Featherweight · “The Pit”

Daniel Pineda

28-17-0 (2 NC) UFC 5-8-0 (1 NC)
5'7"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
41Age
1KO wins
4Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:02Avg fight

Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.85
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.26
Striking accuracy49.6%
Striking defense45.8%
Takedowns / 15 min1.42
Takedown accuracy24.0%
Takedown defense54.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.54
Control time25.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-5

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
March 15, 2014 vs Robert Whiteford — 1.6/min (L) Mar '14 August 15, 2020 vs Herbert Burns — 5.93/min (W) Aug '20 December 12, 2020 vs Cub Swanson — 3.06/min (L) Dec '20 June 26, 2021 vs Andre Fili — 2.6/min (NC) Jun '21 March 25, 2023 vs Tucker Lutz — 3.06/min (W) Mar '23 June 3, 2023 vs Alex Caceres — 1.8/min (L) Jun '23 July 27, 2024 vs Nathaniel Wood — 2.13/min (L) Jul '24 October 19, 2024 vs Darren Elkins — 2.07/min (L) Oct '24

Fight history

14 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Darren Elkins 18-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira · October 19, 2024
31/53Sig. strikes
39/88Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:02Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Nathaniel Wood 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · July 27, 2024
32/69Sig. strikes
66/93Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
5:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alex Caceres 15-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · June 3, 2023
27/56Sig. strikes
60/99Absorbed
3/11Takedowns
3:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Tucker Lutz 1-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:50 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · March 25, 2023
24/45Sig. strikes
28/78Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:20Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
NC Andre Fili 9-7 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 0:46 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · June 26, 2021
15/34Sig. strikes
34/67Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
1:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cub Swanson 11-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:52 — UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · December 12, 2020
21/45Sig. strikes
46/66Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Herbert Burns 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:37 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · August 15, 2020
57/75Sig. strikes
10/22Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
6:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Robert Whiteford 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · March 15, 2014
24/44Sig. strikes
26/50Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:10Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Diego Brandao 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · August 17, 2013
61/160Sig. strikes
42/86Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
2:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Justin Lawrence 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:35 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · April 13, 2013
1/2Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Antonio Carvalho 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:11 — UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · July 21, 2012
7/20Sig. strikes
10/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mike Brown 1-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · May 26, 2012
28/80Sig. strikes
38/67Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mackens Semerzier 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:05 — UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann · March 2, 2012
14/21Sig. strikes
9/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:19Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Pat Schilling 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:37 — UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller · January 20, 2012
19/24Sig. strikes
4/7Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
28-17-0 (2 NC)Pro record
4oz Fight ClubGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 19
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 6
Decision 8
Other 0

No contests: 2

Fights by organization

UFC 14
Legacy FC 8
Bellator 5
SWC 4
Fury FC 3
Katana Cagefighting 2
PFL 1
LFA 1

+ 9 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 47 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Darren Elkins Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
October 19, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
L Nathaniel Wood Decision (unanimous) UFC 304
July 27, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
L Alex Caceres Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
June 3, 2023
UFC 3 5:00
W Tucker Lutz Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
March 25, 2023
UFC 2 2:50
NC Andre Fili NC (accidental eye poke) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
June 26, 2021
UFC 2 0:46
L Cub Swanson KO (punches) UFC 256
December 12, 2020
UFC 2 1:52
W Herbert Burns TKO (elbows) UFC 252
August 15, 2020
UFC 2 4:37
NC Jeremy Kennedy NC (overturned) PFL 8 (2019)
October 17, 2019
PFL 1 4:00
W Rey Trujillo TKO (punches) Fury FC 32
May 24, 2019
Fury FC 1 3:32
W Elias Rodriguez Submission (guillotine choke) Fury FC 28
December 15, 2018
Fury FC 1 0:51
W Dimitre Ivy Submission (triangle choke) Fury FC 25
July 20, 2018
Fury FC 1 1:10
W Josh Davila TKO (punches) LFA 35
March 9, 2018
LFA 2 0:58
L Georgi Karakhanyan TKO (doctor stoppage) Bellator 182
August 25, 2017
Bellator 2 4:05
W Mark Dickman Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 161
September 16, 2016
Bellator 3 2:07
L Emmanuel Sanchez Decision (split) Bellator 149
February 19, 2016
Bellator 3 5:00
W Jonny Carson Submission (kimura) Legacy FC 41
April 3, 2015
Legacy FC 3 1:45
W Thomas Webb Submission (triangle choke) Legacy FC 39
February 27, 2015
Legacy FC 1 0:49
W Leonard Garcia Submission (kimura) Legacy FC 37
November 14, 2014
Legacy FC 1 1:54
L Robert Whiteford Decision (unanimous) UFC 171
March 15, 2014
UFC 3 5:00
L Diego Brandão Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
August 17, 2013
UFC 3 5:00
W Justin Lawrence Submission (kimura) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale
April 13, 2013
UFC 1 1:35
L Antonio Carvalho KO (punches) UFC 149
July 21, 2012
UFC 1 1:11
L Mike Brown Decision (unanimous) UFC 146
May 26, 2012
UFC 3 5:00
W Mackens Semerzier Submission (triangle-armbar) UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann
March 3, 2012
UFC 1 2:05
W Pat Schilling Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller
January 20, 2012
UFC 1 1:37
W Gilbert Jimenez TKO (spinning backfist) Legacy FC 9
December 16, 2011
Legacy FC 2 1:37
W Frank Gomez Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 7
July 22, 2011
Legacy FC 3 2:25
W Ray Blodgett KO (punch) Legacy FC 6
April 9, 2011
Legacy FC 1 0:58
W Levi Forrest Submission (heel hook) Legacy FC 5
January 29, 2011
Legacy FC 1 2:49
W Reynaldo Trujillo Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy Promotions
July 31, 2010
Legacy Promotions 1 1:58
L Chas Skelly Submission (kneebar) Bellator 19
May 20, 2010
Bellator 2 2:16
W James King TKO (punches) KOK 8: The Uprising
February 27, 2010
KOK 1 4:30
W Douglas Frey Submission (heel hook) SWC 9: Redemption
November 28, 2009
SWC 2 1:55
L Chas Skelly Submission SWC 8: Night of Rumble
September 18, 2009
SWC 1 2:12
L Johnny Bedford Submission (triangle choke) SWC 7: Discountenance
June 20, 2009
SWC 2 2:58
L Kyle Miers Submission (rear-naked choke) International Xtreme Fight Association
June 6, 2009
International Xtreme Fight Association 1 1:24
L Roberto Vargas Decision (unanimous) Bellator 6
May 8, 2009
Bellator 3 5:00
W Johnny Bedford Submission (kneebar) SWC 3: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
February 21, 2009
SWC 1 2:00
W Ira Evanson Submission (armbar) Katana Cagefighting
December 6, 2008
Katana Cagefighting 2 1:22
L Scott Bear Submission (choke) Legacy FC 2
August 23, 2008
Legacy FC 2
W Vince Libardi TKO (punches) South Coast Promotions
July 18, 2008
South Coast Promotions 1 1:13
W John Alvarez TKO (punches) Katana Cagefighting
May 17, 2008
Katana Cagefighting 2 2:04
W Warren Stewart TKO (punches) Urban Rumble Championships 1
April 4, 2008
Urban Rumble Championships 1 1:42
L Lim Jae-suk Submission (rear-naked choke) EliteXC: Renegade
November 10, 2007
EliteXC 1 2:42
W Kierre Gooch Submission (choke) Renegades Extreme Fighting
October 20, 2007
Renegades Extreme Fighting 2 0:59
W Warren Stewart Submission (rear-naked choke) Art of War 2
May 11, 2007
Art of War 1 2:00
W Jeremy Mahon Submission (rear-naked choke) IFC: Caged Combat
April 13, 2007
IFC 1 1:03

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Daniel Pineda (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 127 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.9 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.3 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 49.6% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 45.8% avg 55.3%
Takedowns /15 min 1.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 24.0% avg 37.5%
Takedown defense 54.7% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.5 avg 0.6
Control time 25.9% avg 20.5%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 44.9%