A submission in round 1
Ferreira beat Colton Smith by submission in round 1 at 0:38 of his first UFC fight, at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens on Jun 28, 2014.
MMAUFCLightweightOrthodox
Diego Ferreira
BrazilAge, record and fight historyDiego Ferreira has fought at Lightweight in the UFC since 2014.
27pro fights18UFC fights
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About Diego Ferreira
Diego Ferreira was born on January 18, 1985, in Careiro da Varzea, Amazonas, Brazil, and fights from the orthodox stance. He holds a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and trains at Fortis MMA, since 2015. His professional career began in 2011. Ferreira fights out of Pharr, Texas, United States.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Fight history18
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld | Billy Quarantillo | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva | Alexander Hernandez | L | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:46 |
| Jan 18, 2025 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano | Grant Dawson | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| May 11, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento | Mateusz Rebecki | W | KO/TKO | 3 | 4:51 |
| May 20, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill | Michael Johnson | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:50 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | Mateusz Gamrot | L | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:26 |
| May 8, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson | Gregor Gillespie | L | KO/TKO | 2 | 4:51 |
| Feb 6, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Beneil Dariush | L | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jan 18, 2020 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy | Anthony Pettis | W | Submission | 2 | 1:46 |
| Sep 7, 2019 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | Mairbek Taisumov | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos | Rustam Khabilov | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Dec 8, 2018 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | Kyle Nelson | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:23 |
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| Feb 18, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros | Jared Gordon | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:58 |
| Jan 30, 2016 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Apr 4, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas | Dustin Poirier | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:45 |
| Oct 25, 2014 | UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 | Beneil Dariush | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Aug 30, 2014 | UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto | Ramsey Nijem | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:53 |
| Jun 28, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens | Colton Smith | W | Submission | 1 | 0:38 |
How he is doing now
UFC record11-718 fights since 2014
Pro record20-7-027 pro fights
Last fightAug 8beat Billy Quarantillo
Last 53-2WLLWWNewest first. Won his last fight.
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Career
15years2011 to 2026
- 2014UFC debutBeat Colton Smith
- Aug 8, 2026Latest fightBeat Billy Quarantillo
How his UFC fights ended
11 wins
KO/TKO 5Submission 2Decision 4
7 losses
KO/TKO 4Decision 3
Divisions
- Lightweight: 11-72014 to 2026, 18 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Jun 28, 2014: beat Colton Smith by submissionFight Night: Swanson vs Stephens, round 1, 0:38
Latest fight
Aug 8, 2026: beat Billy Quarantillo by unanimous decisionFight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld, round 3, 5:00
Most often against
The fighters he has met more than once in the UFC, with the result of each run.
Beneil Dariush2 fights
0-2Ferreira trails
Oct 25, 2014 to Feb 6, 2021
He has met 16 other UFC opponents once each.
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:15 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.