Diego Pereira
UFC DebutNickname“El Pantera Negra”
Record
Streak
W3
- Fighting out of
- Gold Coast, Queensland
- Born
- Australia
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'5" · 165 cm
Before the UFC
Diego Pereira 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
142-83
.631 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
18
12 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 18 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 2 sub · 5 decBeatdown Promotions 8 · Eternal MMA 81 · Eternal MMA 75 · Eternal MMA 72 · Eternal MMA 69 +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kirato Haebara | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Beatdown Promotions 8 | Jul 13, 2024 |
| W | Luke Jones6-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Eternal MMA 81 | Nov 4, 2023 |
| W | Jesse Medina17-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Eternal MMA 75 | May 6, 2023 |
| L | Justin Van Heerden19-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Eternal MMA 72 | Dec 2, 2022 |
| W | Alan Philpott21-18 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:58 | Eternal MMA 69 | Sep 16, 2022 |
| L | Ryan Gray9-3 | Disqualification | Illegal Elbows | R2 | 4:58 | Eternal MMA 64 | Mar 19, 2022 |
| L | Rod Costa9-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Eternal MMA 63 | Nov 20, 2021 |
| W | Abdalla Biayda10-5 | Submission | Heel Hook | R2 | 1:33 | Eternal MMA 61 | Sep 11, 2021 |
| L | Jack Jenkins14-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R4 | 4:01 | Eternal MMA 52 | Mar 7, 2020 |
| W | Michael Tobin16-3 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R3 | 0:42 | Eternal MMA 49 | Nov 1, 2019 |
| L | Aaron Blackie | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:25 | Eternal MMA 42 | Mar 23, 2019 |
| W | Sam Hibberd | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Eternal MMA 36 | Sep 15, 2018 |
| W | Kairin Moses | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 76 | Dec 9, 2017 |
| W | Justin Van Heerden19-10 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:59 | Eternal MMA 27 | Aug 5, 2017 |
| L | Ryan Lambert2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Reign | Apr 8, 2017 |
| W | George Malizis | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:56 | Eternal MMA 24 | Mar 11, 2017 |
| L | Beau Luxford | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:12 | CITC | Mar 5, 2016 |
| W | Nix Agulto0-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 0:09 | Eternal MMA 10 | May 30, 2015 |
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 · 2 promotionsEternal MMA 9 · XFC 17
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Aaron Zambelli | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:24 | Eternal MMA 9 | Mar 7, 2015 |
| L | Jarrod Nevell2-0 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:51 | XFC 17 | Nov 24, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.