Diego Nunes Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Nik Lentz Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping	Jan 19, 2013
W	Bart Palaszewski Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot	Oct 5, 2012
L	Dennis Siver Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva	Apr 14, 2012
W	Manvel Gamburyan Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem	Dec 30, 2011
L	Kenny Florian Featherweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin	Jun 11, 2011
W	Mike Brown Featherweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 125: Resolution	Jan 1, 2011

Outside the UFC

22-7across 29 bouts · 22 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 10 sub · 4 decWEC · GP · Bellator · Fire Cage FC 1 · CFS 15 +17

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Kiichi Kunimoto21-12-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:15	Fire Cage FC 1	Feb 22, 2025
W	Mauricio Otalora26-25	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:46	CFS 15	Mar 15, 2024
L	Paulo Ricardo Rodrigues16-18-1	Disqualification	Illegal Soccer Kick	R1	0:00	Falcon MMA 2	Oct 28, 2023
L	Ronys Torres43-12	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	CFC	May 26, 2023
W	Simon Skold9-8	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	2:55	Superior Challenge 19	May 11, 2019
L	Yusuke Yachi29-16	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	RIZIN	May 6, 2018
W	Corneliu Lascar Rotaru13-7	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	4:46	RXF 29	Dec 18, 2017
W	Michel Ersoy8-4	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	0:54	Superior Challenge 16	Dec 2, 2017
W	Radu Mihaita1-12	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:25	Magnum FC 2	Jul 22, 2017
L	Rasul Mirzaev19-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:45	EFN	Sep 25, 2016
W	Joachim Hansen23-14-1	KO/TKO	Punch	R2	1:51	Superior Challenge 11	Nov 29, 2014
L	Matt Bessette25-10	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Bellator	Feb 28, 2014
L	Patricio Freire37-9	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	1:19	Bellator	Sep 13, 2013
W	Tyler Toner15-7	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	WEC	Sep 30, 2010
W	Raphael Assuncao28-10	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	WEC	Jun 20, 2010
L	L.C. Davis23-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	WEC	Nov 18, 2009
W	Rafael Dias17-12-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	WEC	Aug 9, 2009
W	Cole Province6-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	WEC	Dec 3, 2008
W	Marcelo Franca8-8	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	2:20	Shooto	Aug 30, 2008
W	Henrique Mello12-5	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R1	0:00	TFC 3	May 2, 2007
W	Luciano dos Santos10-10	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	4:40	SFC 1	Sep 16, 2006
W	Jetron Pereira11-8	Submission	Armbar	R1	0:00	SS 10	Jan 28, 2006
W	Piri Piri0-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:55	FF	Nov 26, 2005
W	Einstein Santana0-2	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:00	BF	May 29, 2005
W	Jorge Luis dos Santos3-11	KO/TKO	—	R1	0:00	GP	Mar 19, 2005
W	Giovanni Diniz23-10	KO/TKO	—	R0	0:00	PFC 3	Jan 31, 2005
W	Lindomar Silva3-5	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R0	0:00	GP	Oct 28, 2004
W	Michel Michel0-1	KO/TKO	—	R1	0:30	GP	Jul 18, 2004
W	Jorge Luis dos Santos3-11	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:00	FCC	May 15, 2004

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.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

8 wins, 2 losses

W8

L2

Submission

10 wins, 0 losses

W10

L0

Decision

7 wins, 7 losses

W7

L7

Other

0 wins, 1 loss

Disqualifications and other results

W0

L1

Finishes

UFC KOs

0

Below avg · 11%Lightweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.50

Above avg · 0.21Lightweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 6%Lightweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.44Lightweight

KO history

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

Diego Nunes

PowerChin

Knockout rate

0%

0 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

3

2.75 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

0

0.00 per 100 head

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

Never finished by strikes · Never submittedin the UFC

Decision behavior

Judging

6 scorecards on file

Diego Nunes

Scorecard luck

Cards have leaned their way

Won 1 of 1 coin-flip decision — the kind of close calls that have tended to fall their way. Judges have given them 3 of 4 rounds they disagreed on (75%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

1–0

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

3–1

Won – Lost

75% went their way

Unanimous5 decisions · 83%

2W3L

Split1 decision · 17%

1W

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

1 round total

0

Won

1

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC56th

43%266 / 600

Striking accuracy

58%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.13 differential

Landed2.72

Absorbed2.59

62%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+1%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head41%32nd109
Body27%63rd73
Leg32%81st84

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

Sig. strikes by position

69%Standing

Standing69%183
Clinch22%59
Ground9%24

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Diego Nunes

Landed per 15

Head

F

24th

18.2

24th

Body

B

67th

12.2

67th

Leg

A+

86th

14.0

86th

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

66th

24.5

66th

Body

B

60th

8.2

60th

Leg

F

10th

15.7

10th

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	18.2	109	370	29%
Body	12.2	73	104	70%
Leg	14.0	84	126	67%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	24.5	147	485	30%
Body	8.2	49	71	69%
Leg	15.7	94	124	76%

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 Nunes

56%

Takedown accuracy

71%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-2.5 min net

On top1.9

On bottom4.4

Offense

Takedowns

C

47th

0.8

47th

TD accuracy

A

73rd

56%

73rd

Sub attempts

C

43rd

0.0

43rd

Control

C

42nd

1.9 min

42nd

Defense

TD defense

B

65th

71%

65th

Controlled

4.4 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	5 / 9
Submission attempts	0
Control time	11:15

Defense

TDs defended	49 / 69
Control absorbed	26:14

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (90min 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 Nunes

6 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 90 min

118%

R3 pace · 6 bouts

Nunes builds (+9% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Nunes lifts to 118% of round-1 output by round 3 (6 bouts).

Nunes ▲ BUILDSOutput / 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

Nuneslanded / min

Takedown attempts

Nunesattempts / min

Control time

Nunes% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.7	2.8	3.4	0.07	17%	6
R2	3.2	2.4	2.7	0.13	12%	6
R3	4.3	3.7	3.5	0.10	8%	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

Diego Nunes

6 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

35/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

59th

36%

59th

Win quality

F

11th

24%

11th

Opponent quality distribution

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

1

2

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Long-tenured vet12+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.60 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%
Top-15	1	0-1	0%
Long-tenured vet	1	0-1	0%
Building	1	1-0	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	Nik Lentz	Top-15	58	Jan 19, 2013
W	Bart Palaszewski	Unproven	8	Oct 5, 2012
L	Dennis Siver	Top-5	67	Apr 14, 2012
W	Manvel Gamburyan	Building	15	Dec 30, 2011
L	Kenny Florian	Long-tenured vet	55	Jun 11, 2011
W	Mike Brown	Unproven	8	Jan 1, 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

6 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

—

Typical camp

100–180 days

1-3

4 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

1-0

1 bout

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

2-0

2 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

0-3

3 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

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

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

1y 4mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Diego Nunes

Layoff

1y 4mosince last bout

vs Kiichi Kunimoto · Feb 22, 2025

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 2-2As underdog 1-1

46.0

DK avg

48.5

Median

61.9

Ceiling

19.6

Floor

17%

Boom

33%

Bust

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