// Roster IndexFeatherweightDossier · Daniel Pineda
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESSHERDOG
Daniel Pineda
// SUBJECT_-
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERFEATHERWEIGHT

Daniel
Pineda

// CALLSIGN"The Pit"·UNITED STATES
HEIGHT
5'7"
REACH
5'9"
AGE
40
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Featherweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 48 bouts
WIN
28
LOSS
17
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
62%
28/48 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
100%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM3L STREAK · 1-3
-WLLL
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 68% of wins are by sub.

// HOW_WIN

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

// VULNERABILITY

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM ABOVE
2.85
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.77
// STR. ACC ABOVE
49%
Striking Accuracy
division median 48%
// SAPM BELOW
3.26
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.73
// STR. DEF BELOW
45%
Striking Defense
division median 53%
// TD AVG BELOW
1.42
Takedowns/15 min
division median 1.50
// TD ACC BELOW
24%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 40%
// TD DEF BELOW
54%
Takedown Defense
division median 60%
// SUB AVG ABOVE
1.50
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (28)
n = 28
KO/TKO · 9
SUB · 19
9
KO/TKO
32%
19
SUB
68%
0
DEC
0%
// LOSSES (17)
n = 17
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 6
DEC · 8
3
KO/TKO
18%
6
SUB
35%
8
DEC
47%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
100% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 9 fights
32%
SUBANY ROUND · 19 fights
68%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER46TD DEFENSE31GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING46CARDIO64AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT100STR DEFENSE41RECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in Sub Threat. Lowest reading in Aggression.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100APR 2007WAPR 2007WMAY 2007WOCT 2007LNOV 2007WAPR 2008WMAY 2008WJUL 2008LAUG 2008WDEC 2008WFEB 2009LMAY 2009LJUN 2009LJUN 2009LSEP 2009WNOV 2009WFEB 2010LMAY 2010WJUL 2010WJAN 2011WAPR 2011WJUL 2011WDEC 2011WJAN 2012WMAR 2012LMAY 2012LJUL 2012WAPR 2013LAUG 2013LMAR 2014WNOV 2014WFEB 2015WAPR 2015LFEB 2016WSEP 2016LAUG 2017WMAR 2018WJUL 2018WDEC 2018WMAY 2019OCT 2019OCT 2019WAUG 2020LDEC 2020JUN 2021WMAR 2023LJUN 2023LJUL 2024LOCT 2024// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Evanson), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 79.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
45/48 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
6
13%
6
13%
-
-
-
12
total
SUB
15
33%
7
16%
3
7%
-
-
25
total
DEC
-
-
8
18%
-
-
8
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 12 of 45 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
17%, fights rarely go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
48 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

LVS Darren Elkins
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 245 - Hernandez vs. Pereira
DATE · Oct 19, 2024
LVS Nathaniel Wood
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 304 - Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
DATE · Jul 27, 2024
LVS Alex Caceres
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 46 - Kara-France vs. Albazi
DATE · Jun 3, 2023
WVS Tucker Lutz
Submission
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
R2
2:50
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 43 - Vera vs. Sandhagen
DATE · Mar 25, 2023
DVS Andre Fili
No Contest
No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
R2
0:46
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 190 - Gane vs. Volkov
DATE · Jun 26, 2021
LVS Cub Swanson
KO/TKO
KO (Punches)
R2
1:52
EVENT · UFC 256 - Figueiredo vs. Moreno
DATE · Dec 12, 2020
WVS Herbert Burns
KO/TKO
TKO (Elbows)
R2
4:37
EVENT · UFC 252 - Miocic vs. Cormier 3
DATE · Aug 15, 2020
DVS Movlid Khaybulaev
No Contest
No Contest (Overturned)
R1
0:29
EVENT · Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 2
DATE · Oct 17, 2019
DVS Jeremy Kennedy
No Contest
No Contest (Overturned)
R1
4:00
EVENT · Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 2
DATE · Oct 17, 2019
WVS Rey Trujillo
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R1
3:32
EVENT · Fury FC 32 - Fury Fighting Championship 32
DATE · May 24, 2019
WVS Elias Rodriguez
Submission
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
R1
0:51
EVENT · Fury FC 28 - Black Tie MMA
DATE · Dec 15, 2018
WVS Dimitre Ivy
Submission
Submission (Triangle Choke)
R1
1:10
EVENT · Fury FC 25 - Fury Fighting Championship 25
DATE · Jul 20, 2018
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Featherweight. Professional record 28-17 (3 NC). Unranked at the time of indexing.
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