Diego Lopes (26-7, 22) was born in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil on December 30, 1994. At the age of 17 years on September 8, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Francivaldo Arauvo, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On May 6, 2023, 28-year old Diego Lopes made his UFC debut on his 27th professional MMA fight at UFC 288 against a 29-year old Movsar Evloev but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Lopes' last fight was a featherweight title fight against Alexander Volkanovski for the vacant UFC Championship title on April 12, 2025. He lost the fight via 5th-round unanimous decision. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Diego Lopes' best fights have been against Pat Sabatini, Sodiq Yusuff, Gavin Tucker, Dan Ige, Brian Ortega and Marco Beltrán.
Lopes has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33  | Apr 12, 2025 30 years, 3 months 26-7 (22) | 36 years, 6 months 26-4 (16) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC featherweight title Vacant |
32  | Sep 14, 2024 29 years, 8 months 26-6 (22) | 33 years, 6 months 16-3 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Jun 29, 2024 29 years, 5 months 25-6 (22) | 32 years, 10 months 18-7 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Apr 13, 2024 29 years, 3 months 24-6 (22) | 30 years, 10 months 13-3 (7) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
29  | Nov 11, 2023 28 years, 10 months 23-6 (21) | 33 years 18-4 (13) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
28  | Aug 5, 2023 28 years, 7 months 22-6 (20) | 37 years, 1 months 13-2 (10) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
27  | May 6, 2023 28 years, 4 months 21-6 (19) | 29 years, 2 months 16-0 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26 | Nov 18, 2022 27 years, 10 months 21-5 (19) | Ángel Rodríguez | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
25 | Feb 11, 2022 27 years, 1 months 20-5 (18) | Kenn Glenn | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punches | |
24 | Oct 17, 2021 26 years, 9 months 19-5 (17) | Nate Richardson | FT | 5 | SD | LOSS | |
23 | Aug 31, 2021 26 years, 8 months 19-4 (17) | Joanderson Brito | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22 | Mar 12, 2021 26 years, 2 months 19-3 (17) | Masio Fullen | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
21  | Nov 29, 2019 24 years, 10 months 18-3 (16) | 33 years, 6 months 15-6 (13) | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
20 | Aug 30, 2019 24 years, 8 months 17-3 (15) | Alejandro Solano Rodríguez | FT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Mar 15, 2019 24 years, 2 months 16-3 (15) | 34 years, 11 months 14-7 (12) | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Oct 5, 2018 23 years, 9 months 15-3 (15) | Luis Guerrero | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
17 | Aug 17, 2018 23 years, 7 months 14-3 (14) | Rogelio Meneses | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Jun 1, 2018 23 years, 5 months 13-3 (13) | Antonio Hernández | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
15 | Jan 13, 2018 23 years 12-3 (12) | Amir Elzhurkaev | BT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
14 | Sep 23, 2017 22 years, 8 months 12-2 (12) | Issac Ruelas | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
13 | Apr 21, 2017 22 years, 3 months 11-2 (11) | Raúl Najera Ocampo | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Mar 18, 2017 22 years, 2 months 10-2 (10) | Carlos Enrique Cañada | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
11 | Nov 26, 2016 21 years, 10 months 9-2 (9) | Paul Márquez Moreno | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
10 | Apr 16, 2016 21 years, 3 months 8-2 (8) | Luis Torres | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Sep 19, 2015 20 years, 8 months 7-2 (7) | Gilberto Pantoja | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
8 | Apr 11, 2015 20 years, 3 months 6-2 (6) | Duda Sales | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
7 | Nov 15, 2014 19 years, 10 months 5-2 (5) | José Roberto dos Santos | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement | ||
6 | Jul 27, 2014 19 years, 6 months 4-2 (4) | Isaque Silva | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Apr 16, 2014 19 years, 3 months 3-2 (3) | Rodrigo Praia | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
4 | Nov 8, 2013 18 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | Thiago Silva | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
3 | Jul 13, 2013 18 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Luiz Silva | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Feb 1, 2013 18 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Raniel da Costa | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Sep 8, 2012 17 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Francivaldo Arauvo | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
