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Diego Pereira Brandão (born 27 May 1987) is a Brazilian
mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...
currently competing in the
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division. A professional since 2005, he formerly competed for the UFC, RIZIN, and Fight Nights Global. He was the winner of
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's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.


Mixed martial arts career


Early career

Brandão made his MMA debut against Michel Bastos, winning via submission. He went 3-1 before fighting against UFC veteran Ronys Torres. He lost the fight by TKO due to punches. He then fought longtime UFC veteran Brian Foster and won via KO in the first round. Following the contest he won 6 and lost four of his next ten fights, with 3 wins by KO, 2 by submission and 1 by decision, before signing with the UFC. Brandão later became a member of
Jackson's MMA Jackson Wink MMA Academy (formerly known as Jackson's Submission Fighting) is a mixed martial arts gym based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The gym has been featured in several sports documentaries and has been called one of the best MMA gyms in the ...
in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


The Ultimate Fighter

In 2011, Brandão signed with the UFC to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. In the first episode, Brandão fought Jesse Newell to gain entry into the ''Ultimate Fighter'' house. Brandão quickly defeated Newell via first round knockout. He was the number one featherweight pick for Team Bisping. Brandão proved to be a loose cannon with confrontations with Marcus Brimage and
Steven Siler Steven Scott Siler (born February 15, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2005, he has competed for the UFC, Titan FC, ...
. In the fifth episode it was announced that he would fight Siler on episode six. In this fight Diego charged out of the gate with a flying knee and knocked Siler unconscious 30 seconds into the first round with a left hook. With this win he advanced to the semi finals to fight former WEC fighter, Bryan Caraway. Brandão defeated Caraway via KO due to a flying knee and follow up punches late in the first round. With the win over Caraway, Brandão moved on to the finale against Dennis Bermudez.


Ultimate Fighting Championship

Brandão officially made his UFC debut on 3 December 2011, at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale against Dennis Bermudez to determine the first ever featherweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 14. After a back-and-forth first round Brandão was knocked down and hit with heavy shots on the ground until he caught Bermudez with an armbar, and quickly forced the tapout. With his performance, Brandão was awarded ''Fight of the Night'' and''Submission of the Night'' honors, giving him a total of $80,000 in bonuses. During the post-fight interview Diego proclaimed of his mother; "The only thing on my mind s tobuy her house". Brandão fought
Darren Elkins Darren Elkins (born May 16, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights in the Featherweight division. Elkins is known for his toughness and comeback victories. Background Elkins was bor ...
on 26 May 2012, at
UFC 146 ''UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event (PPV) promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 26, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card featured five MMA bouts ...
. Brandão lost the fight via unanimous decision. Brandão fought and defeated Joey Gambino on 13 October 2012, at UFC 153 via unanimous decision. Brandão faced Pablo Garza on 6 April 2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 9. Brandão defeated Garza on UFC on FUEL TV 9 via first round submission with an arm triangle choke. Brandão faced Daniel Pineda on 17 August 2013, at UFC Fight Night 26. He won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Brandão faced Dustin Poirier on 28 December 2013, at UFC 168. There was some bad blood between the two that was evident during the staredown at the weigh-in, with Poirier claiming Brandão had threatened to "stab me in the neck." Brandão weighed in at 153 pounds, seven pounds over the accepted 146-pound limit for a featherweight non-title fight. Brandão would continue to cut weight and weighed in an hour later, but could only get down to 151.5 pounds. He was fined 25 percent of his purse, but the bout went on as scheduled. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Brandão was expected to face Will Chope on 23 March 2014, at UFC Fight Night 38. However, Chope was released from UFC when documents were released that showed Chope was discharged from the U.S. Air Force for domestic violence towards his ex-wife. Brandão was expected to face promotional newcomer Brian Ortega on 31 May 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale. However, Brandão pulled out of the bout in the days leading up to the event citing an injury. Due to the late nature of the change, officials did not try to find a replacement and Ortega was pulled from the card as well. Brandão faced Conor McGregor on 19 July 2014, at UFC Fight Night 46, replacing an injured Cole Miller. Brandão lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Brandão was expected to face Jimy Hettes on 31 January 2015, at UFC 183. However, the fight was canceled right before the event started, as Hettes passed out backstage. He was taken to a local hospital for precautionary reasons. Subsequently, the bout with Hettes was rescheduled for 18 April 2015, at UFC on Fox 15. Brandão won the fight due to a doctor stoppage between the first and second round. Brandão faced
Katsunori Kikuno is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was the former DEEP Lightweight Champion. Background Kikuno started his martial arts training with judo when he was in high school, and was able to take third place in the Kyushu 66 kg tournament a ...
on 27 September 2015, at UFC Fight Night 75. He dropped his opponent in the bout's opening seconds and followed up with a flurry of punches earning a TKO stoppage. The win also earned him his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Brandão faced Brian Ortega on 2 January 2016, at UFC 195. After controlling the first two rounds with his striking, Brandão lost the fight via submission in the third round. On 15 January 2016, it was announced that Brandao had tested positive for marijuana stemming from an in-competition test on 2 January. On 28 April 2016, Brandao was released from the UFC on account of a felony arrest. In ten fights under the promotion, he held a record of 6-4.


Fight Nights Global

On 20 October 2016, Brandão signed a contract to fight Russian mixed martial artist
Rasul Mirzaev Rasul Rabadanovich Mirzaev (russian: Расу́л Рабада́нович Мирза́ев, born 30 March 1986) is an Avar - Dargin mixed martial artist born in Russia. Sports career and MMA Mirzaev began training at the Moscow-base ...
. However, on 3 December, Mirzaev pulled out of the bout for unknown reason. Brandão defeated
Murad Machaev Murad Magomedkhanovich Machaev (russian: Мурад Магомедханович Мачаев; born December 3, 1986 in Dagestan) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who currently fighting in the lightweight division for the Absolute Cha ...
on 28 January 2017, at Fight Nights 58.


Absolute Championship Akhmat

Diego faced Salman Zhamaldaev on 26 March 2021 at ACA 120: Oliveira vs. Bibulatov. After tripping Salman in the second round, Diego delivered an illegal soccer kick to the head of Salman while his knee was on the ground. Salman couldn't continue, hence it was announced as an DQ loss for Diego. Diego rematched Salman Zhamaldaev at ACA 127: Kerefov vs. Albaskhanov on 28 August 2021. Brandão lost the bout via majority decision. Diego faced Alexey Polpudnikov at ACA 134: Bagov vs. Koshkin on December 17, 2021. Brandão lost the bout via TKO in the third round. Diego faced Bibert Tumenov on February 26, 2022 at ACA 136: Bukuev vs Akopyan. He lost the bout via body shot KO in the second round. Following leaving ACA, Diego faced Oleg Lichkovakha on Ural FC 1 on July 1, 2022. He won the bout via TKO in the second round with knees and punches.


Championships and accomplishments

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** The Ultimate Fighter 14 Featherweight Tournament Winner ** Fight of the Night (One time) ** Submission of the Night (One time) **
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(One time) **First ever Brazilian to win
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**'Submission of the Year' 2017 - Top 5 List #5 vs. ''
Murad Machaev Murad Magomedkhanovich Machaev (russian: Мурад Магомедханович Мачаев; born December 3, 1986 in Dagestan) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who currently fighting in the lightweight division for the Absolute Cha ...
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Mixed martial arts record

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Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southe ...
, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 25–18 , Salman Zhamaldaev , Decision (majority) , ACA 127: Kerefov vs. Albaskhanov , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
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, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 25–17 , Salman Zhamaldaev , DQ (illegal kick) , ACA 120: Froes vs. Khasbulaev , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:05 ,
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, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 25–15 , Marat Balaev , Decision (split) , ACA 103: Yagshimuradov vs. Butorin , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
St Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 25–14 , Dzhihad Yunusov , Decision (split) , ACA 100: Zhamaldaev vs. Froes 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
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Marcin Held Marcin Held (born January 18, 1992) is a Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. He formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the Absolute Championship Berkut, Professional Fighters League, ...
, Decision (unanimous) , ACA 96: Goncharov vs. Johnson , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Lodz, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 24–13 ,
Vener Galiev Vener Zaynullovich Galiev (russian: Венер Зайнуллович Галиев; ba, Ғәлиев Венер Зәйнулла улы) born 1 July 1975) is a Bashkir born-Russian amateur wrestler, sambist and mixed martial artist. He ...
, TKO (doctor stoppage) , RCC 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:50 ,
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, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 23–13 , Daron Cruickshank , KO (flying knee) , Rizin 13 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:17 , Saitama, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 23–12 ,
Satoru Kitaoka , is a Japanese shoot wrestler and mixed martial artist who most recently competed for RIZIN. A professional competitor since 2000, he has also competed for DREAM, Pancrase, DEEP, and World Victory Road. Kitaoka is renowned for his catch wrest ...
, KO (punches) , Rizin 11 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:38 , Saitama, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–12 , Akhmed Aliev , TKO (retirement) , Fight Nights Global 73: Aliev vs. Brandão , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:34 , Kaspiysk, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 22–11 ,
Vener Galiev Vener Zaynullovich Galiev (russian: Венер Зайнуллович Галиев; ba, Ғәлиев Венер Зәйнулла улы) born 1 July 1975) is a Bashkir born-Russian amateur wrestler, sambist and mixed martial artist. He ...
, KO (punches) , Fight Nights Global 67: Brandão vs. Galiev , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:39 ,
Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...
, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 21–11 ,
Murad Machaev Murad Magomedkhanovich Machaev (russian: Мурад Магомедханович Мачаев; born December 3, 1986 in Dagestan) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who currently fighting in the lightweight division for the Absolute Cha ...
, Submission (armbar) , Fight Nights Global 58: Brandão vs. Machaev , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:58 , Kaspiysk, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 20–11 , Brian Ortega , Submission (triangle choke) , UFC 195 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:58 ,
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Katsunori Kikuno is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was the former DEEP Lightweight Champion. Background Kikuno started his martial arts training with judo when he was in high school, and was able to take third place in the Kyushu 66 kg tournament a ...
, TKO (punches) , UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:28 , Saitama, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 19–10 , Jimy Hettes , TKO (doctor stoppage) , UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 ,
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, Ireland , , - , Loss , align=center, 18–9 , Dustin Poirier , KO (punches) , UFC 168 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:54 ,
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, Sweden , , - , Win , align=center, 16–8 , Joey Gambino , Decision (unanimous) , UFC 153 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
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Darren Elkins Darren Elkins (born May 16, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights in the Featherweight division. Elkins is known for his toughness and comeback victories. Background Elkins was bor ...
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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–7 , Michael Casteel , KO (punch) , ECSC - Evolution 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:30 ,
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Derek Campos Francisco Derek Campos (born April 1, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2009, Campos has competed for Bellator MMA, Shark Fights and King of ...
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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–6 , Gert Kocani , TKO (punches) , RIE 2 - Battle at the Burg 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:30 ,
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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–5 , Ran Weathers , TKO (punch) , SWC 7 - Discountenance , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:56 ,
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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–4 , Fernando Vieira , TKO (punches) , Mr. Cage 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:31 ,
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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 9–4 , James King , Submission (rear-naked choke) , KOK 5 - Season's Beatings , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:53 ,
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Matt Veach Matt Alan Veach (born May 31, 1981) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter who most recently competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for the UFC, BAMMA, the MFC, and Cage Warriors. ...
, TKO (injury) , Pro Battle MMA - Immediate Impact , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:28 ,
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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–3 , Orlean Smith , TKO (punches) , Amazon Tribal Kombat 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:18 ,
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, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–3 , Jorge Clay , Decision (unanimous) , Amazon Challenge 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 6–2 , Fabiano Silva , Decision (split) , Amazon Challenge , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 5–2 , Juarez Harles , KO (punch) , Amazon Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:27 ,
Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 4–2 , Arilson Paixao , TKO (punches) , Cassino Fight 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:11 ,
Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
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Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
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Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
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Belém Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in t ...
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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...
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Steven Siler Steven Scott Siler (born February 15, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2005, he has competed for the UFC, Titan FC, ...
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See also

* List of male mixed martial artists


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brandao, Diego 1987 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in mixed martial arts People from Manaus Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Sportspeople from Fortaleza