Daniel Pineda

“The Pit”

MMA · Active

28-17 (3 NC)RECORD

9KO / TKO WINS

19SUBMISSION WINS

0DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	The Pit
Date of birth	6 Aug 1985
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Dallas, USA
Lives in	Houston, USA
Division	Featherweight
Team	4oz Fight Club
Height	170 cm (5′7″)
Reach	175 cm (69″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	since 2007
Status	Active
Pro debut	13 Apr 2007
Last fight	Loss vs Darren Elkins, 19 Oct 2024

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Titles and honours

Former Legacy FC Featherweight Champion (2 defences)
Former Fury FC Lightweight Champion
Former interim Fury FC Featherweight Champion
Former Katana Cagefighting Featherweight Champion
Submission of the Night (x1)
Performance of the Night (x2)
Fight of the Night (x2)

Background

American featherweight and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Houston, Texas, known for his submission game. He had two spells in the UFC and also competed for Bellator and the PFL.

Fight history

48 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Darren Elkins	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira	19 Oct 2024	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Fight of the Night
Loss	Nathaniel Wood	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2	27 Jul 2024	Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Loss	Alex Caceres	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi	3 Jun 2023	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Fight of the Night
Win	Tucker Lutz	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	2:50	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen	25 Mar 2023	San Antonio, Texas, USA	Performance of the Night
No contest	Andre Fili	No contest (accidental eye poke)	2	0:46	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov	26 Jun 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Pineda unable to continue after an accidental eye poke
Loss	Cub Swanson	KO (punches)	2	1:52	UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno	12 Dec 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Herbert Burns	TKO (elbows)	2	4:37	UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3	15 Aug 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Catchweight (149.5 lb); Performance of the Night
No contest	Jeremy Kennedy	No contest (overturned)	1	4:00	PFL 8 (2019)	17 Oct 2019	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	PFL featherweight semi-final; originally a submission win for Pineda, overturned after a failed drug test
No contest	Movlid Khaybulaev	No contest (overturned)	1	0:29	PFL 8 (2019)	17 Oct 2019	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	PFL featherweight quarter-final (held the same night as the semi-final); originally a TKO win for Pineda, overturned after a failed drug test
Win	Rey Trujillo	TKO (punches)	1	3:32	Fury FC 32	24 May 2019	Humble, Texas, USA
Win	Elias Rodriguez	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:51	Fury FC 28	15 Dec 2018	Humble, Texas, USA	Won the Fury FC Lightweight Championship
Win	Dimitre Ivy	Submission (triangle choke)	1	1:10	Fury FC 25	20 Jul 2018	Humble, Texas, USA	Won the interim Fury FC Featherweight Championship
Win	Josh Davila	TKO (punches)	2	0:58	LFA 35	9 Mar 2018	Houston, Texas, USA	Lightweight bout
Loss	Georgi Karakhanyan	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	4:05	Bellator 182	25 Aug 2017	Verona, New York, USA
Win	Mark Dickman	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:07	Bellator 161	16 Sep 2016	Cedar Park, Texas, USA
Loss	Emmanuel Sanchez	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Bellator 149	19 Feb 2016	Houston, Texas, USA	Catchweight (150 lb)
Win	Jonny Carson	Submission (kimura)	3	1:45	Legacy FC 41	3 Apr 2015	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Win	Thomas Webb	Submission (triangle choke)	1	0:49	Legacy FC 39	27 Feb 2015	Houston, Texas, USA	Catchweight (150 lb)
Win	Leonard Garcia	Submission (kimura)	1	1:54	Legacy FC 37	14 Nov 2014	Houston, Texas, USA	Lightweight bout
Loss	Robert Whiteford	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler	15 Mar 2014	Dallas, Texas, USA
Loss	Diego Brandao	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen	17 Aug 2013	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Justin Lawrence	Submission (kimura)	1	1:35	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale	13 Apr 2013	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Submission of the Night
Loss	Antonio Carvalho	KO (punches)	1	1:11	UFC 149: Faber vs Barao	21 Jul 2012	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Loss	Mike Brown	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir	26 May 2012	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Mackens Semerzier	Submission (armbar)	1	2:05	UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann	2 Mar 2012	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win	Pat Schilling	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:37	UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller	20 Jan 2012	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	UFC debut
Win	Gilbert Jimenez	TKO (spinning backfist)	2	1:37	Legacy FC 9	16 Dec 2011	Houston, Texas, USA	Catchweight (150 lb)
Win	Frank Gomez	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:25	Legacy FC 7	22 Jul 2011	Houston, Texas, USA	Defended the Legacy FC Featherweight Championship
Win	Ray Blodgett	KO (punch)	1	0:58	Legacy FC 6	9 Apr 2011	Houston, Texas, USA	Defended the Legacy FC Featherweight Championship
Win	Levi Forrest	Submission (heel hook)	1	2:49	Legacy FC 5	29 Jan 2011	Houston, Texas, USA	Non-title bout
Win	Reynaldo Trujillo	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:58	Legacy Promotions	31 Jul 2010	Houston, Texas, USA	Won the Legacy FC Featherweight Championship
Loss	Chas Skelly	Submission (kneebar)	2	2:16	Bellator 19	20 May 2010	Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
Win	James King	TKO (punches)	1	4:30	KOK 8: The Uprising	27 Feb 2010	Austin, Texas, USA
Win	Douglas Frey	Submission (heel hook)	2	1:55	SWC 9: Redemption	28 Nov 2009	Frisco, Texas, USA
Loss	Chas Skelly	Submission	1	2:12	SWC 8: Night of Rumble	18 Sep 2009	Frisco, Texas, USA
Loss	Johnny Bedford	Submission (triangle choke)	2	2:58	SWC 7: Discountenance	20 Jun 2009	Frisco, Texas, USA
Loss	Kyle Miers	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:24	International Xtreme Fight Association	6 Jun 2009	Vinton, Louisiana, USA
Loss	Roberto Vargas	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 6	8 May 2009	Robstown, Texas, USA
Win	Johnny Bedford	Submission (kneebar)	1	2:00	SWC 3: St. Valentine's Day Massacre	21 Feb 2009	Frisco, Texas, USA
Win	Ira Evanson	Submission (armbar)	2	1:22	Katana Cagefighting	6 Dec 2008	Robstown, Texas, USA	Won the Katana Cagefighting Featherweight Championship
Loss	Scott Bear	Submission (choke)	2		Legacy FC 2	23 Aug 2008	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Win	Vince Libardi	TKO (punches)	1	1:13	South Coast Promotions	18 Jul 2008	Houston, Texas, USA
Win	John Alvarez	TKO (punches)	2	2:04	Katana Cagefighting	17 May 2008	Robstown, Texas, USA
Win	Warren Stewart	TKO (punches)	1	1:42	Urban Rumble Championships 1	4 Apr 2008	Pasadena, Texas, USA
Loss	Lim Jae-suk	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:42	EliteXC: Renegade	10 Nov 2007	Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Welterweight bout
Win	Kierre Gooch	Submission (choke)	2	0:59	Renegades Extreme Fighting	20 Oct 2007	Houston, Texas, USA
Win	Warren Stewart	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:00	Art of War 2	11 May 2007	Austin, Texas, USA
Win	Jeremy Mahon	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:03	IFC: Caged Combat	13 Apr 2007	Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Pro debut