Featherweight · “The Pit”
Daniel Pineda
28-17-0 (2 NC) UFC 5-8-0 (1 NC)
5'7"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1985-08-06Born
1KO wins
4Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:02Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.85
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.26
Striking accuracy49.6%
Striking defense45.8%
Takedowns / 15 min1.42
Takedown accuracy24.0%
Takedown defense54.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.54
Control time25.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
14 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Darren Elkins 18-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira · 2024-10-19
31/53Sig. strikes
39/88Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:02Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Nathaniel Wood 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · 2024-07-27
32/69Sig. strikes
66/93Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
5:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alex Caceres 15-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · 2023-06-03
27/56Sig. strikes
60/99Absorbed
3/11Takedowns
3:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Tucker Lutz 1-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:50 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · 2023-03-25
24/45Sig. strikes
28/78Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:20Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
NC Andre Fili 9-7 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 0:46 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · 2021-06-26
15/34Sig. strikes
34/67Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
1:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cub Swanson 11-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:52 — UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · 2020-12-12
21/45Sig. strikes
46/66Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Herbert Burns 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:37 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · 2020-08-15
57/75Sig. strikes
10/22Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
6:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Robert Whiteford 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · 2014-03-15
24/44Sig. strikes
26/50Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:10Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Diego Brandao 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · 2013-08-17
61/160Sig. strikes
42/86Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
2:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Justin Lawrence 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:35 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · 2013-04-13
1/2Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Antonio Carvalho 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:11 — UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · 2012-07-21
7/20Sig. strikes
10/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mike Brown 1-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · 2012-05-26
28/80Sig. strikes
38/67Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mackens Semerzier 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:05 — UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann · 2012-03-02
14/21Sig. strikes
9/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:19Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Pat Schilling 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:37 — UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller · 2012-01-20
19/24Sig. strikes
4/7Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Daniel Pineda (fighter)) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
9
Submission
19
Decision
0
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
6
Decision
8
Other
0
No contests: 2
Fights by organization
UFC
14
Legacy FC
8
Bellator
5
SWC
4
Fury FC
3
Katana Cagefighting
2
PFL
1
LFA
1
+ 9 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 47 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Darren Elkins | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
2024-10-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Nathaniel Wood | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 304
2024-07-27 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alex Caceres | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
2023-06-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tucker Lutz | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
2023-03-25 |
UFC | 2 | 2:50 |
| NC | Andre Fili | NC (accidental eye poke) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
2021-06-26 |
UFC | 2 | 0:46 |
| L | Cub Swanson | KO (punches) | UFC 256
2020-12-12 |
UFC | 2 | 1:52 |
| W | Herbert Burns | TKO (elbows) | UFC 252
2020-08-15 |
UFC | 2 | 4:37 |
| NC | Jeremy Kennedy | NC (overturned) | PFL 8 (2019)
2019-10-17 |
PFL | 1 | 4:00 |
| W | Rey Trujillo | TKO (punches) | Fury FC 32
2019-05-24 |
Fury FC | 1 | 3:32 |
| W | Elias Rodriguez | Submission (guillotine choke) | Fury FC 28
2018-12-15 |
Fury FC | 1 | 0:51 |
| W | Dimitre Ivy | Submission (triangle choke) | Fury FC 25
2018-07-20 |
Fury FC | 1 | 1:10 |
| W | Josh Davila | TKO (punches) | LFA 35
2018-03-09 |
LFA | 2 | 0:58 |
| L | Georgi Karakhanyan | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Bellator 182
2017-08-25 |
Bellator | 2 | 4:05 |
| W | Mark Dickman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 161
2016-09-16 |
Bellator | 3 | 2:07 |
| L | Emmanuel Sanchez | Decision (split) | Bellator 149
2016-02-19 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jonny Carson | Submission (kimura) | Legacy FC 41
2015-04-03 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 1:45 |
| W | Thomas Webb | Submission (triangle choke) | Legacy FC 39
2015-02-27 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Leonard Garcia | Submission (kimura) | Legacy FC 37
2014-11-14 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 1:54 |
| L | Robert Whiteford | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 171
2014-03-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Diego Brandão | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
2013-08-17 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Justin Lawrence | Submission (kimura) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale
2013-04-13 |
UFC | 1 | 1:35 |
| L | Antonio Carvalho | KO (punches) | UFC 149
2012-07-21 |
UFC | 1 | 1:11 |
| L | Mike Brown | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 146
2012-05-26 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mackens Semerzier | Submission (triangle-armbar) | UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann
2012-03-03 |
UFC | 1 | 2:05 |
| W | Pat Schilling | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller
2012-01-20 |
UFC | 1 | 1:37 |
| W | Gilbert Jimenez | TKO (spinning backfist) | Legacy FC 9
2011-12-16 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 1:37 |
| W | Frank Gomez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legacy FC 7
2011-07-22 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 2:25 |
| W | Ray Blodgett | KO (punch) | Legacy FC 6
2011-04-09 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 0:58 |
| W | Levi Forrest | Submission (heel hook) | Legacy FC 5
2011-01-29 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 2:49 |
| W | Reynaldo Trujillo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legacy Promotions
2010-07-31 |
Legacy Promotions | 1 | 1:58 |
| L | Chas Skelly | Submission (kneebar) | Bellator 19
2010-05-20 |
Bellator | 2 | 2:16 |
| W | James King | TKO (punches) | KOK 8: The Uprising
2010-02-27 |
KOK | 1 | 4:30 |
| W | Douglas Frey | Submission (heel hook) | SWC 9: Redemption
2009-11-28 |
SWC | 2 | 1:55 |
| L | Chas Skelly | Submission | SWC 8: Night of Rumble
2009-09-18 |
SWC | 1 | 2:12 |
| L | Johnny Bedford | Submission (triangle choke) | SWC 7: Discountenance
2009-06-20 |
SWC | 2 | 2:58 |
| L | Kyle Miers | Submission (rear-naked choke) | International Xtreme Fight Association
2009-06-06 |
International Xtreme Fight Association | 1 | 1:24 |
| L | Roberto Vargas | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 6
2009-05-08 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Johnny Bedford | Submission (kneebar) | SWC 3: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
2009-02-21 |
SWC | 1 | 2:00 |
| W | Ira Evanson | Submission (armbar) | Katana Cagefighting
2008-12-06 |
Katana Cagefighting | 2 | 1:22 |
| L | Scott Bear | Submission (choke) | Legacy FC 2
2008-08-23 |
Legacy FC | 2 | — |
| W | Vince Libardi | TKO (punches) | South Coast Promotions
2008-07-18 |
South Coast Promotions | 1 | 1:13 |
| W | John Alvarez | TKO (punches) | Katana Cagefighting
2008-05-17 |
Katana Cagefighting | 2 | 2:04 |
| W | Warren Stewart | TKO (punches) | Urban Rumble Championships 1
2008-04-04 |
Urban Rumble Championships | 1 | 1:42 |
| L | Lim Jae-suk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EliteXC: Renegade
2007-11-10 |
EliteXC | 1 | 2:42 |
| W | Kierre Gooch | Submission (choke) | Renegades Extreme Fighting
2007-10-20 |
Renegades Extreme Fighting | 2 | 0:59 |
| W | Warren Stewart | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Art of War 2
2007-05-11 |
Art of War | 1 | 2:00 |
| W | Jeremy Mahon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IFC: Caged Combat
2007-04-13 |
IFC | 1 | 1:03 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Daniel Pineda (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Featherweight average, over 127 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.