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"Diego"

CARLOS DIEGO FERREIRA

Rank #3Brazilian· Team Ferreira, Fortis MMA
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Height

5' 9"

Reach

74.0"

Stance

Orthodox

Age

41

Hailing from Brazil, orthodox lightweight Carlos Diego Ferreira trains with Team Ferreira and Fortis MMA. Having practiced Brazilian jiu-jitsu since age ten, the grappling specialist is a black belt and former Legacy FC champion. His resume features notable victories over opponents like Anthony Pettis.

Ferreira enters UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres with an 11-7-0 record. After a 2021 stoppage defeat to Mateusz Gamrot, he secured back-to-back wins by knocking out Michael Johnson and defeating Mateusz Rębecki via TKO. However, he has since dropped his last two bouts, losing a decision to Grant Dawson and suffering a TKO defeat against Alexander Hernandez.

Record entering UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres

11
Wins
7
Losses
0
Draws
11-7-0
Overall

Previous fights

07vs. Alexander Hernandez
Loss19-7-0 (1 NC)·TKO (punches)
UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva·San Antonio, Texas, United States
Sep 13, 2025·Round 2·3:46
06vs. Grant Dawson
Loss19-6-0 (1 NC)·Decision (unanimous)
UFC 311·Inglewood, California, United States
Jan 18, 2025·Round 3·5:00
05vs. Mateusz Rębecki
Win19-5-0 (1 NC)·TKO (punches)
UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento·St. Louis, Missouri, United States
May 11, 2024·Round 3·4:51
04vs. Michael Johnson
Win18-5-0 (1 NC)·KO (punch)
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill·Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
May 20, 2023·Round 2·1:50
03vs. Mateusz Gamrot
Loss17-5-0 (1 NC)·TKO (submission to knee to the body)
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus·Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Dec 18, 2021·Round 2·3:26
02vs. Gregor Gillespie
Loss17-4-0 (1 NC)·TKO (elbows and punches)
UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson·Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
May 8, 2021·Round 2·4:51
01vs. Beneil Dariush
Loss17-3-0 (1 NC)·Decision (split)
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov·Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Feb 6, 2021·Round 3·5:00

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