Marc Diakiese (18-8, 7) was born in Kinshasa, Zaire on March 16, 1993. At the age of 20 years on September 21, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Harris Neofytou, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 8, 2016, 23-year old Marc Diakiese made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 204 against Ćukasz Sajewski, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
Diakiese's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Gadzhi Rabadanov at PFL 3 at age 32 on April 18, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Marc Diakiese's best fights have been against Teemu PackalĂ©n, Ćukasz Sajewski, Frankie Perez, Viacheslav Borschev, KauĂȘ Fernandes, Joseph Duffy and Lando Vannata.
Diakiese has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Apr 18, 2025 32 years, 1 months 18-8 (7) | 31 years, 9 months 24-4-2 (13) | PFL | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
25 | Sep 14, 2024 31 years, 5 months 18-7 (7) | Tim Wilde | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24 | Nov 4, 2023 30 years, 7 months 17-7 (7) | KauĂȘ Fernandes | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
23  | Jul 22, 2023 30 years, 4 months 16-7 (7) | 30 years, 4 months 19-3 (19) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Brabo choke |
22  | Dec 3, 2022 29 years, 8 months 16-6 (7) | 36 years, 5 months 20-18 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Jul 23, 2022 29 years, 4 months 16-5 (7) | 35 years, 11 months 14-6 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20 | Mar 26, 2022 29 years 15-5 (7) | Viacheslav Borschev | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Nov 13, 2021 28 years, 7 months 14-5 (7) | 30 years, 11 months 19-10 (14) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
18 | Jul 19, 2020 27 years, 4 months 14-4 (7) | Rafael Fiziev | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Sep 28, 2019 26 years, 6 months 14-3 (7) | 27 years, 6 months 10-3-2 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Mar 16, 2019 26 years 13-3 (7) | 31 years 16-3 (14) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Jul 22, 2018 25 years, 4 months 12-3 (7) | 22 years, 11 months 8-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14  | Dec 30, 2017 24 years, 9 months 12-2 (7) | 27 years, 10 months 14-7 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
13  | Jul 7, 2017 24 years, 3 months 12-1 (7) | 29 years, 3 months 7-0-1 (4) | TUF | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
12  | Mar 18, 2017 24 years 12-0 (7) | 29 years, 9 months 8-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
11 | Dec 9, 2016 23 years, 8 months 11-0 (6) | Frankie Perez | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Oct 8, 2016 23 years, 6 months 10-0 (6) | Ćukasz Sajewski | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
9 | May 14, 2016 23 years, 1 months 9-0 (5) | Kane Mousah | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
8 | Sep 19, 2015 22 years, 6 months 8-0 (4) | Rick Selvarajah | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
7 | Mar 28, 2015 22 years 7-0 (3) | Jack McGann | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Dec 6, 2014 21 years, 8 months 6-0 (3) | Vernon O'Neil | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Sep 13, 2014 21 years, 5 months 5-0 (3) | Jefferson George | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jun 28, 2014 21 years, 3 months 4-0 (3) | Danny Welsh | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Mar 29, 2014 21 years 3-0 (2) | Jakob Grzegorzek | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Nov 1, 2013 20 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Tom Earnshaw | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Sep 21, 2013 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Harris Neofytou | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
