Diego Lopes

Record

7-3

Rating

2178 ± 142

Since last event

–

Next fight · 12 Dec

vs Charles Oliveira 56%

Age
31

Current streak
1 wins

Wins by
4 KO · 1 sub · 2 dec

Next fight
vs Charles Oliveira
UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes · 2026-12-12

Key facts

Record: 7-3
Division: Featherweight
Our rank: #3
Rating: 2178 ± 142
Style label: power puncher
Country: Brazil
Height: 71"
Reach: 72"
Stance: Orthodox
Date of birth: 1994-12-30

Rating history

Style profile

Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better

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The numbers behind it

Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ± means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.

Metric	Diego Lopes	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	54.7 ± 8.0 83rd percentile	50.3
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	64.4 ± 6.6 16th percentile	60.6
Takedown attempts /15 min	3.79 ± 1.49 10th percentile	4.70
Takedown defence %	64 ± 17 93rd percentile	56
Control time s /15 min	206 ± 18 72nd percentile	197
Striking defence %	50 ± 4 4th percentile	53
Knockdowns /15 min	0.85 ± 0.41 96th percentile	0.65
Submission attempts /15 min	0.58 ± 0.34 79th percentile	0.53

Metric	Diego Lopes	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	62.6 ± 3.1 55th percentile	62.8
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	63.4 ± 10.3 18th percentile	59.8
Takedown attempts /15 min	2.41 ± 0.46 66th percentile	2.32
Takedown defence %	63 ± 17 91st percentile	58
Control time s /15 min	190 ± 15 76th percentile	186
Striking defence %	51 ± 10 3rd percentile	55
Knockdowns /15 min	1.48 ± 0.15 71st percentile	1.53
Submission attempts /15 min	0.13 ± 0.13 8th percentile	0.18

Metric	Diego Lopes	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	55.6 ± 1.1 42nd percentile	55.7
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	75.9 ± 17.2 12th percentile	73.8
Takedown attempts /15 min	3.78 ± 0.39 65th percentile	3.75
Takedown defence %	56 ± 7 54th percentile	55
Control time s /15 min	181 ± 4 50th percentile	181
Striking defence %	49 ± 17 4th percentile	51
Knockdowns /15 min	0.31 ± 0.01 35th percentile	0.31
Submission attempts /15 min	0.06 ± 0.06 19th percentile	0.07

Style-based strength score

Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 50.9%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.

Best matchups

Chepe Mariscal — 65%
Steve Garcia — 59%
Lerone Murphy — 57%

Worst matchups

Pat Sabatini — 46%
Kevin Vallejos — 45%
Movsar Evloev — 40%

UFC fight history

W	Steve Garcia UFC Freedom 250 · 2026-06-14	KO/TKO R2
L	Alexander Volkanovski UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · 2026-01-31	Decision - Unanimous R5
W	Jean Silva Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva · 2025-09-13	KO/TKO R2
L	Alexander Volkanovski UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · 2025-04-12	Decision - Unanimous R5
W	Brian Ortega UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC · 2024-09-14	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Dan Ige UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · 2024-06-29	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Sodiq Yusuff UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · 2024-04-13	KO/TKO R1
W	Pat Sabatini UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira · 2023-11-11	KO/TKO R1
W	Gavin Tucker UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · 2023-08-05	Submission R1
L	Movsar Evloev UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · 2023-05-06	Decision - Unanimous R3