Diego Lopes Next Fight: Lopes vs. Oliveira on December 12

Next fight: Lopes vs. Oliveira

Diego Lopes (7-3) meets Charles Oliveira (25-11 (1 NC)) on Saturday, December 12, 2026, in the main event of UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes, at lightweight.

How the fight looks

Lopes is a striker with real knockout power; Oliveira is a grappler who wrestles to submit. The fight turns on the wrestling. Oliveira wants it on the mat; Lopes wants it standing, though Oliveira has had the better of the exchanges there too. Expect a fight for position: Lopes stops 74% of takedowns, enough to make Oliveira work for each one.

• On the feet: Lopes lands 3.9 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 4.7; Oliveira lands 3.2 and absorbs 3.2. The output is close.
• On the mat: Oliveira averages 1.7 takedowns per 15 minutes at 31% and spends 48% of fight time in control. Lopes stops 74% of takedowns.
• Power: 4 of Lopes's 7 UFC wins came by KO/TKO, with 6 knockdowns in the last 10 fights. Oliveira has been stopped by strikes 5 times in the UFC.
• Submissions: Lopes has 1 UFC win by submission and tries 1.0 per 15 minutes. Oliveira has been submitted 4 times.

Our pick

Oliveira by decision. 4 of Oliveira's 25 UFC wins went to the scorecards, and Lopes has never been finished in the UFC. MMA.SOCIAL's rating has Lopes at 1,133 and Oliveira at 1,335, 76% for Oliveira. On style, Oliveira has the edge on the feet, with a strike differential (significant strikes landed minus absorbed) of 0.0 a minute to Lopes's -0.7. The takedown threat is close to even. With the styles in: Oliveira 74%.

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Last fight

Lopes beat Steve Garcia by KO/TKO in round 2 at UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje on June 14, 2026. Round-by-round stats.

Lopes's last 5 fights

Where Lopes stands

• UFC record: 7-3 - 4 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, and 2 by decision.
• Current run: a 1-fight win streak.
• MMA.SOCIAL rating: 1,133, No. 7 among active featherweights.

Diego Lopes's full profile and fight record