Diego Brandao
| Diego Brandao | |
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| Born |
May 27, 1987 Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Other names | DB, Ceara |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 69.0 in (175 cm) |
| Fighting out of | San Antonio, Texas |
| Team | Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts |
| Rank | Second Degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 32 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Diego Pereira Brandão (born May 27, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed most recently in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Fighting professionally since 2005, he was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.
Brandão made his MMA debut against Michel Bastos which he won via submission. He went 3-1 before fighting against UFC veteran Ronys Torres. He lost the fight by TKO due to punches. He got his biggest win to date against longtime UFC veteran Brian Foster in which he won by highlight reel KO in the first round. After that win he went 6-4 with 3 wins by KO, 2 by submission, and 1 by decision before signing with the UFC.
Brandão later became a permanent member of Jackson's MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is now managed by New Idea Sports & Marketing.
In 2011, Brandão had signed with the UFC to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. In the first episode, Brandão fought Jesse Newell to gain entry into the Ultimate Fighter house. Brandão quickly defeated Newell via first round knockout. He was the number one featherweight pick for Team Bisping.
Brandão proved to be a loose cannon with confrontations with Marcus Brimage and Steven Siler. In the fifth episode it was announced that he would fight Siler on episode six. In this fight Diego charged out of the gate with a flying knee and knocked Siler unconscious 30 seconds into the first round with a left hook. With this win he advanced to the semi finals to fight former WEC fighter, Bryan Caraway. Brandão defeated Caraway via KO due to a flying knee and follow up punches late in the first round. With the win over Caraway, Brandão moved on to the finale against Dennis Bermudez.
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