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Brazil
Salvador, Bahia
Diego Dias
"
The Villain
"
AGE
32
/
Apr 3, 1992
HEIGHT
6'0"
/
182.88 cm
WEIGHT
185 lbs
/
83.91 kg
ASSOCIATION
Team Dias
CLASS
Middleweight
Wins
17
KO
/
TKO
5
29%
SUBMISSIONS
6
35%
DECISIONS
6
35%
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
3
60%
SUBMISSIONS
1
20%
DECISIONS
1
20%
N/C
1
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FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Ramon Costa Vasconcelos
QC 13 - Qualify Combat 13
May / 20 / 2023
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
3
1:05
win
Vandirson Alves do Nascimento
Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 116
Mar / 17 / 2023
Decision (Majority)
Fernando Portella
3
5:00
win
John Allan
Fight Music Show - FMS 2
Sep / 25 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Joao Amarante
QC 11 - Qualify Combat 11
Jul / 09 / 2022
Submission
1
3:52
loss
Sergey Romanov
OFC 10 - Open Fighting Championship 10
Sep / 12 / 2021
TKO (Punches)
Nikolay Sharipov
2
2:53
loss
Carlos Leal Miranda
LFA 112 - Welterweight Grand Prix
Jul / 18 / 2021
KO (Punch)
Joao Claudio Soares
1
1:39
win
Carlos Silva
Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 102
Oct / 25 / 2020
TKO (Punches)
1
4:30
win
Lucas Fernando
Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 100
Aug / 23 / 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Roberto Paranhos
NF - Nordeste Fight 3
Nov / 09 / 2019
KO (Punches)
Carla Freitas
1
0:20
loss
Vladimir Mineev
Donetsk MMA Federation - United Donbass 2
Sep / 27 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Armen Ananyan
3
5:00
win
Anderson Nogueira Gomes
Fight On MMA - Fight On MMA 6
Jul / 13 / 2019
TKO (Retirement)
Tiago Jacare
2
5:00
win
Rafael Silva de Souza
FMMAMG - Federacao Fight 10: Nova Lima Edition
Jun / 15 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Thiago Michel
3
5:00
win
Leonardo Bezerra
Qualify Combat 8 - Qualify Combat Striker
May / 25 / 2019
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Carla Freitas
1
4:40
loss
Edson Marques
Qualify Combat 7 - Qualify Combat Striker
Oct / 27 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
Carla Freitas
1
3:12
win
Roberto Bispo Silva
Qualify Combat 3 - In Search of Glory
Nov / 25 / 2017
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Alexandre Camera
2
4:57
win
Celivaldo Pereira da Silva
Fight On MMA - Fight On 3
Jul / 30 / 2016
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Alexandre Camera
1
0:35
win
Charlton Ribeiro
Fight On MMA - Fight On Qualify 2
May / 14 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Tiago Jacare
3
5:00
win
Gabriel Novais Nascimento
Fight On MMA - Fight On 1
Aug / 29 / 2015
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Carla Freitas
1
2:42
win
Fabio Meira Guimaraes Barbosa
Imperium MMA Pro 11 - Grand Prix 2014: Final Round
Dec / 14 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Tiago Aires
3
5:00
NC
Lindemberg Lira
O Rei da Arena Fight - The King of Arena Fight
Nov / 15 / 2014
NC (Accidental Knee to Groin)
Alexandre Camera
1
1:15
loss
Anderson de Oliveira
Bokum FC - Bokum Fight Championship 2
Feb / 15 / 2014
Submission
1
1:51
win
Claytienio Tavares Ferreira
IFC - Iron Fight Combat 6
Dec / 19 / 2013
KO (Punches)
1
1:00
win
Moabi Campos
Nordeste Jiu-Jitsu Association - Nordeste MMA 1
Jul / 20 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
1
0:00
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