Diego Lopes

FeatherweightStriker
7 - 3

10 UFC Fights | 70% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (71%)

Height
5' 11"
Reach
72"
Weight
145 lbs.
Age
31
Orthodox

Diego Lopes UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Diego Lopes is 7-3 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 4 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 28-8, 21-5 of it outside the UFC. Lopes competes at featherweight as an orthodox striker, standing 5'11" with a 72" reach at 31 years old. The last bout was a win over Steve Garcia by knockout in Jun 2026.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 94th percentile among 191 featherweight fighters (0.60/fight).

Diego Lopes's UFC win rate is 70% (7 of 10 fights), and 71% of those wins came by finish. Lopes averages 0.7 takedowns per fight at 47% accuracy and stops 74% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
28-8
UFC Record
7-3
Height
5'11"
Reach
72"
Age
31
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Steve Garcia · KO/TKO · Jun 2026

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Diego Lopes's Last 5 Fights

Lopes is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Steve Garcia · KO/TKO · R2 2:42 · UFC Freedom 250 · Jun 2026
  2. Loss vs Alexander Volkanovski · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Jan 2026
  3. Win vs Jean Silva · KO/TKO · R2 4:48 · UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva · Sep 2025
  4. Loss vs Alexander Volkanovski · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · Apr 2025
  5. Win vs Brian Ortega · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC · Sep 2024

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.9
Accuracy
47%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.60

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.7
Strike Differential
+-0.7
Opp. Accuracy Against
53%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.7
Takedown Accuracy
47%
Takedown Defense
74%
Control Time / Fight
1:17
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.8

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
20% KO
10% Sub
R2
20% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Diego Lopes vs Average

Diego Lopes lands 17.6 strikes in R1 but 17.9 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Diego Lopes's UFC Fight History

10 UFC fights on record (7-3), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WSteve GarciaKO/TKOR2 · 2:42UFC Freedom 2502026-06-14
L★Alexander VolkanovskiDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 22026-01-31
WJean SilvaKO/TKOR2 · 4:48UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva2025-09-13
L★Alexander VolkanovskiDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes2025-04-12
WBrian OrtegaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC2024-09-14
WDan IgeDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 22024-06-29
WSodiq YusuffKO/TKOR1 · 1:29UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill2024-04-13
WPat SabatiniKO/TKOR1 · 1:30UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira2023-11-11
WGavin TuckerSubmissionR1 · 1:38UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font2023-08-05
LMovsar EvloevDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo2023-05-06

How Lopes Ranks at Featherweight

Percentile among the 191 featherweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.9 sig. strikes/min
66th percentile
Striking accuracy47%
62nd percentile
Strikes absorbed4.7/min
20th percentile
Takedowns0.7/fight
43rd percentile
Takedown defense74%
78th percentile
Knockdown power0.60/fight
94th percentile

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