Fighter Profile›Featherweight

“DB”

Diego Brandao

22-1110 UFC

Wrestler

Form

Inactive

Title Fight

High Variance

Early Chaos

Moderate Wear

5'7"ht·64"reach·Orthodoxstance·38age

Last fightLBrian Ortega·SUB·R3·10yr ago

Fighter Context

6–4UFC·

2KO

2Sub

2Dec

8.8min/fight

79UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–4(7 fights)

67%finish rate

-0.9str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.44

Deficit

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

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.812

Elite

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

Durability

Average

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

61%

Strong

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

Striking

Brandao

Featherweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.94

Str. Accuracy47%

233UFC landed/486attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.6 vs avg3.38

Str. Defense62%

KD Rate / fight0.30

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.30

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

21%

Leg

11%

By Position

Distance70%

Clinch11%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 110 rounds	Round 24 rounds	Round 34 rounds
Avg. Landed	16	10	7
Avg. Absorbed	15	17	14
Avg. Net	+2	-6	-6

Grappling

Brandao

G&P Threat

·118s ctrlActive Control

Featherweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.21

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.72

TD Accuracy68%

17UFC landed/25attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

2UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

21UFC defended/26opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

div avg 47%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 6

Submission2 / 6

Decision2 / 6

KD → Finish

1/3Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 4

Submission1 / 4

Decision1 / 4

Loss Pattern

2 of 4 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 4 of 4 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 4 less in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=4

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

3.8

2.0

1.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

3.3

Diff

+0.4

-1.3

-1.5

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+0.58 idxL3

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

Brandao — 10 UFC Fights

Result

Method

10 fights

Brian Ortega

SUB R3 · 1:37Jan '16

+27

·56 SS (52%)·29 abs·2/3 td·20s ctrl

Katsunori Kikuno

KO/TKO R1 · 0:28Sep '15

+13

·14 SS (82%)·1 abs·8s ctrl·1 kd landed

Jimy Hettes

KO/TKO R1 · 5:00Apr '15

·12 SS (50%)·11 abs·2/3 td·1 td taken·144s ctrl

Conor McGregor

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 4:05Jul '14

-9

·9 SS (41%)·18 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·22s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Dustin Poirier

KO/TKO R1 · 4:54Dec '13

-28

·16 SS (33%)·44 abs·1/2 td·13s ctrl·1 kd taken

Daniel Pineda

U-DEC R3Aug '13

-19

·42 SS (49%)·61 abs·8/10 td·265s ctrl

Pablo Garza

SUB R1 · 3:27Apr '13

·9 SS (50%)·4 abs·1 td taken·100s ctrl·1 sub att

Joey Gambino

U-DEC R3Oct '12

-6

·33 SS (43%)·39 abs·3/4 td·334s ctrl·1 kd landed

Darren Elkins

U-DEC R3May '12

-13

·23 SS (49%)·36 abs·1 td taken·249s ctrl

Dennis Bermudez

SUB R1 · 4:51Dec '11

-6

·19 SS (49%)·25 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·28s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken·1 sub att

All Fighters

Featherweight

“DB”

Diego Brandao

22-1110 UFC

Form

5'7"ht·64"reach·Orthodoxstance·38age

Last fightLBrian Ortega·SUB·10yr ago

Fighter Context

6–4UFC·

2KO

2Sub

2Dec

8.8min/fight

79UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.44

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.812

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

Durability

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

61%

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

Striking

Brandao

Featherweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.94

Str. Accuracy47%

233UFC landed/486attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.6 vs avg3.38

Str. Defense62%

KD Rate / Fight0.30

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.30

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

21%

Leg

11%

By Position

Dist70%

Clinch11%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=10	R2 n=4	R3 n=4
Landed	16	10	7
Absorbed	15	17	14
Net	+2	-6	-6

Grappling

Brandao

Featherweight avg

G&P Threat

118s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.21

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.72

TD Accuracy68%

17UFC landed/25attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

2UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

21UFC defended/26opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 4 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

2Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

1Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=4

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

3.8

2.0

1.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

3.3

Diff

+0.4

-1.3

-1.5

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

Brandao — UFC Fight Log

Brian Ortega

SUB·R3·Jan '16

56 SS (52%)·29 abs·2/3 td·20s ctrl

Katsunori Kikuno

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '15

14 SS (82%)·1 abs·8s ctrl·1 kd

Jimy Hettes

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '15

12 SS (50%)·11 abs·2/3 td·1 td taken·144s ctrl

Conor McGregorTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '14

9 SS (41%)·18 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·22s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Dustin Poirier

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '13

16 SS (33%)·44 abs·1/2 td·13s ctrl·1 kd taken

Daniel Pineda

U-DEC·R3·Aug '13

42 SS (49%)·61 abs·8/10 td·265s ctrl

Pablo Garza

SUB·R1·Apr '13

9 SS (50%)·4 abs·1 td taken·100s ctrl·1 sub

Joey Gambino

U-DEC·R3·Oct '12

33 SS (43%)·39 abs·3/4 td·334s ctrl·1 kd

Round 110 rounds

Round 24 rounds

Round 34 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-6

n=10

n=4

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-6