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Brazil
Careiro da Varzea, Amazonas
Diego Ferreira
AGE
39
/
Jan 18, 1985
HEIGHT
5'9"
/
175.26 cm
WEIGHT
155 lbs
/
70.31 kg
ASSOCIATION
Fortis MMA
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
19
KO
/
TKO
5
26%
SUBMISSIONS
7
37%
DECISIONS
7
37%
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
3
60%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
2
40%
BIOGRAPHY
Born Carlos Diego Ferreira Neves.
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FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
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
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1
3:45
loss
Beneil Dariush
UFC 179 - Aldo vs. Mendes 2
Oct / 25 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Mario Yamasaki
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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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