Diego Brandao Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Brian Ortega Featherweight	Submission	Triangle Choke On Ground	R3	1:37	UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit	Jan 2, 2016
W	Katsunori Kikuno Featherweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R1	0:28	UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson	Sep 26, 2015
W	Jimy Hettes Featherweight	KO/TKO	Facial Cut	R1	5:00	UFC on FOX: Machida vs. Rockhold	Apr 18, 2015
L	#13Conor McGregor Featherweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	4:05	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao	Jul 19, 2014
L	#6Dustin Poirier Featherweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Guard	R1	4:54	UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2	Dec 28, 2013
W	Daniel Pineda Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen	Aug 17, 2013
W	Pablo Garza Featherweight	Submission	Arm Triangle From Side Control	R1	3:27	UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi	Apr 6, 2013
W	Joey Gambino Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar	Oct 13, 2012
L	Darren Elkins Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir	May 26, 2012
W	Dennis BermudezTitle Featherweight	Submission	Armbar From Bottom Guard	R1	4:51	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale	Dec 3, 2011

Outside the UFC

25-17across 42 bouts · 34 promotions · wins by 16 KO · 4 sub · 5 decTuff-N-Uff · FNG · AC · RIZIN · ECSC +29

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Kai Kamaka III18-7-1	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	Tuff-N-Uff	Oct 25, 2025
W	Canaan Kawaihae10-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R4	3:34	Tuff-N-Uff	Jun 29, 2025
W	Jamie Siraj14-4	KO/TKO	Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches	R1	3:28	Tuff-N-Uff	Mar 14, 2025
L	Karshyga Dautbek18-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:36	Alash Pride 89	Sep 9, 2023
W	Derek Campos20-16	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	PF 29	Jun 10, 2023
W	Matt Wagy15-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:12	Action Fight League	Jan 20, 2023
W	Oleg Lichkovakha15-6	KO/TKO	Knee and Punches	R2	3:37	Ural FC 1	Jul 1, 2022
L	Bibert Tumenov16-2	KO/TKO	Punch to the Body	R2	4:56	ACA 136	Feb 26, 2022
L	Alexey Polpudnikov36-13-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	0:54	ACA 134	Dec 17, 2021
L	Salman Zhamaldaev20-2	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	ACA 127	Aug 28, 2021
L	Salman Zhamaldaev20-2	Disqualification	Illegal Kick	R2	1:06	ACA 120	Mar 26, 2021
L	Dzhihad Yunusov19-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	ACA 112	Oct 4, 2020
L	Marat Balaev12-6	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	ACA 103	Dec 14, 2019
W	Dzhihad Yunusov19-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	ACA 100	Oct 4, 2019
L	Marcin Held31-11	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	ACA 96	Jun 8, 2019
W	Vener Galiev37-15	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R1	0:50	RCC 5	Dec 15, 2018
L	Daron Cruickshank23-14	KO/TKO	Flying Knee	R2	0:17	RIZIN	Sep 30, 2018
W	Satoru Kitaoka45-29-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:30	RIZIN	Jul 29, 2018
L	Akhmed Aliev23-10	KO/TKO	Retirement	R2	3:44	FNG	Sep 4, 2017
W	Vener Galiev37-15	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:39	FNG	May 25, 2017
W	Murad Machaev22-3	Submission	Armbar	R2	0:58	FNG	Jan 28, 2017
W	Nick Buschman6-24	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:14	ECSC	Feb 11, 2011
W	Richard Villa9-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:31	JMMAS	Dec 18, 2010
W	Michael Casteel2-13	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:30	ECSC	Oct 30, 2010
L	Ururahy Rodrigues7-7	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UWC 8	May 22, 2010
W	Derek Campos20-16	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	KOK 8	Feb 27, 2010
L	Gert Kocani6-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:30	RIE 2	Jan 30, 2010
L	Ran Weathers18-26	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	2:56	SWC 7	Jun 20, 2009
W	Fernando Vieira12-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:31	Mr. Cage Championship	Mar 27, 2009
W	James King15-19	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:53	KOK 5	Nov 22, 2008
L	Matt Veach17-5	KO/TKO	Injury	R2	1:28	Pro Battle MMA	Oct 4, 2008
W	Brian Foster30-13	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:34	TAP Entertainment	Jun 27, 2008
W	Orlean Smith2-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:18	ATK 1	Mar 29, 2008
L	Jorge Clay17-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	AC	Mar 1, 2008
W	Fabiano Silva33-18-1	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	AC	Sep 29, 2007
W	Juarez Harles4-6	KO/TKO	—	R1	1:27	AC	Sep 29, 2007
W	Arilson Paixao1-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:11	CF 4	Sep 15, 2007
L	Ronys Torres43-12	KO/TKO	—	R2	0:00	CF 3	Apr 21, 2007
L	Daniel Trindade18-6	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R3	2:25	RC 3	Apr 1, 2007
W	Jorge Dalton0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:00	MMF	Mar 28, 2007
W	Elifrank Cariolano8-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:41	CF	Dec 16, 2006
W	Michel Addario Bastos25-16	Submission	—	R3	3:20	MCVT	Oct 1, 2005

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

Amateur

1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionHardcore FC

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Muratbek Kasimbay10-4	KO/TKO	Punch	R2	2:13	Hardcore FC	Jul 13, 2024
W	Mohammad Heibati4-1	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Hardcore FC	Nov 30, 2023

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

18 wins, 11 losses

W18

L11

Submission

6 wins, 2 losses

W6

L2

Decision

7 wins, 7 losses

W7

L7

Other

0 wins, 1 loss

Disqualifications and other results

W0

L1

Finishes

UFC KOs

2

Above avg · 11%Featherweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.30

Above avg · 0.23Featherweight

UFC submissions

2

Above avg · 7%Featherweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.30

Below avg · 0.40Featherweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Diego Brandao

PowerChin

Knockout rate

20%

2 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

3

1.89 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

3

1.62 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Career striking

OverallC57th

47%233 / 486

Striking accuracy

62%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.44 differential

Landed2.94

Absorbed3.38

71%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+9%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head68%50th159
Body21%49th48
Leg11%37th26

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

Sig. strikes by position

70%Standing

Standing70%162
Clinch11%26
Ground19%45

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Diego Brandao

Landed per 15

Head

C

44th

30.1

44th

Body

C

43rd

9.1

43rd

Leg

D

26th

4.9

26th

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

C

43rd

35.0

43rd

Body

C

44th

11.5

44th

Leg

A

80th

4.2

80th

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	30.1	159	378	42%
Body	9.1	48	70	69%
Leg	4.9	26	38	68%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	35.0	185	604	31%
Body	11.5	61	85	72%
Leg	4.2	22	25	88%

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

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Diego Brandao

68%

Takedown accuracy

81%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+0.6 min net

On top3.7

On bottom3.1

Offense

Takedowns

A

79th

3.2

79th

TD accuracy

A+

87th

68%

87th

Sub attempts

B

65th

0.6

65th

Control

B

67th

3.7 min

67th

Defense

TD defense

A

80th

81%

80th

Controlled

3.1 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	17 / 25
Submission attempts	3
Control time	19:43

Defense

TDs defended	21 / 26
Control absorbed	16:37

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (79min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

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

UFC only

Diego Brandao

10 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 79 min

72%

R3 pace · 4 bouts

Brandao fades (-16% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Brandao drops to 72% of round-1 output by round 3 (4 bouts).

Brandao ▼ 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

Brandaolanded / min

Takedown attempts

Brandaoattempts / min

Control time

Brandao% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.7	3.8	3.5	0.30	24%	10
R2	3.6	2.0	3.3	0.25	21%	4
R3	4.3	1.7	3.2	0.42	32%	4

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

Diego Brandao

10 resolved UFC bouts · 2 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

41/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

70th

42%

70th

Win quality

D

38th

36%

38th

Opponent quality distribution

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

1

2

3

2

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	2	0-2	0%
Top-15	2	1-1	50%
Building	3	3-0	100%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

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	Brian Ortega	Top-5	61	Jan 2, 2016
W	Katsunori Kikuno	Building	18	Sep 26, 2015
W	Jimy Hettes	Building	18	Apr 18, 2015
L	Conor McGregor#13	Champion	87	Jul 19, 2014
L	Dustin Poirier#6	Top-5	80	Dec 28, 2013
W	Daniel Pineda	Unproven	12	Aug 17, 2013
W	Pablo Garza	Building	18	Apr 6, 2013
W	Joey Gambino	Unproven	8	Oct 13, 2012
L	Darren Elkins	Top-15	52	May 26, 2012
W	Dennis Bermudez	Top-15	66	Dec 3, 2011

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.

Career cohorts

10 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

0-1

1 bout

Typical camp

100–180 days

4-2

6 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

1-1

2 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

2-1

3 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

3-3

6 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

1-0

1 bout

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

1-0

1 bout

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

8 months

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Diego Brandao

Within a year

8 monthssince last bout

vs Kai Kamaka III · Oct 25, 2025

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 6-1As underdog 0-3

71.4

DK avg

98.4

Median

114.2

Ceiling

12.0

Floor

60%

Boom

20%

Bust

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