Fighter Profile›Featherweight

“The Pit”

Daniel Pineda

28-17 (3 NC)14 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 3L

Layoff Risk

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Front-Loaded

High Wear

5'7"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·40age

Last fightLDarren Elkins·U-DEC·R3·1.5yr ago

Fighter Context

5–8UFC1 NC·

1KO

4Sub

0Dec

9.0min/fight

127UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–5(9 fights)

100%finish rate

-0.4str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

0–3(4 fights)

-2.4str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

0–2(2 fights)

-1.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.41

Deficit

37%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.127

Average

44%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

40%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

42%

Passive

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Pineda

Ground & Pound

Featherweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.85

Str. Accuracy49%

361UFC landed/728attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.7 vs avg3.26

Str. Defense45%

KD Rate / fight0.14

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.29

CQ KO Power

Below Avg33%ile0.55

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

15%

Leg

18%

By Position

Distance59%

Clinch6%

Ground35%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 114 rounds	Round 210 rounds	Round 36 rounds
Avg. Landed	13	13	10
Avg. Absorbed	14	13	14
Avg. Net	-1	0	-4

Grappling

Pineda

Sub Hunter

·140s ctrlActive Control

Featherweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.42

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.93

TD Accuracy24%

12UFC landed/50attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.50

4UFC wins/13attempted

Defense

TD Defense54%

29UFC defended/53opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

div avg 47%

How They Lose

8UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 5

Submission4 / 5

Decision0 / 5

KD → Finish

0/2Low

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 8

Submission0 / 8

Decision6 / 8

Loss Pattern

Outscored

6 of 8 losses by decision

Fast and versatile. 5 of 5 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

50%

3 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

—

W0 dec

1.3pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 8 more in second half of career

14 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Front-Loaded

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=10

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

3.1

1.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

3.2

2.8

Diff

-0.4

-0.1

-0.9

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Diff-0.52 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Pineda — 14 UFC Fights

Result

Method

14 fights

Darren ElkinsElite

U-DEC R3Oct '24

-8

·31 SS (58%)·39 abs·3 td taken·182s ctrl·2 sub att

Nathaniel Wood

U-DEC R3Jul '24

-34

·32 SS (46%)·66 abs·1/6 td·332s ctrl·1 kd taken

Alex CaceresElite

U-DEC R3Jun '23

-33

·27 SS (48%)·60 abs·3/11 td·1 td taken·237s ctrl·1 sub att

Tucker Lutz

SUB R2 · 2:50Mar '23

-4

·24 SS (53%)·28 abs·1/2 td·140s ctrl·1 kd landed·2 sub att

↵ 21mo layoff

Andre FiliVeteran

Could Not Co… R2 · 0:46Jun '21

-19

·15 SS (44%)·34 abs·0/7 td·1 td taken·98s ctrl

⚠ Eye poke stoppage

Cub SwansonVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 1:52Dec '20

-25

·21 SS (47%)·46 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·35s ctrl·2 kd taken·1 sub att

Herbert Burns

KO/TKO R2 · 4:37Aug '20

+47

·57 SS (76%)·10 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·373s ctrl

↵ 77mo layoff

Robert Whiteford

U-DEC R3Mar '14

-2

·24 SS (55%)·26 abs·1/5 td·5 td taken·70s ctrl·3 sub att

Diego Brandao

U-DEC R3Aug '13

+19

·61 SS (38%)·42 abs·0/8 td·8 td taken·168s ctrl

Justin Lawrence

SUB R1 · 1:35Apr '13

·1 SS (50%)·2/3 td·78s ctrl·1 sub att

All Fighters

Featherweight

“The Pit”

Daniel Pineda

28-17 (3 NC)14 UFC

Form

5'7"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·40age

Last fightLDarren Elkins·U-DEC·1.5yr ago

Fighter Context

5–8UFC1 NC·

1KO

4Sub

0Dec

9.0min/fight

127UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–5

vs. Veterans (8+ W)0–3

vs. Elite (15+ W)0–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.41

37%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.127

44%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

40%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

42%

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Pineda

Featherweight avg

Ground & Pound

Sig. Strikes / Min2.85

Str. Accuracy49%

361UFC landed/728attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.7 vs avg3.26

Str. Defense45%

KD Rate / Fight0.14

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.29

CQ KO Power

Below Avg33%ile0.55

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

15%

Leg

18%

By Position

Dist59%

Clinch6%

Ground35%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=14	R2 n=10	R3 n=6
Landed	13	13	10
Absorbed	14	13	14
Net	-1	0	-4

Grappling

Pineda

Featherweight avg

Sub Hunter

140s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.42

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.93

TD Accuracy24%

12UFC landed/50attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.50

4UFC wins/13attempted

Defense

TD Defense54%

29UFC defended/53opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

4Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

6Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

50%3 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—

W0 dec

1.3pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Front-Loaded

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=10

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

3.1

1.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

3.2

2.8

Diff

-0.4

-0.1

-0.9

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Pineda — UFC Fight Log

Darren ElkinsElite

U-DEC·R3·Oct '24

31 SS (58%)·39 abs·3 td taken·182s ctrl·2 sub

Nathaniel Wood

U-DEC·R3·Jul '24

32 SS (46%)·66 abs·1/6 td·332s ctrl·1 kd taken

Alex CaceresElite

U-DEC·R3·Jun '23

27 SS (48%)·60 abs·3/11 td·1 td taken·237s ctrl·1 sub

Tucker Lutz

SUB·R2·Mar '23

24 SS (53%)·28 abs·1/2 td·140s ctrl·1 kd·2 sub

Andre FiliVeteran

Could Not Co…·R2·Jun '21

15 SS (44%)·34 abs·0/7 td·1 td taken·98s ctrl

Cub SwansonVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '20

21 SS (47%)·46 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·35s ctrl·2 kd taken·1 sub

Herbert Burns

KO/TKO·R2·Aug '20

57 SS (76%)·10 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·373s ctrl

Robert Whiteford

U-DEC·R3·Mar '14

24 SS (55%)·26 abs·1/5 td·5 td taken·70s ctrl·3 sub

Round 114 rounds

Round 210 rounds

Round 36 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-4

n=14

n=10

n=6

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-4