Diego Brandao
10 UFC Fights | 60% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (67%)
Diego Brandao UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Diego Brandao is 6-4 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 31-21, 25-17 of it outside the UFC. Brandao competes at featherweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'7" with a 64" reach at 39 years old. The last bout was a win over Kai Kamaka III by split decision in Oct 2025.
Best attribute: takedown defense (share of opponents' takedown attempts stopped) — 86th percentile among 191 featherweight fighters (81%).
Diego Brandao's UFC win rate is 60% (6 of 10 fights), and 67% of those wins came by finish. Brandao averages 1.7 takedowns per fight at 68% accuracy and stops 81% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 31-21
- UFC Record
- 6-4
- Height
- 5'7"
- Reach
- 64"
- Age
- 39
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Kai Kamaka III · Decision (Split) · Oct 2025
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Diego Brandao's Last 5 Fights
Brandao is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Brian Ortega · Submission · R3 1:37 · UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · Jan 2016
- Win vs Katsunori Kikuno · KO/TKO · R1 0:28 · UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · Sep 2015
- Win vs Jimy Hettes · KO/TKO · R1 5:00 · UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold · Apr 2015
- Loss vs Conor McGregor · KO/TKO · R1 4:05 · UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · Jul 2014
- Loss vs Dustin Poirier · KO/TKO · R1 4:54 · UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 · Dec 2013
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Diego Brandao vs Average
Diego Brandao's UFC Fight History
10 UFC fights on record (6-4), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Brian Ortega | Submission | R3 · 1:37 | UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit | 2016-01-02 |
| W | Katsunori Kikuno | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:28 | UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson | 2015-09-26 |
| W | Jimy Hettes | KO/TKO | R1 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold | 2015-04-18 |
| L | Conor McGregor | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:05 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao | 2014-07-19 |
| L | Dustin Poirier | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:54 | UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 | 2013-12-28 |
| W | Daniel Pineda | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | 2013-08-17 |
| W | Pablo Garza | Submission | R1 · 3:27 | UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi | 2013-04-06 |
| W | Joey Gambino | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar | 2012-10-13 |
| L | Darren Elkins | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir | 2012-05-26 |
| W★ | Dennis Bermudez | Submission | R1 · 4:51 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale | 2011-12-03 |
How Brandao Ranks at Featherweight
Percentile among the 191 featherweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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