Featherweight · “The Pit”
Daniel Pineda
28-17-0 (2 NC) UFC 5-8-0 (1 NC)
Submission Grappler
Precision Striker
Taken Down Often
5'7"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
41Age
1KO wins
4Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:02Avg fight
Skill profile
- Grappling Strong 89
- Accuracy Above avg 71
- Wrestling Above avg 70
- Control Above avg 70
- Striking Below avg 43
- Durability Below avg 32
- Striking D Below avg 25
- TD Defense Weak 17
Submission Grappler
strong grappling — rates 89 of 100 among UFC veterans
Precision Striker
above avg accuracy — rates 71 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often
put on his back 24 times · 2.8 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.85
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.26
Striking accuracy49.6%
Striking defense45.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.24
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
Fight history
L Darren Elkins 28-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira · October 19, 2024
31/53Sig. strikes
39/88Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:02Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Nathaniel Wood 19-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · July 27, 2024
32/69Sig. strikes
66/93Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
5:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alex Caceres 20-13 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · June 3, 2023
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 · March 25, 2023
24/45Sig. strikes
28/78Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:20Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
NC Andre Fili 21-8 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 0:46 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · June 26, 2021
15/34Sig. strikes
34/67Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
1:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cub Swanson 26-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:52 — UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · December 12, 2020
21/45Sig. strikes
46/66Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Herbert Burns 11-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:37 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · August 15, 2020
57/75Sig. strikes
10/22Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
6:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Robert Whiteford 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · March 15, 2014
24/44Sig. strikes
26/50Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:10Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Diego Brandao 16-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · August 17, 2013
61/160Sig. strikes
42/86Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
2:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Justin Lawrence 4-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:35 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · April 13, 2013
1/2Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Antonio Carvalho 13-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:11 — UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · July 21, 2012
7/20Sig. strikes
10/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mike Brown 25-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · May 26, 2012
28/80Sig. strikes
38/67Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mackens Semerzier 6-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:05 — UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann · March 2, 2012
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 · January 20, 2012
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
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
October 19, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Nathaniel Wood | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 304
July 27, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alex Caceres | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
June 3, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tucker Lutz | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
March 25, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 2:50 |
| NC | Andre Fili | NC (accidental eye poke) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
June 26, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 0:46 |
| L | Cub Swanson | KO (punches) | UFC 256
December 12, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 1:52 |
| W | Herbert Burns | TKO (elbows) | UFC 252
August 15, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 4:37 |
| NC | Jeremy Kennedy | NC (overturned) | PFL 8 (2019)
October 17, 2019 |
PFL | 1 | 4:00 |
| W | Rey Trujillo | TKO (punches) | Fury FC 32
May 24, 2019 |
Fury FC | 1 | 3:32 |
| W | Elias Rodriguez | Submission (guillotine choke) | Fury FC 28
December 15, 2018 |
Fury FC | 1 | 0:51 |
| W | Dimitre Ivy | Submission (triangle choke) | Fury FC 25
July 20, 2018 |
Fury FC | 1 | 1:10 |
| W | Josh Davila | TKO (punches) | LFA 35
March 9, 2018 |
LFA | 2 | 0:58 |
| L | Georgi Karakhanyan | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Bellator 182
August 25, 2017 |
Bellator | 2 | 4:05 |
| W | Mark Dickman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 161
September 16, 2016 |
Bellator | 3 | 2:07 |
| L | Emmanuel Sanchez | Decision (split) | Bellator 149
February 19, 2016 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jonny Carson | Submission (kimura) | Legacy FC 41
April 3, 2015 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 1:45 |
| W | Thomas Webb | Submission (triangle choke) | Legacy FC 39
February 27, 2015 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Leonard Garcia | Submission (kimura) | Legacy FC 37
November 14, 2014 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 1:54 |
| L | Robert Whiteford | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 171
March 15, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Diego Brandão | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
August 17, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Justin Lawrence | Submission (kimura) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale
April 13, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 1:35 |
| L | Antonio Carvalho | KO (punches) | UFC 149
July 21, 2012 |
UFC | 1 | 1:11 |
| L | Mike Brown | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 146
May 26, 2012 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mackens Semerzier | Submission (triangle-armbar) | UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann
March 3, 2012 |
UFC | 1 | 2:05 |
| W | Pat Schilling | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller
January 20, 2012 |
UFC | 1 | 1:37 |
| W | Gilbert Jimenez | TKO (spinning backfist) | Legacy FC 9
December 16, 2011 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 1:37 |
| W | Frank Gomez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legacy FC 7
July 22, 2011 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 2:25 |
| W | Ray Blodgett | KO (punch) | Legacy FC 6
April 9, 2011 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 0:58 |
| W | Levi Forrest | Submission (heel hook) | Legacy FC 5
January 29, 2011 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 2:49 |
| W | Reynaldo Trujillo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legacy Promotions
July 31, 2010 |
Legacy Promotions | 1 | 1:58 |
| L | Chas Skelly | Submission (kneebar) | Bellator 19
May 20, 2010 |
Bellator | 2 | 2:16 |
| W | James King | TKO (punches) | KOK 8: The Uprising
February 27, 2010 |
KOK | 1 | 4:30 |
| W | Douglas Frey | Submission (heel hook) | SWC 9: Redemption
November 28, 2009 |
SWC | 2 | 1:55 |
| L | Chas Skelly | Submission | SWC 8: Night of Rumble
September 18, 2009 |
SWC | 1 | 2:12 |
| L | Johnny Bedford | Submission (triangle choke) | SWC 7: Discountenance
June 20, 2009 |
SWC | 2 | 2:58 |
| L | Kyle Miers | Submission (rear-naked choke) | International Xtreme Fight Association
June 6, 2009 |
International Xtreme Fight Association | 1 | 1:24 |
| L | Roberto Vargas | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 6
May 8, 2009 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Johnny Bedford | Submission (kneebar) | SWC 3: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
February 21, 2009 |
SWC | 1 | 2:00 |
| W | Ira Evanson | Submission (armbar) | Katana Cagefighting
December 6, 2008 |
Katana Cagefighting | 2 | 1:22 |
| L | Scott Bear | Submission (choke) | Legacy FC 2
August 23, 2008 |
Legacy FC | 2 | — |
| W | Vince Libardi | TKO (punches) | South Coast Promotions
July 18, 2008 |
South Coast Promotions | 1 | 1:13 |
| W | John Alvarez | TKO (punches) | Katana Cagefighting
May 17, 2008 |
Katana Cagefighting | 2 | 2:04 |
| W | Warren Stewart | TKO (punches) | Urban Rumble Championships 1
April 4, 2008 |
Urban Rumble Championships | 1 | 1:42 |
| L | Lim Jae-suk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EliteXC: Renegade
November 10, 2007 |
EliteXC | 1 | 2:42 |
| W | Kierre Gooch | Submission (choke) | Renegades Extreme Fighting
October 20, 2007 |
Renegades Extreme Fighting | 2 | 0:59 |
| W | Warren Stewart | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Art of War 2
May 11, 2007 |
Art of War | 1 | 2:00 |
| W | Jeremy Mahon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IFC: Caged Combat
April 13, 2007 |
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.