Diego Saraiva
UFC DebutNickname“The Octopus”
Record
Streak
L4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Team Octopus
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Diego Saraiva 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
503-343-12
.595 win rate
Winning-record opponents
24 of 34
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
40
34 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 40 bouts · 28 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 14 sub · 4 decWBFN · ISCF · AFL · A&A Fight Time Promotions · NFC 75 +23
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Nate Landwehr18-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:47 | A&A Fight Time Promotions | Mar 12, 2016 |
| L | Jordan Rinaldi14-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NFC 75 | Jun 27, 2015 |
| L | Enoch Wilson20-10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TPF 22 | Feb 5, 2015 |
| L | Shah Bobonis17-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:15 | NFC 69 | Oct 25, 2014 |
| W | Eddie Yagin16-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TPF 19 | Jun 19, 2014 |
| L | Ronnie Rogers20-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WBFN | Sep 23, 2011 |
| L | Ronnie Rogers20-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WBFN | Jun 18, 2011 |
| W | Jacob Allman | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:07 | HFN | Apr 29, 2011 |
| L | Marius Cujba7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WBFN | Mar 11, 2011 |
| W | Joe Elmore13-12 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:30 | WBFN | Jan 29, 2011 |
| L | Micah Miller21-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TPF 6 | Sep 9, 2010 |
| L | Joe Soto18-7 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | BFC | May 20, 2010 |
| W | D.J. Fuentes13-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SportFight X 1 | Mar 26, 2010 |
| W | Eddie Yagin16-7-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 3:07 | TPF 2 | Dec 3, 2009 |
| W | Jonathan Mix6-4 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | WBFN | Oct 30, 2009 |
| W | Kamrin Naville9-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:56 | WBFN | Sep 12, 2009 |
| W | Farkhad Sharipov17-8 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | WBFN | Apr 17, 2009 |
| W | Jorge Evangelista8-3-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:39 | PFC 12 | Jan 22, 2009 |
| L | Benson Henderson30-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EVO MMA | Oct 4, 2008 |
| W | Josh Cate7-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:34 | AFL | May 30, 2008 |
| L | Brian Cobb20-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 3:00 | PFC 8 | May 8, 2008 |
| W | Joe Ammerman | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:58 | AFL | Mar 7, 2008 |
| W | Poppies Martinez29-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:08 | PFC 6 | Jan 17, 2008 |
| W | Nate Ford | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:33 | GFC 1 | Jan 13, 2007 |
| W | Adam Arredondo6-8-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:00 | WEF | Nov 18, 2006 |
| L | Steve Kinnison13-18 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | WBFN | Nov 17, 2006 |
| W | Jeremiah Navarro3-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:37 | WBFN | Nov 17, 2006 |
| W | Lucas Gwaltney21-20-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 3:07 | FT 7 | Jun 10, 2006 |
| W | David Derby | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 4:32 | ISCF | Apr 28, 2006 |
| L | Danny Suarez | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WEF 17 | Apr 1, 2006 |
| W | Brandon Bledsoe6-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:04 | FT 6 | Feb 11, 2006 |
| D | Ryan Healy25-14-1 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | AFC 14 | Dec 10, 2005 |
| W | Donnie Nordstrom4-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:44 | FT 5 | Nov 4, 2005 |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | ISCF | Oct 14, 2005 | |
| W | Brandon Bledsoe6-14 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:52 | FT 4 | Sep 9, 2005 |
| L | Steve Kinnison13-18 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FT 2 | Jun 3, 2005 |
| L | Renato Matos5-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | ACC 1 | Nov 6, 2004 |
| W | Mike Collier | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:18 | ISCF | Aug 22, 2003 |
| L | Melvin Guillard33-24-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | ISCF | May 21, 2003 |
| L | Paulo Dantas25-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CN 3 | Oct 8, 2001 |
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.