// Roster Index›Featherweight›Dossier · Diego Nunes
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNSTOCK 0FEATHERWEIGHT

Diego
Nunes

NICKNAME"The Gun"·BRAZIL
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
25-10-0
CURRENT FORM
2W STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Diego Nunes
FIGHTER -
BRA🇧🇷
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'6"
REACH
5'7"
AGE
43
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Featherweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
35 BOUTS
WIN
25
LOSS
10
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
71%
25/35 bouts
FINISH RATE
72%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS2W STREAK · 3-2
WLLWW
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 40% of wins are by sub.

KEY STRENGTHS

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

KEY RISKS

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

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▼ BELOW
2.72
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.77
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
43%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 48%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.59
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.73
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
58%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
1.18
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
44%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
65%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 60%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.60
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 115 rated fighters on the UFC featherweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#77
against the 115 rated on the UFC featherweight roster · Elo 1521
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
1st
percentile · average opponent rated 1491 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
54th
percentile · beat what opponents' ratings predicted (+0.05 per fight)

25 rated fights · opponents rated in 69% of recorded fights · last rated fight FEB 22, 2025

// 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 (25)
n = 25
KO/TKO · 8
SUB · 10
DEC · 7
8
KO/TKO
32%
10
SUB
40%
7
DEC
28%
// LOSSES (10)
n = 10
KO/TKO · 2
SUB · 1
DEC · 7
2
KO/TKO
20%
1
SUB
10%
7
DEC
70%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
72% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 8 fights
32%
SUBANY ROUND · 10 fights
40%
DECFULL FIGHT · 7 fights
28%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
36 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
JUL 3, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER46TD DEFENSE56GRAPPLING60CHIN81STRIKING36CARDIO84AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT30STR DEFENSE62RECOVERY73
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Cardio. Lowest scored axis: Aggression.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power46
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=25 wins
TD Defense56
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (65%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin81
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=35 bouts
Striking36
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio84
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression25
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat30
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.6 per 15 min)

Str Defense62
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (58%)

Recovery73
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=11 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power46 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins25 wins
TD Defense56 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (65%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin81 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record35 bouts
Striking36 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio84 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat30 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.6 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense62 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (58%)Not recorded
Recovery73 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.11 losses
// 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
0255075100MAY 2004WMAY 2004WJUL 2004WOCT 2004WJAN 2005WMAR 2005LAPR 2005WMAY 2005WNOV 2005WJAN 2006WSEP 2006WMAY 2007WAUG 2008WDEC 2008WAUG 2009LNOV 2009WJUN 2010WSEP 2010WJAN 2011LJUN 2011WDEC 2011LAPR 2012WOCT 2012LJAN 2013LSEP 2013LFEB 2014WNOV 2014LSEP 2016WJUL 2017WDEC 2017WDEC 2017LMAY 2018WMAY 2019LMAY 2023LOCT 2023WMAR 2024WFEB 2025// SCORE

  1. Start, MAY 2004, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, MAY 2004, momentum score 54, KO/TKO R2.
  3. Start, JUL 2004, momentum score 65, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, OCT 2004, momentum score 74, SUB R1.
  5. Start, JAN 2005, momentum score 85, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, MAR 2005, momentum score 95, KO/TKO R1.
  7. Start, APR 2005, momentum score 88, SUB R1.
  8. Start, MAY 2005, momentum score 98, SUB R1.
  9. Start, NOV 2005, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  10. Start, JAN 2006, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  11. Start, SEP 2006, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  12. Start, MAY 2007, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  13. Start, AUG 2008, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  14. Start, DEC 2008, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  15. Start, AUG 2009, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  16. Start, NOV 2009, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  17. Start, JUN 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  18. Start, SEP 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  19. Start, JAN 2011, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  20. Start, JUN 2011, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  21. Start, DEC 2011, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  22. Start, APR 2012, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  23. Start, OCT 2012, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  24. Start, JAN 2013, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  25. Start, SEP 2013, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  26. Start, FEB 2014, momentum score 76, DEC R3.
  27. Start, NOV 2014, momentum score 85, KO/TKO R2.
  28. Start, SEP 2016, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R1.
  29. Start, JUL 2017, momentum score 86, KO/TKO R1.
  30. Start, DEC 2017, momentum score 96, SUB R2.
  31. Start, DEC 2017, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  32. Start, MAY 2018, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  33. Start, MAY 2019, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  34. Start, MAY 2023, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  35. Start, OCT 2023, momentum score 86.
  36. Start, MAR 2024, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  37. Start, FEB 2025, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.

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

// 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_
35/36 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
8
23%
2
6%
-
-
-
10
total
SUB
9
26%
1
3%
1
3%
-
-
11
total
DEC
-
-
14
40%
-
-
14
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 10 of 35 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
39%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
36 FIGHTS

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

W
VS Kiichi KunimotoFeb 22, 2025
KO/TKOR1 · 1:15
Fire Cage FC 1 - Fire Cage Fighting Championship
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Mauricio OtaloraMar 15, 2024
SubmissionR1 · 0:46
CFS 15 - Cage Fight Series 15
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
L
VS Paulo Ricardo RodriguesOct 28, 2023
DQR1 · 0:00
Falcon MMA 2 - Ceiro vs. Nunes
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Disqualification (Illegal Soccer Kick)
L
VS Ronys TorresMay 26, 2023
DecisionR3 · 5:00
CFC - Centurion FC: Rex Redemptor
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Simon SkoldMay 11, 2019
SubmissionR1 · 2:55
Superior Challenge 19 - Cirkus
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
L
VS Yusuke YachiMay 6, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Rizin FF - Rizin 10
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Corneliu Lascar RotaruDec 18, 2017
SubmissionR3 · 4:46
RXF 29 - MMA All Stars 5: RXF vs. Magnum FC
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
W
VS Michel ErsoyDec 2, 2017
SubmissionR2 · 0:54
Superior Challenge 16 - Stockholm
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
W
VS Radu MihaitaJul 22, 2017
KO/TKOR1 · 0:25
Magnum FC 2 - Magnum Fighting Championship 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
L
VS Rasul MirzaevSep 25, 2016
KO/TKOR1 · 1:45
EFN - Fight Nights Global 51
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Joachim HansenNov 29, 2014
KO/TKOR2 · 1:51
Superior Challenge 11 - Sodertalje
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
L
VS Matt BessetteFeb 28, 2014
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator MMA - Bellator 110
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Featherweight. Professional record 25-10. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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