Diego Lopes
Featherweight · ORCA rating 75/100 · peak 76 · Finisher · 7–3 in 10 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Diego Lopes holds an ORCA rating of 75, 9th of 129 active featherweights on the ORCA board. Striking offence is the strongest of the four families at 85, 22nd of 129 active featherweights (significant strikes landed per minute 90). Striking defence trails at 49. 5 of 7 UFC wins came inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Featherweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 85 | 22 of 129 | Significant strikes landed per minute 90 |
| Striking defence | 49 | 69 of 129 | — |
| Grappling offence | 71 | 21 of 129 | — |
| Grappling defence | 75 | 8 of 129 | Takedown defence 88 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 90. Weakest: Control time conceded, seconds per minute 82.
Profile
- Division
- Featherweight
- ORCA rating
- 75 (peak 76)
- Featherweight rank
- 9 of 129 active
- UFC record
- 7–3
- Pro record
- 28–8
- Graded UFC bouts
- 10
- Style
- Finisher
- Age
- 31
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Brazilian Warriors / Lobo Gym
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.01
- Significant strike accuracy: 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 4.66
- Significant strike defence: 48%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.91
- Takedown accuracy: 47%
- Takedown defence: 72%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 1.07
Next bout
- vs Charles Oliveira · UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes · 2026-12-12 · Main event · Diego Lopes vs Charles Oliveira: matchup · stats, grades and expected outcomes
Fight history
- 2026-06-14 · W vs Steve Garcia · KO/TKO · UFC Freedom 250
- 2026-01-31 · L vs Alexander Volkanovski · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
- 2025-09-13 · W vs Jean Silva · KO/TKO · Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva
- 2025-04-12 · L vs Alexander Volkanovski · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
- 2024-09-14 · W vs Brian Ortega · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
- 2024-06-29 · W vs Dan Ige · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
- 2024-04-13 · W vs Sodiq Yusuff · KO/TKO · UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
- 2023-11-11 · W vs Pat Sabatini · KO/TKO · UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
- 2023-08-05 · W vs Gavin Tucker · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
- 2023-05-06 · L vs Movsar Evloev · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
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