Diego Brandao

“Ceara”

MMA · Active

31-21RECORD

18KO / TKO WINS

6SUBMISSION WINS

7DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Ceara
Date of birth	27 May 1987
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Fortaleza, Brazil
Lives in	San Antonio, Texas, USA
Division	Featherweight
Team	Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts
Height	170 cm (5′7″)
Reach	175 cm (69″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2005
Status	Active
Pro debut	1 Oct 2005
Last fight	Win vs Kai Kamaka III, 25 Oct 2025

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Titles and honours

The Ultimate Fighter 14 featherweight tournament winner
Tuff-N-Uff Featherweight Champion
Former AFL Featherweight Champion
Fight of the Night (x1)
Submission of the Night (x1)
Performance of the Night (x1)

Background

Brazilian featherweight from Fortaleza who began fighting in Manaus and became the first Brazilian to win The Ultimate Fighter, taking the TUF 14 featherweight tournament in 2011. After the UFC he competed in Russia for Fight Nights Global and ACA, in Japan for Rizin, and later won the Tuff-N-Uff featherweight title.

Fight history

51 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Kai Kamaka III	Decision (split)	5	5:00	Tuff-N-Uff 149	25 Oct 2025	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Defended the Tuff-N-Uff Featherweight Championship
Win	Canaan Kawaihae	TKO (punches)	4	3:34	Tuff-N-Uff 145	29 Jun 2025	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Defended the Tuff-N-Uff Featherweight Championship
Win	Jamie Siraj	KO (spinning wheel kick and punches)	1	3:28	Tuff-N-Uff 142	14 Mar 2025	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Won the Tuff-N-Uff Featherweight Championship
Loss	Karshyga Dautbek	TKO (punches)	1	0:36	Alash Pride 89	9 Sep 2023	Astana, Kazakhstan	Lightweight bout
Win	Derek Campos	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Peak Fighting 29	10 Jun 2023	Amarillo, Texas, USA	Catchweight (160 lb)
Win	Matt Wagy	KO (flying knee)	1	3:12	AFL: Invincible 2023	20 Jan 2023	Hollywood, Florida, USA	Won the AFL Featherweight Championship
Win	Oleg Lichkovakha	TKO (knee and punches)	2	3:37	Ural FC 1	1 Jul 2022	Perm, Russia
Loss	Bibert Tumenov	KO (body punch)	2	4:56	ACA 136	26 Feb 2022	Moscow, Russia
Loss	Alexey Polpudnikov	TKO (punches)	3	0:54	ACA 134	17 Dec 2021	Krasnodar, Russia
Loss	Salman Zhamaldaev	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	ACA 127	28 Aug 2021	Krasnodar, Russia
Loss	Salman Zhamaldaev	DQ (illegal kick)	2	1:05	ACA 120	26 Mar 2021	St. Petersburg, Russia
Loss	Dzhihad Yunusov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	ACA 112	4 Oct 2020	Grozny, Russia
Loss	Marat Balaev	Decision (split)	3	5:00	ACA 103	14 Dec 2019	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	Dzhihad Yunusov	Decision (split)	3	5:00	ACA 100	4 Oct 2019	Grozny, Russia
Loss	Marcin Held	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	ACA 96	8 Jun 2019	Łódź, Poland
Win	Vener Galiev	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	0:50	RCC 5	15 Dec 2018	Yekaterinburg, Russia
Loss	Daron Cruickshank	KO (flying knee)	2	0:17	Rizin 13	30 Sep 2018	Saitama, Japan
Win	Satoru Kitaoka	KO (punches)	1	1:38	Rizin 11	29 Jul 2018	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Akhmed Aliev	TKO (retirement)	2	3:34	Fight Nights Global 73	4 Sep 2017	Kaspiysk, Russia
Win	Vener Galiev	KO (punches)	1	0:39	Fight Nights Global 67	25 May 2017	Yekaterinburg, Russia
Win	Murad Machaev	Submission (armbar)	2	0:58	Fight Nights Global 58	28 Jan 2017	Kaspiysk, Russia	Lightweight debut
Loss	Brian Ortega	Submission (triangle choke)	3	1:37	UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit	2 Jan 2016	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Katsunori Kikuno	TKO (punches)	1	0:28	UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson	26 Sep 2015	Saitama, Japan	Performance of the Night
Win	Jimy Hettes	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00	UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold	18 Apr 2015	Newark, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Conor McGregor	TKO (punches)	1	4:05	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao	19 Jul 2014	Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Loss	Dustin Poirier	KO (punches)	1	4:54	UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2	28 Dec 2013	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Catchweight (152 lb); Brandão missed weight
Win	Daniel Pineda	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen	17 Aug 2013	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Pablo Garza	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:27	UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi	6 Apr 2013	Stockholm, Sweden
Win	Joey Gambino	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar	13 Oct 2012	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	Darren Elkins	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir	26 May 2012	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Dennis Bermudez	Submission (armbar)	1	4:51	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale	3 Dec 2011	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Won The Ultimate Fighter 14 featherweight tournament; Submission of the Night; Fight of the Night
Win	Nick Buschman	KO (flying knee and punches)	1	2:14	Evolution Friday Night Fights 2	11 Feb 2011	Clovis, New Mexico, USA
Win	Richard Villa	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:31	Jackson's MMA Series 3	18 Dec 2010	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Win	Michael Casteel	KO (punch)	1	0:30	Evolution 1	30 Oct 2010	Clovis, New Mexico, USA
Loss	Ururahy Rodrigues	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Ultimate Warrior Challenge 8	22 May 2010	Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Win	Derek Campos	Decision (split)	3	5:00	King of Kombat 8	27 Feb 2010	Austin, Texas, USA
Loss	Gert Kocani	TKO (punches)	2	3:30	Battle at the Burg 2	30 Jan 2010	Penn Laird, Virginia, USA
Loss	Ran Weathers	TKO (punch)	1	2:56	Supreme Warrior Championship 7	20 Jun 2009	Frisco, Texas, USA
Win	Fernando Vieira	TKO (punches)	2	3:31	Mr. Cage 2	27 Mar 2009	Manaus, Brazil
Win	James King	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:53	King of Kombat 5	22 Nov 2008	Austin, Texas, USA
Loss	Matt Veach	TKO (injury)	2	1:28	Pro Battle MMA: Immediate Impact	4 Oct 2008	Springdale, Arkansas, USA
Win	Brian Foster	KO (punches)	1	1:34	TAP Entertainment: Fight Night	27 Jun 2008	Sallisaw, Oklahoma, USA
Win	Orlean Smith	TKO (punches)	1	3:18	Amazon Tribal Kombat 1	29 Mar 2008	Manaus, Brazil
Loss	Jorge Clay	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Amazon Challenge 2	1 Mar 2008	Manaus, Brazil
Win	Fabiano Silva	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Amazon Challenge 1	29 Sep 2007	Manaus, Brazil
Win	Arilson Paixao	TKO (punches)	1	2:11	Cassino Fight 4	15 Sep 2007	Manaus, Brazil
Loss	Ronys Torres	TKO (punches)	2		Cassino Fight 3	21 Apr 2007	Brazil
Loss	Daniel Trindade	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:25	Roraima Combat 3	1 Apr 2007	Boa Vista, Brazil
Win	Jorge Dalton	TKO (punches)	1		Manaus Moderna Fight	28 Mar 2007	Manaus, Brazil
Win	Elifrank Cariolano	TKO (punches)	1	3:41	Cassino Fight 1	16 Dec 2006	Manaus, Brazil
Win	Michel Addario	Submission (choke)	3	3:20	Mega Combat Vale Tudo	1 Oct 2005	Belém, Brazil	Pro debut; Opponent also given as Michel Bastos