Diego Saraiva

Diego "The Octopus" Saraiva

First Name: Diego Last Name: Saraiva
Nickname: The Octopus
Date of Birth: Apr 23, 1982 Age: 41
Weight: 66.0 Height: 168.0
Reach: 0.0
Location: Atlanta Georgia
Hometown: Fortaleza, Brazil
Fighting Styles:
Affiliations: Velocity Kickboxing
Fight Stats
Record 22 - 20 - 1 Last 5 Fights
Total Fights 43 fights Professional Fights 43 fights
Amateur Fights 0 fights Years Fighting 22 years
Days Last Fought 2937 days Rounds Fought 90 rounds
Finish Wins 18 finishes Finish Losses 5 finish losses
Finish Win Percentage 81 % Finish Loss Percentage 25 %
Knockout Wins 1 KOs Knockout Losses 1 KO losses
TKO Wins 3 TKOs TKO Losses 4 TKO losses
KO/TKO Win Percentage 18 % KO/TKO Loss Percentage 25 %
Submission Wins 14 subs Submission Losses 0 sub losses
Submission Win Percentage 63 % Submission Loss Percentage 0 %
Decision Wins 4 decision wins Decision Losses 15 decision losses
Decision Win Percentage 18 % Decision Loss Percentage 75 %
Unanimous Decision Wins 2 UD wins Unanimous Decision Losses 14 UD losses
Split Decision Wins 2 SD wins Split Decision Losses 1 SD losses

Professional Fights

Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(22 - 19 - 1)

A&A Fight Time Promotions - A Night of Explosions

March 12, 2016 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Foy Fitness and Recreation Center, Clarksville, Tennessee, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 4:47

Nate Landwehr
Win

Nate Landwehr

(6 - 2)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(22 - 18 - 1)

NFC 75

June 27, 2015 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Wild Bill's, Duluth, Georgia, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Jordan Rinaldi
Win

Jordan Rinaldi

(10 - 4)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(22 - 17 - 1)

TPF 22

February 05, 2015 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, California, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Enoch Wilson
Win

Enoch Wilson

(16 - 9 - 2)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(22 - 16 - 1)

NFC 69

October 25, 2014 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Wild Bill's, Duluth, Georgia, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 0:15

Shah Bobonis
Win

Shah Bobonis

(16 - 11)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(21 - 16 - 1)

TPF 19

June 19, 2014 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, California, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Eddie Yagin
Loss

Eddie Yagin

(16 - 5 - 1)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(21 - 15 - 1)

WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 40

September 23, 2011 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Wild Bill's Atlanta, Duluth, Georgia, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(21 - 14 - 1)

WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 37

June 18, 2011 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Wild Bill's Atlanta, Duluth, Georgia, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Ronnie Rogers
Win

Ronnie Rogers

(7 - 5)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(20 - 14 - 1)

HFN

April 29, 2011 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Cherokee, North Carolina, United States

Submission (Triangle Choke) Round: 2 Time: 2:07

Jacob Allman
Loss

Jacob Allman

(4 - 0)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(20 - 13 - 1)

WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 34

March 11, 2011 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Wild Bill's Atlanta, Duluth, Georgia, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Marcus Cujba
Win

Marcus Cujba

(6 - 0)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(19 - 13 - 1)

WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 33

January 29, 2011 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Wild Bill's Atlanta, Duluth, Georgia, United States

Submission (Armbar) Round: 2 Time: 3:30

Joe Elmore
Loss

Joe Elmore

(5 - 2)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(19 - 12 - 1)

TPF 6

September 09, 2010 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, California, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Micah Miller
Win

Micah Miller

(15 - 4, 1 NC)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(19 - 11 - 1)

Bellator Fighting Championships 19

May 20, 2010 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, Texas, United States

TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round: 1 Time: 5:00

Joe Soto
Win

Joe Soto

(8 - 0)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(18 - 11 - 1)

SportFight X 1

March 26, 2010 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(17 - 11 - 1)

TPF 2

December 03, 2009 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, California, United States

TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round: 3 Time: 3:07

Eddie Yagin
Loss

Eddie Yagin

(13 - 3 - 1)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(16 - 11 - 1)

WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 23

October 30, 2009 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Wild Bill's Atlanta, Duluth, Georgia, United States

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Jonathan Mix
Loss

Jonathan Mix

(4 - 2)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(15 - 11 - 1)

WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 22

September 12, 2009 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Wild Bill's Atlanta, Duluth, Georgia, United States

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 4:56

Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(14 - 11 - 1)

WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 19

April 17, 2009 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Wild Bill's Atlanta, Duluth, Georgia, United States

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Farkhad Sharipov
Loss

Farkhad Sharipov

(7 - 2)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(13 - 11 - 1)

PFC 12

January 22, 2009 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, California, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 2 Time: 2:39

Jorge Evangelista
Loss

Jorge Evangelista

(8 - 2 - 1)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(13 - 10 - 1)

EVO MMA - Evolution MMA

October 04, 2008 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Ariz.

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(12 - 10 - 1)

Bulletproof

May 30, 2008 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

TKO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 1:34

Josh Cate
Loss

Josh Cate

(5 - 6)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(12 - 9 - 1)

PFC 8

May 08, 2008 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino Lemoore, Calif.

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 5 Time: 3:00

Brian Cobb
Win

Brian Cobb

(11 - 4)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(11 - 9 - 1)

AFL - Eruption

March 07, 2008 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 0:58

Joe Ammerman
Loss

Joe Ammerman

(3 - 0)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(10 - 9 - 1)

PFC 6

January 17, 2008 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino Lemoore, Calif.

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 2:08

Poppies Martinez
Loss

Poppies Martinez

(14 - 3, 1 NC)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(10 - 8 - 1)

UFC 76

September 22, 2007 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Honda Center, Anaheim, California, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(10 - 7 - 1)

UFC 73

July 07, 2007 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Jorge Gurgel
Win

Jorge Gurgel

(10 - 2)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(10 - 6 - 1)

UFC 67

February 03, 2007 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(9 - 6 - 1)

GFC 1

January 13, 2007 Saturday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Columbus, Georgia

KO Round: 1 Time: 1:33

Nate Ford
Loss

Nate Ford

(1 - 0)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(8 - 6 - 1)

WEF - World Extreme Fighting

November 18, 2006 Saturday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Submission (Armbar) Round: 2 Time: TBD

Adam Arredondo
Loss

Adam Arredondo

(6 - 6 - 1)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(7 - 5 - 1)

WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 5

November 17, 2006 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Wild Bill's Atlanta, Duluth, Georgia, United States

Decision (Split) Round: Time: TBD

Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(7 - 5 - 1)

WBFN - Wild Bill's Fight Night 5

November 17, 2006 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Wild Bill's Atlanta, Duluth, Georgia, United States

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 0:37

Jeremiah Navarro
Loss

Jeremiah Navarro

(3 - 0)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(6 - 5 - 1)

FT 7

June 10, 2006 Saturday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Georgia

Submission (Triangle Choke) Round: 3 Time: 3:07

Luke Gwaltney
Loss

Luke Gwaltney

(7 - 6)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(5 - 5 - 1)

ISCF - Knuckle Up 4

April 28, 2006 Friday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Kennesaw, Georgia

Submission (Heel Hook) Round: 1 Time: 4:32

David Derby
Loss

David Derby

(DEBUT)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(5 - 4 - 1)

WEF 17

April 01, 2006 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Danny Suarez
Win

Danny Suarez

(2 - 2)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(4 - 4 - 1)

FT 6

February 11, 2006 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Atlanta, Georgia

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 2:04

Brandon Bledsoe
Loss

Brandon Bledsoe

(5 - 11)
Diego Saraiva
Draw

Diego Saraiva

(4 - 4)

AFC 14

December 10, 2005 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Draw Round: 2 Time: 5:00

Ryan Healy
Draw

Ryan Healy

(9 - 0)

FT 5

November 04, 2005 Friday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Georgia

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 1:44

Donnie Nordstrom
Loss

Donnie Nordstrom

(1 - 0)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(2 - 4)

ISCF - Knuckle Up 1

October 14, 2005 Friday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Submission (Triangle Choke) Round: 1 Time: TBD

Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(1 - 4)

FT 4

September 09, 2005 Friday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Duluth, Georgia

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 0:52

Brandon Bledsoe
Loss

Brandon Bledsoe

(5 - 10)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(1 - 3)

FT 2

June 03, 2005 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Atlanta, Georgia

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(1 - 2)

ACC 1

November 06, 2004 Saturday
4 PM ET / 1 PM PT

Sao Jose dos Campos Tenis Clube GymnasiumSao Paulo, Brazil

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: TBD

Renato Matos
Win

Renato Matos

(0 - 1)
Diego Saraiva
Win

Diego Saraiva

(0 - 2)

ISCF - Friday Night Fights

August 22, 2003 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

The TabernacleAtlanta, Georgia

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 2:18

Mike Collier
Loss

Mike Collier

(DEBUT)
Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(0 - 1)

ISCF - May Madness

May 21, 2003 Wednesday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Atlanta, Georgia

KO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: TBD

Diego Saraiva
Loss

Diego Saraiva

(DEBUT)

CN 3

October 08, 2001 Monday
4 PM ET / 1 PM PT

Brazil

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Paulo Dantas
Win

Paulo Dantas

(2 - 0)