Carlos Diego Ferreira
Record 19-7BrazilTeam Ferreira BJJ
Next fight
vs. Billy Quarantillo — UFC Fight Night, August 8, 2026
The style
BJJ Veteran
BJJ Black Belt · Heavy Hands · Veteran
GrapplingStriking
Carlos Diego Ferreira is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and former Legacy FC champion who has been a UFC lightweight since 2014, with wins over names like Anthony Pettis and Mateusz Rebecki on his resume. He blends slick submissions - seven career sub wins - with surprisingly heavy hands, as his ground-and-pound stoppage of Rebecki showed. Now 41, he is on a two-fight skid after losses to Grant Dawson and Alexander Hernandez. Fighting out of Pharr, Texas, he is deep in the twilight of a long career and likely fighting to extend it.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 19-7 |
| Age | 41 |
| Height | 5'9" |
| Reach | 74" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Brazil |
| Team | Team Ferreira BJJ |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 4.7 |
| Striking accuracy | 40% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 3.46 |
| Striking defense | 56% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 0.82 |
| Takedown accuracy | 24% |
| Takedown defense | 58% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.55 |
How they win
5 KO/TKO7 SUB7 DEC
How they lose
4 KO/TKO0 SUB3 DEC