Diego Saraiva

Diego Saraiva
Born	April 23, 1982 (1982-04-23) (age 29) Fortaleza, Brazil
Other names	The Octopus
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division	Featherweight Lightweight
Fighting out of	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Mixed martial arts record
Total	37
Wins	21
By knockout	4
By submission	14
By decision	3
Losses	15
By knockout	3
By decision	12
Draws	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Diego Saraiva (born April 23, 1982 in Fortaleza, Ceará) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Palace Fighting Championship as well as other promotions in the Lightweight division.

Mixed martial arts career

Diego Saraiva has a professional mixed martial arts record of 18-10. He is notable for never being knocked out or submitted in a fight and his 0-3 run in the UFC. However, Saraiva was undefeated after dropping down to Featherweight, going 4-0 with two stoppages. His next bout was against Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Soto at Bellator 19 in a non title affair.^[1] Saraiva lost to featherweight champion Joe Soto by a cut-stoppage TKO after the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
37 matches	21 wins	15 losses
By knockout	4	3
By submission	14	0
By decision	3	12
Draws	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	17-10-1	Micah Miller	Decision (Unanimous)	Tachi Palace Fights 6	02010-09-09 September 9, 2010	3	5:00	Lemoore, California, United States
Loss	17-9-1	Joe Soto	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	Bellator 19	02010-05-20 May 20, 2010	1	5:00	Grand Prairie, Texas, United States\
Win	17-8-1	Dee Jay Fuentes	Decision (Unanimous)	Sportfight X - Redline Grand Prix Finals	02010-03-26 March 26, 2010	3	5:00	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win	16-8-1	Eddie Yagin	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	Tachi Palace Fights II - Brawl in the Hall	02009-12-03 December 3, 2009	3	3:07	Lemoore, California, United States
Win	15-8-1	Jonathan Mix	Decision (Split)	Wild Bill's - Fight Night 23	02009-10-30 October 30, 2009	3	5:00	Duluth, Georgia, United States
Win	14-8-1	Kamrin Naville	Submission (Armbar)	Wild Bill's - Fight Night 22	02009-09-12 September 12, 2009	1	4:56	Duluth, Georgia, United States
Win	13-8-1	Frankhad Sharipov	Decision (Split)	Wild Bill's - Fight Night 19	02009-04-17 April 17, 2009	3	5:00	Duluth, Georgia, United States
Win	12-8-1	Jorge Evangelista	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	PFC 12: High Stakes	02009-01-22 January 22, 2009	2	2:39	Lemoore, California, United States
Loss	11-8-1	Benson Henderson	Decision (Unanimous)	EVO MMA - Evolution MMA	02008-10-04 October 4, 2008	3	5:00	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win	11-7-1	Josh Cate	TKO	AFL - Bulletproof	02008-05-30 May 30, 2008	1		Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Loss	10-7-1	Brian Cobb	Decision (Unanimous)	PFC 8: A Night of Champions	02008-05-08 May 8, 2008	5	5:00	Lemoore, California, United States
Win	10-6-1	Joe Ammerman	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	AFL: Erupption	02008-03-07 March 7, 2008	1		Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Win	9-6-1	Poppies Martinez	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Palace Fighting Championship 6	02008-01-17 January 17, 2008	1	2:08	Lemoore, California, USA
Loss	8-6-1	Jeremy Stephens	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 76	02007-09-22 September 22, 2007	3	5:00	Anaheim, California, United States
Loss	8-5-1	Jorge Gurgel	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 73	02007-07-07 July 7, 2007	3	5:00	Sacramento, California, USA	Won Fight of the Night Honors
Loss	8-4-1	Dustin Hazelett	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 67	02007-02-03 February 3, 2007	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	8-3-1	Nate Ford	KO	GFC 1 - First Blood	02007-01-13 January 13, 2007	1	1:33	Columbus, Georgia, USA
Win	8-3-1	Adam Arredondo	Submission (Armbar)	World Extreme Fighting	02006-11-18 November 18, 2006	2		United States
Loss	7-3-1	Steve Kinnison	Decision (Split)	Wild Bill's - Fight Night 5	02006-11-17 November 17, 2006	N/A		Duluth, Georgia, United States
Win	7-2-1	Jeremiah Navarro	Submission (Armbar)	Wild Bill's - Fight Night 5	02006-11-17 November 17, 2006	1	0:37	Duluth, Georgia, United States
Win	6-2-1	Luke Gwaltney	Submission (Triangle Choke)	FT 7 - Full Throttle 7	02006-06-10 June 10, 2006	3	3:07	Georgia, United States
Win	5-2-1	David Derby	Submission (Heel Hook)	ISCF - Knuckle Up 4	02006-04-28 April 28, 2006	1		Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
Loss	4-2-1	Danny Suarez	Decision (Unanimous)	WEF - Orleans Arena	02006-04-01 April 1, 2006	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	4-1-1	Brandon Bledsoe	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	FT 6 - Full Throttle 6	02006-02-11 February 11, 2006	1	2:04	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
vDraw	3-1-1	Ryan Healy	Draw	AFC 14 - Absolute Fighting Championships 14	02005-12-10 December 10, 2005	2	5:00	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	3-1	Donnie Nordstrom	Submission (Armbar)	FT 5 - Full Throttle 5	02005-11-04 November 4, 2005	1	1:44	Georgia, United States
Win	2-1	Virgil Strzelecki	Submission (Triangle Choke)	ISCF - Knuckle Up 1	02005-10-14 October 14, 2005	1	N/A	N/A
Win	1-1	Brandon Bledsoe	Submission (Armbar)	FT 4 - Full Throttle 4	02005-09-09 September 9, 2005	1	0:52	Duluth, Georgia, United States
Loss	0-1	Steve Kinnison	Decision (Unanimous)	FT 2 - Full Throttle 2	02005-06-03 June 3, 2005	3	5:00	Atlanta, Georgia, United States

References

1. ^ "Featherweight champ Joe Soto meets Diego Saraiva in Bellator 19 non-title fight". MMA Junkie. 2010-03-26. http://mmajunkie.com/news/18463/featherweight-champ-joe-soto-meets-diego-saraiva-in-bellator-19-non-title-fight.mma. Retrieved 2010-03-29. 

External links

• Professional MMA record for Diego Saraiva from Sherdog

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Name	Saraiva, Diego
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Date of birth	April 23, 1982
Place of birth	Fortaleza, Brazil
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