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Diego Nunes

Diego Nunes

996 ELO #1248

"The Gun"

MMA 19-7-0 · UFC 3-3-0 · Featherweight · Last fought 13 years and 144 days ago

Diego Nunes "The Gun" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Diego Nunes has 3 wins in the UFC. Diego Nunes lands an average of 2.72 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.18 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Featherweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 996), and have not fought Diego Nunes before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Darren Elkins 19-11-0 42 1082 1.0 86
Cub Swanson 16-10-0 42 1141 1.0 145
Josh Emmett 10-7-0 41 1058 2.0 62
Daniel Pineda 5-8-0 40 986 3.0 10
Douglas Silva de Andrade 7-7-0 40 1015 3.0 19
Erik Silva 0-3-0 39 956 4.0 40

Fight Results Breakdown

6
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Bart Palaszewski in 2012
Opponent ELO: 1007

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 6'
Weight
Featherweight
Reach
67'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Nov 30 1982
Age
43
Peak ELO
1010
ELO Rank
1248 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
144-65-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1036.3
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
987.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.72
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
43%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.59
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
58%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.18
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
44%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.6
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Diego Nunes Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2013-01-19 UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping Nik Lentz U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2012-10-05 UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot Bart Palaszewski U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-04-14 UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva Dennis Siver U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2011-12-30 UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Manvel Gamburyan U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2011-06-11 UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin Kenny Florian U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2011-01-01 UFC 125: Resolution Mike Brown S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Diego Nunes ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
6 2013-01-19 Nik Lentz 1052 Loss -14 996
5 2012-10-05 Bart Palaszewski 1007 Win +17 1010
4 2012-04-14 Dennis Siver 1078 Loss -13 993
3 2011-12-30 Manvel Gamburyan 980 Win +16 1006
2 2011-06-11 Kenny Florian 1141 Loss -10 990
1 2011-01-01 Mike Brown 984 Win 0 1000

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