Fighter Profile›Lightweight

Diego Ferreira

19-717 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 2L

Declining

High Variance

Output Builds Late

High Wear

5'9"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age

Last fightLAlexander Hernandez·KO/TKO·R2·8mo ago

Fighter Context

10–7UFC·

5KO

2Sub

3Dec

9.7min/fight

165UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

7–7(14 fights)

57%finish rate

+1.4str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

3–4(7 fights)

67%finish rate

-0.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.24

Positive

83%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.080

Average

41%ile

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

Durability

Average

23%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

55%

Average

54%ile

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

Striking

Ferreira

Blitzer

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.70

Str. Accuracy39%

776UFC landed/1,951attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.8 vs avg3.46

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / fight0.18

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.23

CQ KO Power

Below Avg26%ile0.39

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

22%

Leg

By Position

Distance78%

Clinch6%

Ground16%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 117 rounds	Round 214 rounds	Round 37 rounds
Avg. Landed	19	17	31
Avg. Absorbed	17	14	13
Avg. Net	+2	+3	+18

Grappling

Ferreira

G&P Threat

·68s ctrlAverage Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.82

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.73

TD Accuracy30%

9UFC landed/30attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

2UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense57%

44UFC defended/76opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

70%

Strong Finisher

div avg 52%

How They Lose

7UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 10

Submission2 / 10

Decision3 / 10

KD → Finish

3/3Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 7

Submission0 / 7

Decision3 / 7

Loss Pattern

4 of 7 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 6 of 7 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

17%

1 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.9pts

W3 dec

2.1pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

1SD

0MD

17%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 14 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=17

R2n=14

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

6.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.8

3.6

2.5

Diff

+0.5

+0.7

+3.6

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+0.34 idxL3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Ferreira — 17 UFC Fights

Result

Method

17 fights

Alexander HernandezVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 3:46Sep '25

-7

·23 SS (23%)·30 abs·1 kd taken

Grant DawsonVeteran

U-DEC R3Jan '25

-15

·41 SS (67%)·56 abs·6 td taken·20s ctrl

Mateusz Rebecki

KO/TKO R3 · 4:51May '24

+71

·123 SS (51%)·52 abs·3/3 td·4 td taken·132s ctrl·1 kd taken

Michael JohnsonVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 1:50May '23

-2

·30 SS (42%)·32 abs·0/2 td·1 kd landed

↵ 17mo layoff

Mateusz Gamrot

KO/TKO R2 · 3:26Dec '21

+11

·36 SS (36%)·25 abs·4 td taken

Gregor Gillespie

KO/TKO R2 · 4:51May '21

-14

·31 SS (52%)·45 abs·0/2 td·4 td taken·66s ctrl

Beneil DariushVeteran

S-DEC R3Feb '21

-8

·54 SS (45%)·62 abs·0/1 td·5 td taken·58s ctrl

Anthony PettisVeteran

SUB R2 · 1:46Jan '20

·25 SS (47%)·22 abs·3/7 td·234s ctrl·1 sub att

Mairbek Taisumov

U-DEC R3Sep '19

+58

·109 SS (33%)·51 abs·0/2 td·19s ctrl

Rustam KhabilovVeteran

U-DEC R3Feb '19

+40

·83 SS (29%)·43 abs·3 td taken·13s ctrl·1 sub att

All Fighters

Lightweight

Diego Ferreira

19-717 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age

Last fightLAlexander Hernandez·KO/TKO·8mo ago

Fighter Context

10–7UFC·

5KO

2Sub

3Dec

9.7min/fight

165UFC min

vs. Winning Record7–7

vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.24

83%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.080

41%ile

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

Durability

23%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

55%

54%ile

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

Striking

Ferreira

Lightweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min4.70

Str. Accuracy39%

776UFC landed/1,951attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.8 vs avg3.46

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / Fight0.18

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.23

CQ KO Power

Below Avg26%ile0.39

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

22%

Leg

By Position

Dist78%

Clinch6%

Ground16%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=17	R2 n=14	R3 n=7
Landed	19	17	31
Absorbed	17	14	13
Net	+2	+3	+18

Grappling

Ferreira

Lightweight avg

G&P Threat

68s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.82

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.73

TD Accuracy30%

9UFC landed/30attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

2UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense57%

44UFC defended/76opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

70%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

5KO/TKO

2Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

4KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

17%1 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.9pts

W3 dec

2.1pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

1SD

0MD

17%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=17

R2n=14

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

6.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.8

3.6

2.5

Diff

+0.5

+0.7

+3.6

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

Ferreira — UFC Fight Log

Alexander HernandezVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Sep '25

23 SS (23%)·30 abs·1 kd taken

Grant DawsonVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jan '25

41 SS (67%)·56 abs·6 td taken·20s ctrl

Mateusz Rebecki

KO/TKO·R3·May '24

123 SS (51%)·52 abs·3/3 td·4 td taken·132s ctrl·1 kd taken

Michael JohnsonVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·May '23

30 SS (42%)·32 abs·0/2 td·1 kd

Mateusz Gamrot

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '21

36 SS (36%)·25 abs·4 td taken

Gregor Gillespie

KO/TKO·R2·May '21

31 SS (52%)·45 abs·0/2 td·4 td taken·66s ctrl

Beneil DariushVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Feb '21

54 SS (45%)·62 abs·0/1 td·5 td taken·58s ctrl

Anthony PettisVeteran

SUB·R2·Jan '20

25 SS (47%)·22 abs·3/7 td·234s ctrl·1 sub

Round 117 rounds

Round 214 rounds

Round 37 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+18

n=17

n=14

n=7

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+18