Daniel Arriaga
UFC DebutNickname“Dangerous”
Record
Streak
L9
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Texas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Daniel Arriaga makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
20-17
.541 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
4 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 9 bouts · 9 promotionsMMAX FC 33 · Anthony Pettis FC 14 · Anthony Pettis FC · CES MMA 77 · XKO 65 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Keanu Fleming2-8 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:46 | MMAX FC 33 | May 3, 2025 |
| L | Angelo Pettis | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:44 | Anthony Pettis FC 14 | Nov 17, 2024 |
| L | Yasir Ramos | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 3:10 | Anthony Pettis FC | Aug 17, 2024 |
| L | Saheeb Jackson | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:09 | CES MMA 77 | May 3, 2024 |
| L | John Garza6-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:58 | XKO 65 | Feb 2, 2024 |
| L | Tyrime Da Silva | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:23 | CES MMA 74 | Jul 29, 2023 |
| L | Mike Kimbel5-4 | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R1 | 0:26 | CES MMA 72 | Mar 18, 2023 |
| L | Aryion Young7-4 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:38 | RITC | Aug 20, 2022 |
| L | Zac Moore | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:00 | MMAX FC 22 | Jun 11, 2022 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-3across 5 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsRCWC · TCMMA · Force of One MMA · Conquest Promotions
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dereck Shields | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | RCWC | May 1, 2021 |
| L | Tomas Suarez5-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | TCMMA | Nov 2, 2019 |
| W | Camerin Suan | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:29 | Force of One MMA | Sep 28, 2019 |
| L | Kevin Sanchez | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:29 | RCWC | Apr 27, 2019 |
| W | Justin Sauer | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:43 | Conquest Promotions | Mar 23, 2019 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
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