Diego Nunes (25-10, 18) was born in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on November 30, 1982. At the age of 21 years on May 15, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Jorge dos Santos Velho, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On January 1, 2011, 28-year old Diego Nunes made his UFC debut on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC 125 against a 35-year old Mike Brown, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Nunes' last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Kiichi Kunimoto at age 42 on February 22, 2025. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Diego Nunes' best fights have been against Joachim Hansen, Bart Palaszewski, Manvel Gamburyan, Mike Brown, Kiichi Kunimoto, Raphael Assunção and Cole Province.
Nunes has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Feb 22, 2025 42 years, 2 months 25-10 (18) | 43 years, 9 months 20-10-2 (10) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
34 | Mar 15, 2024 41 years, 3 months 24-10 (17) | Mauricio Otalora | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
33 | Nov 4, 2023 40 years, 11 months 23-10 (16) | Paulo Ricardo Rodrigues | WL | 2 | DQ | LOSS | |
32 | May 26, 2023 40 years, 5 months 23-9 (16) | Ronys Torres | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
31 | May 11, 2019 36 years, 5 months 23-8 (16) | Simon Sköld | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
30 | May 6, 2018 35 years, 5 months 22-8 (15) | Yusuke Yachi | Rizin | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
29 | Dec 18, 2017 35 years 22-7 (15) | Corneliu Lascăr | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
28 | Dec 2, 2017 35 years 21-7 (14) | Michel Ersoy | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
27 | Jul 22, 2017 34 years, 7 months 20-7 (13) | Radu Mihatu | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
26  | Sep 25, 2016 33 years, 9 months 19-7 (12) | 30 years, 5 months 16-0 (12) | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
25  | Nov 29, 2014 31 years, 11 months 19-6 (12) | 35 years, 6 months 23-12-1 (15) | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
24  | Feb 28, 2014 31 years, 3 months 18-6 (11) | 29 years, 2 months 12-4 (6) | Bellator | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
23 | Sep 13, 2013 30 years, 9 months 18-5 (11) | Patrício Freire | Bellator | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
22  | Jan 19, 2013 30 years, 1 months 18-4 (11) | 28 years, 5 months 22-5-2 (16) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
21  | Oct 5, 2012 29 years, 10 months 18-3 (11) | 29 years, 4 months 36-15 (28) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20  | Apr 14, 2012 29 years, 4 months 17-3 (11) | 33 years, 3 months 19-8 (14) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
19  | Dec 30, 2011 29 years, 1 months 17-2 (11) | 30 years, 7 months 11-6 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
18  | Jun 11, 2011 28 years, 6 months 16-2 (11) | 35 years 13-5 (12) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
17  | Jan 1, 2011 28 years, 1 months 16-1 (11) | 35 years, 3 months 24-6 (18) | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
16 | Sep 30, 2010 27 years, 10 months 15-1 (11) | Tyler Toner | WEC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15  | Jun 20, 2010 27 years, 6 months 14-1 (11) | 27 years, 11 months 15-2 (11) | WEC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
14  | Nov 18, 2009 26 years, 11 months 13-1 (11) | 29 years 14-2 (11) | WEC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13 | Aug 9, 2009 26 years, 8 months 13-0 (11) | Rafael Dias | WEC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Dec 3, 2008 26 years 12-0 (11) | Cole Province | WEC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Aug 30, 2008 25 years, 9 months 11-0 (11) | Marcelo Franca | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
10 | May 2, 2007 24 years, 5 months 10-0 (10) | Henrique Mello | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | ||
9 | Sep 16, 2006 23 years, 9 months 9-0 (9) | Luciano Dos Santos | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
8 | Jan 28, 2006 23 years, 1 months 8-0 (8) | Jetron Azevedo | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
7 | Nov 26, 2005 22 years, 11 months 7-0 (7) | Piri Piri | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
6 | May 29, 2005 22 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | Einstein Santana | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
5 | Mar 19, 2005 22 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Jorge dos Santos Velho | 1 | TKO | WIN | ||
4 | Jan 31, 2005 22 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Giovani Diniz | 2 | KO | WIN | ||
3 | Oct 28, 2004 21 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Lindomar Silva | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
2 | Jul 18, 2004 21 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Michel Michel | 1 | KO | WIN | ||
1 | May 15, 2004 21 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Jorge dos Santos Velho | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
