Diego Nunes

"The Gun"

AGE	42 / Nov 30, 1982
HEIGHT	5'6" / 167.64 cm
WEIGHT	155 lbs / 70.31 kg

ASSOCIATION
Evolucao Thai

CLASS
Lightweight

Wins 25

KO / TKO

32%

SUBMISSIONS

40%

DECISIONS

28%

OTHERS

Losses 10

KO / TKO

20%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

70%

OTHERS

10%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Kiichi Kunimoto	Fire Cage FC 1 - Fire Cage Fighting Championship Feb / 22 / 2025	KO (Punches) Hadi Mohammed Ali	1	1:15
win	Mauricio Otalora	CFS 15 - Cage Fight Series 15 Mar / 15 / 2024	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Marcin Klonowski	1	0:46
loss	Paulo Ricardo Rodrigues	Falcon MMA 2 - Ceiro vs. Nunes Oct / 28 / 2023	Disqualification (Illegal Soccer Kick)	1	0:00
loss	Ronys Torres	Centurion FC - Rex Redemptor May / 26 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Simon Skold	Superior Challenge 19 - Cirkus May / 11 / 2019	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Kevin Sataki	1	2:55
loss	Yusuke Yachi	Rizin FF - Rizin 10 May / 06 / 2018	Decision (Split) Hirokazu Takamoto	3	5:00
win	Corneliu Lascar Rotaru	RXF 29 - MMA All Stars 5: RXF vs. Magnum FC Dec / 18 / 2017	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Catalin Otelea	3	4:46
win	Michel Ersoy	Superior Challenge 16 - Stockholm Dec / 02 / 2017	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Kevin Sataki	2	0:54
win	Radu Mihaita	Magnum FC 2 - Magnum Fighting Championship 2 Jul / 22 / 2017	KO (Punch) Danial Sharifi	1	0:25
loss	Rasul Mirzaev	EFN - Fight Nights Global 51 Sep / 25 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Alexander Sidorin	1	1:45
win	Joachim Hansen	Superior Challenge 11 - Sodertalje Nov / 29 / 2014	KO (Punch)	2	1:51
loss	Matt Bessette	Bellator MMA - Bellator 110 Feb / 28 / 2014	Decision (Split) Kevin MacDonald VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Patricio Freire	Bellator MMA - Bellator 99 Sep / 13 / 2013	KO (Punch) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:19
loss	Nik Lentz	UFC on FX 7 - Belfort vs. Bisping Jan / 19 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Bart Palaszewski	UFC on FX 5 - Browne vs. Bigfoot Oct / 05 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Daryl Guthmiller VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Dennis Siver	UFC on Fuel TV 2 - Gustafsson vs. Silva Apr / 14 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Manny Gamburyan	UFC 141 - Lesnar vs. Overeem Dec / 30 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Steve Mazzagatti VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Kenny Florian	UFC 131 - Dos Santos vs. Carwin Jun / 11 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Mike Thomas Brown	UFC 125 - Resolution Jan / 01 / 2011	Decision (Split) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Tyler Toner	WEC 51 - Aldo vs. Gamburyan Sep / 30 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Eric Heinz VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Raphael Assuncao	WEC 49 - Varner vs. Shalorus Jun / 20 / 2010	Decision (Split) John Braak VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	L.C. Davis	WEC 44 - Brown vs. Aldo Nov / 18 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Kim Winslow VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Rafael Dias	WEC 42 - Torres vs. Bowles Aug / 09 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Steve Mazzagatti VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Cole Province	WEC 37 - Torres vs. Tapia Dec / 03 / 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Marcelo Franca	Shooto Brazil 8 - Miranda vs. Silva Aug / 30 / 2008	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Luiz Alves	1	2:20
win	Henrique Mello	TFC 3 - Top Fighting Championships 3 May / 02 / 2007	KO (Head Kick)	1	0:00
win	Luciano dos Santos	SFC 1 - Sul Fight Championship 1 Sep / 16 / 2006	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	4:40
win	Jetron Pereira	SS 10 - Storm Samurai 10 Jan / 28 / 2006	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:00
win	Piri Piri	FF - Floripa Fight 1 Nov / 26 / 2005	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:55
win	Einstein Santana	BF - Battle Front 1 May / 29 / 2005	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:00
win	Jorge Luis dos Santos	GP - Tornado 5 Mar / 19 / 2005	TKO	1	0:00
win	Giovanni Diniz	PFC 3 - Profight Championships 3 Jan / 31 / 2005	KO	0	0:00
win	Lindomar Silva	GP - Tornado 3 Oct / 28 / 2004	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	0	0:00
win	Michel Michel	GP - Tornado 2 Jul / 18 / 2004	KO	1	0:30
win	Jorge Luis dos Santos	FCC - Fight Center Cup 2 May / 15 / 2004	TKO (Punches)	2	0:00

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