Featherweight
Diego Lopes
28-8-0 UFC 7-3-0
5'11"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1994-12-30Born
4KO wins
1Sub wins
71.4%Finish rate
11:42Avg 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 / min3.94
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.68
Striking accuracy47.0%
Striking defense47.2%
Takedowns / 15 min0.9
Takedown accuracy46.7%
Takedown defense74.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.02
Control time10.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-3
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.
10 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Steve Garcia 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:42 — UFC Freedom 250 · 2026-06-14
24/66Sig. strikes
47/104Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alexander Volkanovski 14-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · 2026-01-31
70/158Sig. strikes
98/160Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
1:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jean Silva 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:48 — UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva · 2025-09-13
74/135Sig. strikes
43/91Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
2:40Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alexander Volkanovski 13-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · 2025-04-12
63/194Sig. strikes
158/259Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brian Ortega 8-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC · 2024-09-14
106/206Sig. strikes
63/195Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dan Ige 10-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · 2024-06-29
49/100Sig. strikes
42/77Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
4:06Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Sodiq Yusuff 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:29 — UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · 2024-04-13
26/32Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:34Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pat Sabatini 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:30 — UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira · 2023-11-11
13/18Sig. strikes
7/12Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gavin Tucker 4-2 walk-in Submission · R1 1:38 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · 2023-08-05
0/4Sig. strikes
0/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Movsar Evloev 6-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · 2023-05-06
37/69Sig. strikes
88/129Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:41Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub 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 (Diego Lopes (fighter)) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
12
Submission
12
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
6
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
10
LUX
6
It's Time Combat
4
Jasaji Fighting League
3
Fury FC
2
Xtreme Fighters Latino
2
Dana White's Contender Series
1
Roca Fighting League
1
+ 7 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 36 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Steve Garcia | KO (punches) | UFC Freedom 250
2026-06-14 |
UFC | 2 | 2:42 |
| L | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 325
2026-02-01 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Jean Silva | TKO (spinning back elbow and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva
2025-09-13 |
UFC | 2 | 4:48 |
| L | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 314
2025-04-12 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Brian Ortega | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 306
2024-09-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dan Ige | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 303
2024-06-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sodiq Yusuff | TKO (punches) | UFC 300
2024-04-13 |
UFC | 1 | 1:29 |
| W | Pat Sabatini | KO (punches) | UFC 295
2023-11-11 |
UFC | 1 | 1:30 |
| W | Gavin Tucker | Submission (armbar) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font
2023-08-05 |
UFC | 1 | 1:38 |
| L | Movsar Evloev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 288
2023-05-06 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ángel Rodríguez | TKO (punches) | LUX 028
2022-11-18 |
LUX | 2 | 0:40 |
| W | Kenn Glenn | KO (punches) | Fury FC 57
2022-02-11 |
Fury FC | 3 | 4:39 |
| L | Nate Richardson | Decision (split) | Fury FC 52
2021-10-17 |
Fury FC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Joanderson Brito | Technical Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series 37
2021-08-31 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 0:10 |
| W | Masio Fullen | Submission (armbar) | LUX 012
2021-03-12 |
LUX | 3 | 3:06 |
| W | Marco Beltrán | Submission (kneebar) | LUX 007
2019-11-29 |
LUX | 1 | 1:35 |
| W | Alejandro Solano Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | LUX 006
2019-08-30 |
LUX | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Rony Jason | Decision (unanimous) | LUX 004
2019-03-15 |
LUX | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Luis Guerrero | Submission (armbar) | LUX 003
2018-10-05 |
LUX | 1 | 2:48 |
| W | Rogelio Meneses | TKO (punches) | Roca Fighting League 2
2018-08-17 |
Roca Fighting League | 1 | 3:31 |
| W | Antonio Hernández | Submission (armbar) | Xtreme Fighters Latino 38
2018-06-01 |
Xtreme Fighters Latino | 1 | 1:21 |
| L | Amir Elzhurkaev | KO (punches) | ACB 78
2018-01-13 |
ACB | 2 | 3:06 |
| W | Issac Ruelas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jasaji Fighting League 17
2017-09-23 |
Jasaji Fighting League | 1 | 2:23 |
| W | Raúl Najera Ocampo | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Fighters Latino 34
2017-04-21 |
Xtreme Fighters Latino | 1 | 3:37 |
| W | Carlos Enrique Cañada | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jasaji Fighting League 15
2017-03-18 |
Jasaji Fighting League | 1 | 3:37 |
| W | Paul Márquez Moreno | Submission (armbar) | Jasaji Fighting League 14
2016-11-26 |
Jasaji Fighting League | 1 | 4:46 |
| W | Luis Torres | TKO (punches) | Coatza Fight Night 5
2016-04-16 |
Coatza Fight Night | 1 | 1:15 |
| W | Gilberto Pantoja | Submission (triangle choke) | Elite Fight Night 1
2015-09-19 |
Elite Fight Night | 2 | 2:19 |
| W | Duda Sales | Submission (heel hook) | Thunder Fight 3
2015-04-11 |
Thunder Fight | 1 | 3:42 |
| W | José Roberto dos Santos | TKO (retirement) | MMA Super Heroes 7
2014-11-15 |
MMA Super Heroes | 1 | 2:28 |
| W | Isaque Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pro Fight MMA Brazil 11
2014-07-27 |
Pro Fight MMA Brazil | 2 | 2:44 |
| L | Rodrigo Praia | TKO (punches) | It's Time Combat 4
2014-04-16 |
It's Time Combat | 2 | — |
| L | Thiago Silva | Decision (split) | Big Way Fight 3
2013-11-08 |
Big Way Fight | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Luiz Silva | Submission (armbar) | It's Time Combat 3
2013-07-13 |
It's Time Combat | 1 | — |
| W | Raniel da Costa | TKO (punches) | It's Time Combat 2
2013-02-01 |
It's Time Combat | 2 | — |
| W | Francivaldo Arauvo | TKO (punches) | It's Time Combat 1
2012-09-08 |
It's Time Combat | 2 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Diego Lopes (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.