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Diego Lopes

Featherweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #2; v1.1 (shadow) #2

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 2-2: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights (the position does not depend on the weights). Rating 1,706, deviation 127: measured from 10 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 31 (born 1994-12-30) · Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) · Reach 72 in (183 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 140 days since last bout (2026-06-14) · Last five 3-2 · Streak W1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,706 is the division's 4th highest of 94 board fighters; the ledger stands at +2.5 (+4.5 from quality wins, less 2.0 for blowout losses; losses count for three years); 5 quality wins in 15 years, 3 over top-10 opponents, which makes him entrenched; no form penalty (3-2 last five). Score +0.77 = +0.51 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.27 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #3; the title-cycle rule (a losing title challenger is held at #4 or lower for 270 days, and the fighters behind move up) placed him #2.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.7770% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.51resume rating 1,706, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.27quality ledger +2.5: +4.5 QW +0.0 proof -2.0 blowout -0.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 3-2
Quality wins, 15 years53 over top-10 opponents, 5 over top-15; entrenched
Placementscore order #3; title cycle -> #2v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#2score +0.85; score order #2

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-06-14UFC Freedom 250Steve Garcia#9WKO/TKO2 (2:42)51%
2026-01-31UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 (title)Alexander VolkanovskiCLunanimous decision5 (5:00)37%
2025-09-13Noche UFC: Lopes vs. SilvaJean Silva#10WKO/TKO2 (4:48)60%
2025-04-12UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes (title)Alexander Volkanovski#1Lunanimous decision5 (5:00)42%
2024-09-14UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFCBrian Ortega#3Wunanimous decision3 (5:00)67%
2024-06-29UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2Dan Ige#13Wunanimous decision3 (5:00)63%
2024-04-13UFC 300: Pereira vs. HillSodiq Yusuff#13WKO/TKO1 (1:29)43%
2023-11-11UFC 295: Prochazka vs. PereiraPat SabatiniunrankedWKO/TKO1 (1:30)50%
2023-08-05UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. FontGavin TuckerunrankedWsubmission1 (1:38)38%
2023-05-06UFC 288: Sterling vs. CejudoMovsar Evloev#10Lunanimous decision3 (5:00)17%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 94 board fighters at Featherweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute3.94(50th percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strike accuracy47%(46th percentile at Featherweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.77(79th percentile at Featherweight)
Share of wins by finish71%(63rd percentile at Featherweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.68(65th percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strike defence47%(27th percentile at Featherweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.00(36th percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career548(85th percentile at Featherweight)
KO/TKO losses0(41st percentile at Featherweight)
Submission losses0(77th percentile at Featherweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.000(41st percentile at Featherweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.90(45th percentile at Featherweight)
Takedown defence74%(76th percentile at Featherweight)
Share of cage time in control11%(41st percentile at Featherweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground31%(80th percentile at Featherweight)
Stylestriker (1.9 takedown attempts per 15 min; 11% control)
Career stage
Age31.8(53rd percentile at Featherweight)
Age at UFC debut28.3(58th percentile at Featherweight)
Years since UFC debut3.5(61st percentile at Featherweight)
UFC bouts10(77th percentile at Featherweight)
Cage time, minutes117(81st percentile at Featherweight)
Bouts per year, last three years2.7(90th percentile at Featherweight)
Days since last bout140(60th percentile at Featherweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C1020304020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #32, Featherweight2023-10-13: #31, Featherweight2023-10-20: #31, Featherweight2023-11-03: #32, Featherweight2023-11-10: #32, Featherweight2023-11-17: #27, Featherweight2023-12-01: #27, Featherweight2023-12-08: #27, Featherweight2023-12-15: #28, Featherweight2024-01-12: #26, Featherweight2024-01-19: #26, Featherweight2024-02-02: #26, Featherweight2024-02-09: #26, Featherweight2024-02-16: #26, Featherweight2024-02-23: #26, Featherweight2024-03-01: #27, Featherweight2024-03-08: #27, Featherweight2024-03-15: #27, Featherweight2024-03-22: #27, Featherweight2024-03-29: #26, Featherweight2024-04-05: #27, Featherweight2024-04-12: #27, Featherweight2024-04-26: #18, Featherweight2024-05-03: #17, Featherweight2024-05-10: #17, Featherweight2024-05-17: #17, Featherweight2024-05-31: #16, Featherweight2024-06-07: #16, Featherweight2024-06-14: #16, Featherweight2024-06-21: #16, Featherweight2024-06-28: #15, Featherweight2024-07-12: #12, Featherweight2024-07-19: #13, Featherweight2024-07-26: #13, Featherweight2024-08-02: #13, Featherweight2024-08-09: #13, Featherweight2024-08-16: #13, Featherweight2024-08-23: #13, Featherweight2024-09-06: #13, Featherweight2024-09-13: #13, Featherweight2024-09-27: #6, Featherweight2024-10-04: #6, Featherweight2024-10-11: #6, Featherweight2024-10-18: #6, Featherweight2024-10-25: #6, Featherweight2024-11-01: #6, Featherweight2024-11-08: #6, Featherweight2024-11-15: #6, Featherweight2024-11-22: #6, Featherweight2024-12-06: #6, Featherweight2024-12-13: #7, Featherweight2025-01-10: #7, Featherweight2025-01-17: #7, Featherweight2025-01-31: #7, Featherweight2025-02-07: #7, Featherweight2025-02-14: #7, Featherweight2025-02-21: #7, Featherweight2025-02-28: #7, Featherweight2025-03-07: #7, Featherweight2025-03-14: #7, Featherweight2025-03-21: #7, Featherweight2025-03-28: #7, Featherweight2025-04-04: #7, Featherweight2025-04-11: #7, Featherweight2025-04-25: #8, Featherweight2025-05-02: #8, Featherweight2025-05-09: #8, Featherweight2025-05-16: #8, Featherweight2025-05-30: #8, Featherweight2025-06-06: #8, Featherweight2025-06-13: #8, Featherweight2025-06-20: #9, Featherweight2025-06-27: #9, Featherweight2025-07-11: #8, Featherweight2025-07-18: #6, Featherweight2025-07-25: #6, Featherweight2025-08-01: #6, Featherweight2025-08-08: #5, Featherweight2025-08-15: #5, Featherweight2025-08-22: #5, Featherweight2025-09-05: #9, Featherweight2025-09-12: #9, Featherweight2025-09-26: #6, Featherweight2025-10-03: #6, Featherweight2025-10-10: #6, Featherweight2025-10-17: #6, Featherweight2025-10-24: #6, Featherweight2025-10-31: #6, Featherweight2025-11-07: #6, Featherweight2025-11-14: #6, Featherweight2025-11-21: #6, Featherweight2025-12-05: #6, Featherweight2025-12-12: #6, Featherweight2026-01-23: #6, Featherweight2026-01-30: #6, Featherweight2026-02-06: #6, Featherweight2026-02-20: #6, Featherweight2026-02-27: #6, Featherweight2026-03-06: #6, Featherweight2026-03-13: #5, Featherweight2026-03-20: #5, Featherweight2026-03-27: #5, Featherweight2026-04-03: #5, Featherweight2026-04-10: #5, Featherweight2026-04-17: #5, Featherweight2026-04-24: #5, Featherweight2026-05-01: #5, Featherweight2026-05-08: #5, Featherweight2026-05-15: #5, Featherweight2026-05-29: #5, Featherweight2026-06-05: #5, Featherweight2026-06-13: #5, Featherweight2026-06-19: #3, Featherweight2026-06-26: #3, Featherweight2026-07-10: #3, Featherweight2026-07-17: #3, Featherweight2026-07-24: #3, Featherweight2026-07-31: #3, Featherweight2026-08-07: #3, Featherweight2026-08-14: #3, Featherweight2026-08-21: #3, Featherweight2026-08-28: #3, Featherweight2026-09-04: #3, Featherweight2026-09-11: #3, Featherweight2026-09-18: #3, Featherweight2026-09-25: #3, Featherweight2026-09-26: #3, Featherweight2026-10-03: #3, Featherweight2026-10-10: #3, Featherweight2026-10-17: #3, Featherweight2026-10-24: #2, Featherweight2026-10-31: #2, Featherweight#2

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,4001,5001,6001,7001,800202420252026May 2023Oct 20262023-05-06: 1,488 (L vs Movsar Evloev)2023-08-05: 1,563 (W vs Gavin Tucker)2023-11-11: 1,656 (W vs Pat Sabatini)2024-04-13: 1,767 (W vs Sodiq Yusuff)2024-06-29: 1,770 (W vs Dan Ige)2024-09-14: 1,793 (W vs Brian Ortega)2025-04-12: 1,754 (L vs Alexander Volkanovski)2025-09-13: 1,795 (W vs Jean Silva)2026-01-31: 1,788 (L vs Alexander Volkanovski)2026-06-14: 1,786 (W vs Steve Garcia)1,786

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (+30 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-8what fighters aged 31.8 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+37his recency-weighted mean and trend over 10 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -1 points a year
Combined+30the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.0272829303132332023-05-06 (age 28.3): L vs Movsar Evloev, residual -0.092023-08-05 (age 28.6): W vs Gavin Tucker, residual +0.612023-11-11 (age 28.9): W vs Pat Sabatini, residual +0.562024-04-13 (age 29.3): W vs Sodiq Yusuff, residual +0.612024-06-29 (age 29.5): W vs Dan Ige, residual +0.162024-09-14 (age 29.7): W vs Brian Ortega, residual +0.622025-04-12 (age 30.3): L vs Alexander Volkanovski, residual -0.122025-09-13 (age 30.7): W vs Jean Silva, residual +0.562026-01-31 (age 31.1): L vs Alexander Volkanovski, residual -0.102026-06-14 (age 31.5): W vs Steve Garcia, residual +0.49+0.04

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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