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Diego Nunes

25-10-0 UFC 3-3-0
Granite Chin Durable Taken Down Often
5'6"Height
67"Reach
OrthodoxStance
43Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 44.8 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 43.2 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 58.0 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 77.1 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 26.0 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 22.8 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 15.0 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 31.3 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Above avg 77
  2. Striking D Average 58
  3. Striking Average 45
  4. Accuracy Below avg 43
  5. Control Below avg 31
  6. Wrestling Below avg 26
  7. TD Defense Weak 23
  8. Grappling Weak 15
Granite Chin never dropped in 90 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Durable above avg durability — rates 77 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 20 times · 3.3 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.96
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.22
Striking accuracy44.3%
Striking defense57.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.5
Takedowns / 15 min0.83
Takedown accuracy55.6%
Takedown defense71.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time12.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
January 1, 2011 vs Mike Brown — 4.33/min (W) Jan '11 June 11, 2011 vs Kenny Florian — 2.07/min (L) Jun '11 December 30, 2011 vs Manvel Gamburyan — 2.8/min (W) Dec '11 April 14, 2012 vs Dennis Siver — 3.27/min (L) Apr '12 October 5, 2012 vs Bart Palaszewski — 4.07/min (W) Oct '12 January 19, 2013 vs Nik Lentz — 1.2/min (L) Jan '13

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Nik Lentz 22-5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping · January 19, 2013
18/32Sig. strikes
56/74Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Bart Palaszewski 36-15 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · October 5, 2012
61/137Sig. strikes
37/119Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
5:51Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Dennis Siver 19-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · April 14, 2012
49/125Sig. strikes
68/203Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Manvel Gamburyan 2-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · December 30, 2011
42/91Sig. strikes
19/56Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Kenny Florian 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin · June 11, 2011
31/104Sig. strikes
42/111Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:19Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Mike Brown 24-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 125: Resolution · January 1, 2011
65/111Sig. strikes
68/117Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
25-10-0Pro record
Evolução Thay BrasilGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 10
Decision 7
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 7
Other 1

Fights by organization

UFC 6
WEC 5
Superior Challenge 3
GP 3
Bellator 2
Fire Cage FC 1
Cage FS 1
Falcon MMA 1

+ 13 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 35 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Kiichi Kunimoto KO (punches) Fire Cage FC 1
February 22, 2025
 Fire Cage FC 1 1:15
W Mauricio Otalora Submission (guillotine choke) Cage FS 15
March 15, 2024
 Cage FS 1 0:46
L Paulo Ricardo Rodrigues Disqualification (illegal soccer kick) Falcon MMA 2
November 4, 2023
 Falcon MMA — —
L Ronys Torres Decision (unanimous) Centurion FC: Rex Redemptor
May 26, 2023
 Centurion FC 3 5:00
W Simon Sköld Submission (guillotine choke) Superior Challenge 19
May 11, 2019
 Superior Challenge 1 2:55
L Yusuke Yachi Decision (split) Rizin 10
May 6, 2018
 Rizin 3 5:00
W Corneliu Lascăr Submission (guillotine choke) RXF 29: All Stars
December 18, 2017
 RXF 3 4:46
W Michel Ersoy Submission (guillotine choke) Superior Challenge 16
December 2, 2017
 Superior Challenge 2 0:54
W Radu Mihatu KO (punch) Magnum Fighting Championship 2
July 22, 2017
 Magnum Fighting Championship 1 0:25
L Rasul Mirzaev TKO (punches) Fight Nights Global 51: Pavlovich vs. Gelegaev
September 25, 2016
 Fight Nights Global 1 1:45
W Joachim Hansen KO (punch) Superior Challenge 11
November 29, 2014
 Superior Challenge 2 1:51
L Matt Bessette Decision (split) Bellator 110
February 28, 2014
 Bellator 3 5:00
L Patrício Freire KO (punch) Bellator 99
September 13, 2013
 Bellator 1 1:19
L Nik Lentz Decision (unanimous) UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping
January 19, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
W Bart Palaszewski Decision (unanimous) UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot
October 5, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
L Dennis Siver Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva
April 14, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
W Manvel Gamburyan Decision (unanimous) UFC 141
December 30, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
L Kenny Florian Decision (unanimous) UFC 131
June 11, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
W Mike Brown Decision (split) UFC 125
January 1, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
W Tyler Toner Decision (unanimous) WEC 51
September 30, 2010
 WEC 3 5:00
W Raphael Assunção Decision (split) WEC 49
June 20, 2010
 WEC 3 5:00
L LC Davis Decision (unanimous) WEC 44
November 18, 2009
 WEC 3 5:00
W Rafael Dias Decision (unanimous) WEC 42
August 9, 2009
 WEC 3 5:00
W Cole Province Decision (unanimous) WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia
December 3, 2008
 WEC 3 5:00
W Marcelo Franca Submission (guillotine choke) Shooto: Brazil 8
August 30, 2008
 Shooto 1 2:20
W Henrique Mello KO (head kick) Top Fighting Championships 3
May 2, 2007
 Top Fighting Championships 1 —
W Luciano Dos Santos Submission (guillotine choke) Sul Fight Championship 1
September 16, 2006
 Sul Fight Championship 1 4:40
W Jetron Azevedo Submission (armbar) Storm Samurai 10
January 28, 2006
 Storm Samurai 1 —
W Piri Piri Submission (guillotine choke) Floripa Fight 1
November 26, 2005
 Floripa Fight 1 0:55
W Einstein Santana Submission (guillotine choke) Battle Front 1
May 29, 2005
 Battle Front 1 —
W Jorge dos Santos Velho TKO GP: Tornado 5
March 19, 2005
 GP 1 —
W Giovani Diniz KO Profight Championships 3
January 31, 2005
 Profight Championships — —
W Lindomar Silva Submission (guillotine choke) GP: Tornado 3
October 28, 2004
 GP — —
W Michel Michel KO GP: Tornado 2
July 18, 2004
 GP 1 0:30
W Jorge dos Santos Velho TKO (punches) Copa Gaucha: Fight Center 2
May 15, 2004
 Copa Gaucha 2 —

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Diego Nunes (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.0 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.2 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 44.3% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 57.4% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 55.6% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 71.0% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 12.5% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 45.1%