Diego Brandão (30-22, 23) was born in Fortaleza, Brazil on May 27, 1987. At the age of 18 years on October 1, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Michel Addario, winning the fight via 3rd-round submission.
On May 26, 2012, 24-year old Diego Brandão made his UFC debut on his 23rd professional MMA fight at UFC 146 against a 28-year old Darren Elkins but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Brandão's last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Jamie Siraj at age 37 on March 14, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Diego Brandão's best fights have been against Dennis Bermudez, Katsunori Kikuno, Pablo Garza, Satoru Kitaoka, Joey Gambino, Jimy Hettes and Daniel Pineda.
Brandão has 22 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Mar 14, 2025 37 years, 9 months 30-22 (23) | Jamie Siraj | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning wheel kick and punches | |
51 | Jul 13, 2024 37 years, 1 months 29-22 (22) | Muratbek Kasimbay | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
50 | Nov 30, 2023 36 years, 6 months 29-21 (22) | Mohammad Heibati | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
49 | Sep 9, 2023 36 years, 3 months 28-21 (22) | Karshyga Dautbek | Pride | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
48  | Jun 10, 2023 36 years 28-20 (22) | 35 years, 2 months 20-11 (11) | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
47 | Jan 20, 2023 35 years, 7 months 27-20 (22) | Matt Wagy | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | |
46 | Jul 1, 2022 35 years, 1 months 26-20 (21) | Oleg Lichkovakha | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | |
45 | Feb 26, 2022 34 years, 8 months 25-20 (20) | Bibert Tumenov | FT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch to the body | |
44 | Dec 17, 2021 34 years, 6 months 25-19 (20) | Alexey Polpudnikov | FT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
43 | Aug 28, 2021 34 years, 3 months 25-18 (20) | Salman Zhamaldaev | FT | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
42 | Mar 26, 2021 33 years, 9 months 25-17 (20) | Salman Zhamaldaev | FT | 2 | DQ | LOSS Illegal kick | |
41 | Oct 4, 2020 33 years, 4 months 25-16 (20) | Dzhihad Yunusov | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
40 | Dec 14, 2019 32 years, 6 months 25-15 (20) | Marat Balaev | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
39 | Oct 4, 2019 32 years, 4 months 25-14 (20) | Dzhihad Yunusov | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
38  | Jun 8, 2019 32 years 24-14 (20) | 27 years, 4 months 25-7 (18) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
37 | Dec 15, 2018 31 years, 6 months 24-13 (20) | Vener Galiev | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
36  | Sep 30, 2018 31 years, 4 months 23-13 (19) | 33 years, 3 months 21-10 (15) | Rizin | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Flying knee |
35  | Jul 29, 2018 31 years, 2 months 23-12 (19) | 38 years, 5 months 41-16-9 (18) | Rizin | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
34 | Sep 4, 2017 30 years, 3 months 22-12 (18) | Akhmed Aliev | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Retirement | |
33 | May 25, 2017 29 years, 11 months 22-11 (18) | Vener Galiev | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
32 | Jan 28, 2017 29 years, 8 months 21-11 (17) | Murad Machaev | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
31  | Jan 2, 2016 28 years, 7 months 20-11 (16) | 24 years, 10 months 9-0 (5) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
30  | Sep 27, 2015 28 years, 4 months 20-10 (16) | 33 years, 10 months 23-7-2 (15) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
29 | Apr 18, 2015 27 years, 10 months 19-10 (15) | Jimy Hettes | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
28  | Jul 19, 2014 27 years, 1 months 18-10 (14) | 26 years 14-2 (13) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
27  | Dec 28, 2013 26 years, 7 months 18-9 (14) | 24 years, 11 months 14-3 (11) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
26  | Aug 17, 2013 26 years, 2 months 18-8 (14) | 28 years 18-9 (18) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Apr 6, 2013 25 years, 10 months 17-8 (14) | 29 years, 6 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
24 | Oct 13, 2012 25 years, 4 months 16-8 (13) | Joey Gambino | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | May 26, 2012 24 years, 11 months 15-8 (13) | 28 years 13-2 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Dec 3, 2011 24 years, 6 months 15-7 (13) | 24 years, 11 months 7-2 (4) | TUF | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
21 | Feb 11, 2011 23 years, 8 months 14-7 (12) | Nick Buschman | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee and punches | ||
20 | Dec 18, 2010 23 years, 6 months 13-7 (11) | Richard Villa | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
19 | Oct 30, 2010 23 years, 5 months 12-7 (10) | Michael Casteel | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
18 | May 22, 2010 22 years, 11 months 11-7 (9) | Ururahy Rodrigues | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
17 | Feb 27, 2010 22 years, 9 months 11-6 (9) | 21 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
16 | Jan 30, 2010 22 years, 8 months 10-6 (9) | Gert Kocani | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
15 | Jun 20, 2009 22 years 10-5 (9) | Ran Weathers | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punch | ||
14 | Mar 27, 2009 21 years, 10 months 10-4 (9) | Fernando Vieira | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
13 | Nov 22, 2008 21 years, 5 months 9-4 (8) | James King | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
12 | Oct 4, 2008 21 years, 4 months 8-4 (7) | Matt Veach | 2 | TKO | LOSS Injury | ||
11  | Jun 27, 2008 21 years, 1 months 8-3 (7) | 24 years, 2 months 10-2 (10) | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
10 | Mar 29, 2008 20 years, 10 months 7-3 (6) | Orlean Smith | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
9 | Mar 1, 2008 20 years, 9 months 6-3 (5) | Jorge Clay | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
8 | Sep 29, 2007 20 years, 4 months 6-2 (5) | Fabiano Silva | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
7 | Sep 29, 2007 20 years, 4 months 5-2 (5) | Juarez Harles | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
6 | Sep 15, 2007 20 years, 3 months 4-2 (4) | Arilson Paixao | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Apr 21, 2007 19 years, 10 months 3-2 (3) | Ronys Torres | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
4 | Apr 1, 2007 19 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | Daniel Trindade | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Mar 28, 2007 19 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Jorge Dalton | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Dec 16, 2006 19 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Elifrank Cariolano | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Oct 1, 2005 18 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Michel Addario | 3 | SUB | WIN Choke |
