Daniel Pineda

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Daniel Pineda

Nickname“The Pit”

Record

28-17, 3 NC

Streak

L3

Age

41

Date of birth

Aug 6, 1985

Fighting out of: Houston, Texas
Born: United States
Camp: 4oz. Fight Club
Weight class: Featherweight
Height: 5'7" · 170 cm
Reach: 69" · 175 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Oct 19, 2024
Cut risk: 61%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Darren Elkins

#14Darren Elkins

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira · Oct 19, 2024

UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira

Nathaniel Wood

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · Jul 27, 2024

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2

Alex Caceres

#15Alex Caceres

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · Jun 3, 2023

UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi

Tucker Lutz

Featherweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Half Guard · R2 · 2:50

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023

Guillotine Choke After Drop to Half Guard

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen

Andre Fili

Featherweight · No Contest · R2 · 0:46

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2021

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov

Cub Swanson

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 1:52

UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · Dec 12, 2020

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno

Herbert Burns

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Crucifix · R2 · 4:37

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · Aug 15, 2020

Elbows to Head From Crucifix

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3

Robert Whiteford

Robert Whiteford

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler · Mar 15, 2014

UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler

Diego Brandao

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen

Justin Lawrence

Justin Lawrence

Featherweight · Submission · Kimura From Side Control · R1 · 1:35

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · Apr 13, 2013

Kimura From Side Control

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale

Antonio Carvalho

Antonio Carvalho

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 1:11

UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao · Jul 21, 2012

Punch to Head In Clinch

UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao

Mike Brown

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir · May 26, 2012

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir

Mackens Semerzier

Mackens Semerzier

Featherweight · Submission · Armbar On Ground · R1 · 2:05

UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann · Mar 2, 2012

Armbar On Ground

UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann

Pat Schilling

Featherweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 1:37

UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller · Jan 20, 2012

Rear Naked Choke

UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller

Outside the UFC

23-9, 2 NCacross 34 bouts · 30 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 15 subBellator · PFL · BFC · Fury FC 32 · Fury FC 28 +25

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
NC	Jeremy Kennedy21-7	No Contest	Overturned	R1	4:00	PFL	Oct 17, 2019
NC	Movlid Khaybulaev24-0-1	No Contest	Overturned	R1	0:29	PFL	Oct 17, 2019
W	Rey Trujillo28-43	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:32	Fury FC 32	May 24, 2019
W	Elias Rodriguez5-2	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:51	Fury FC 28	Dec 15, 2018
W	Dimitre Ivy13-9	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:10	Fury FC 25	Jul 20, 2018
W	Josh Davila10-16	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:58	LFA	Mar 9, 2018
L	Georgi Karakhanyan31-14-1	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R2	4:05	Bellator	Aug 25, 2017
W	Mark Dickman11-5	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	2:07	Bellator	Sep 16, 2016
L	Emmanuel Sanchez24-12	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Bellator	Feb 19, 2016
W	Jonny Carson11-7	Submission	Kimura	R3	1:45	LFC 41	Apr 3, 2015
W	Thomas Webb16-8	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	0:49	LFC 39	Feb 27, 2015
W	Leonard Garcia18-13-1	Submission	Kimura	R1	1:54	LFC 37	Nov 14, 2014
W	Gilbert Jimenez8-12-1	KO/TKO	Spinning Backfist	R2	1:37	LFC 9	Dec 16, 2011
W	Frank Gomez10-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	2:25	LFC 7	Jul 22, 2011
W	Ray Blodget10-4	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:58	LFC 6	Apr 9, 2011
W	Levi Forrest6-1	Submission	Heel Hook	R1	2:49	LFC 5	Jan 29, 2011
W	Rey Trujillo28-43	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:58	LFC 3	Jul 31, 2010
L	Chas Skelly19-3	Submission	Kneebar	R2	2:16	BFC	May 20, 2010
W	James King15-19	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:30	KOK 8	Feb 27, 2010
W	Douglas Frey10-13	Submission	Heel Hook	R2	1:55	SWC 9	Nov 28, 2009
L	Chas Skelly19-3	Submission	Kneebar	R1	2:12	SWC 8	Sep 18, 2009
L	Johnny Bedford23-14-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	2:58	SWC 7	Jun 20, 2009
L	Kyle Miers1-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:24	IXFA	Jun 6, 2009
L	Roberto Vargas13-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	BFC	May 8, 2009
W	Johnny Bedford23-14-1	Submission	Kneebar	R1	2:00	SWC 3	Feb 21, 2009
W	Ira Evanson2-2	Submission	Armbar	R2	1:22	Katana Cagefighting	Dec 6, 2008
L	Scott Bear4-6	Submission	—	R2	0:00	LFC 2	Aug 23, 2008
W	Vince Libardi6-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:13	SCP	Jul 18, 2008
W	John Alvarez2-1-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:04	KC	May 17, 2008
W	Warren Stewart13-32	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:42	URC 1	Apr 4, 2008
L	Jae Suk Lim17-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:42	EliteXC	Nov 10, 2007
W	Kierre Gooch2-8	Submission	—	R2	0:59	REF	Oct 20, 2007
W	Warren Stewart13-32	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:00	AOW	May 11, 2007
W	Jeremy Mahon6-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:03	IFC	Apr 13, 2007

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC48th

49%346 / 694

Striking accuracy

45%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.41 differential

Landed2.85

Absorbed3.26

50%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-6%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head68%47th235
Body15%31st51
Leg17%50th60

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

57%Standing

Standing57%198
Clinch7%23
Ground36%125

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Daniel Pineda

Daniel Pineda

Landed per 15

Head

D

42nd

29.2

42nd

Body

F

23rd

6.3

23rd

Leg

C

47th

7.5

47th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

B

62nd

29.6

62nd

Body

D

37th

12.4

37th

Leg

A

72nd

5.0

72nd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	29.2	235	546	43%
Body	6.3	51	75	68%
Leg	7.5	60	73	82%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	29.6	238	516	46%
Body	12.4	100	128	78%
Leg	5.0	40	49	82%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Daniel Pineda

Daniel Pineda

13 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 121 min

81%

R3 pace · 6 bouts

Pineda fades (-20% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Pineda drops to 81% of round-1 output by round 3 (6 bouts).

Daniel Pineda

Pineda ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Daniel Pineda

Pinedalanded / min

Takedown attempts

Daniel Pineda

Pinedaattempts / min

Control time

Daniel Pineda

Pineda% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.6	3.3	3.3	0.47	24%	13
R2	5.0	3.1	3.2	0.28	28%	9
R3	3.7	1.9	2.8	0.27	25%	6

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Daniel Pineda

Daniel Pineda

14 resolved UFC bouts · 4 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

40/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

73rd

45%

73rd

Win quality

F

20th

29%

20th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

4

1

2

6

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	1	0-1	0%
Ranked 6–15	4	0-3, 1 NC	0%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Building	2	0-2	0%
Unproven	6	5-1	83%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Darren Elkins#14	Ranked 6–15	67	Oct 19, 2024
L	Nathaniel Wood	Contender-level	40	Jul 27, 2024
L	Alex Caceres#15	Ranked 6–15	61	Jun 3, 2023
W	Tucker Lutz	Unproven	8	Mar 25, 2023
NC	Andre Fili#15	Ranked 6–15	60	Jun 26, 2021
L	Cub Swanson#8	Top-5	82	Dec 12, 2020
W	Herbert Burns	Unproven	8	Aug 15, 2020
L	Robert Whiteford	Building	15	Mar 15, 2014
L	Diego Brandao	Ranked 6–15	45	Aug 17, 2013
W	Justin Lawrence	Unproven	8	Apr 13, 2013
L	Antonio Carvalho	Building	15	Jul 21, 2012
L	Mike Brown	Unproven	8	May 26, 2012
W	Mackens Semerzier	Unproven	8	Mar 2, 2012
W	Pat Schilling	Unproven	8	Jan 20, 2012

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.