aug / 30 / 2014	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:53
win	Colton Smith	UFC Fight Night 44 - Swanson vs. Stephens Jun / 28 / 2014	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:38
win	Jorge Patino	LFC 25 - Legacy Fighting Championship 25 Nov / 15 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Jacob Montalvo	5	5:00
win	Chris Feist	LFC 24 - Legacy Fighting Championship 24 Oct / 11 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Don Turnage	3	5:00
win	Carlo Prater	LFC 20 - Legacy Fighting Championship 20 May / 31 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Jacob Montalvo	3	5:00
win	Danny Salinas	STFC 24 - Bad Blood Feb / 22 / 2013	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Kerry Hatley	2	1:41
win	Jorge Cortez	STFC 23 - Ferreira vs. Cortez Dec / 07 / 2012	Submission (Kimura) Jacob Montalvo	1	0:43
win	Travonne Hobbs	UWF - Tournament of Warriors Finale Jun / 30 / 2012	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Matt Klein	2	1:57
win	Hector Munoz	UWF - Tournament of Warriors Round 1 May / 04 / 2012	Submission (Armbar) Kerry Hatley	1	3:38
win	Clint Roberts	UWF 1 - Huerta vs. War Machine Nov / 26 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Kerry Hatley	2	0:39
win	Joseph Daily	STFC 15 - Nature of the Beast Apr / 15 / 2011	Decision (Split) Jacob Montalvo	3	3:00

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