Heavyweight
Jhonata Diniz
Curitiba, Brazil
Pro record
9-3-0
Model Elo
1527
#805 of 1994
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 6'4"
- Reach
- 79.5"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- Santa Fe Team
- Born
- Curitiba, Brazil
- UFC debut
- Apr 26, 2024
Profile
Overview
Every UFC loss for Jhonata Diniz has come by knockout, and none of his wins have. Well, one has: the Heavyweight is 3-3 in the UFC with a single finish, a second-round stoppage of Austen Lane. The other two wins went the distance.
He is 9-3 as a professional across all promotions, and he arrives at his next fight on a two-fight losing streak. Both of those losses were KO/TKO defeats.
UFC Career
Diniz came through Dana White's Contender Series 7.6, where he beat Eduardo Neves by KO/TKO in the first round at 3:15. That fight doesn't count toward his UFC record. His UFC debut came in April 2024, and he opened with that second-round TKO of Austen Lane at 2:12.
Next came a unanimous decision over Karl Williams in August 2024, a win over an opponent our model rates as strong. At 2-0 in the UFC, he looked set.
Then Marcin Tybura stopped him in the second round at UFC 309. He bounced back with a unanimous decision over Alvin Hines at UFC 317, his second win by decision.
The next two fights went the other way. Mario Pinto finished him in the second round at 4:10, and Tanner Boser did the same in the third at 4:26.
Two wins in a row once. Two losses in a row now.
Fighting Style
Diniz is a striker who is hard to hit. He takes fewer strikes per minute than most UFC fighters and lands with better accuracy, though his defense is about average and his output per minute is right around the norm.
He rarely looks for takedowns or submissions, and he is very hard to take down. Fights tend to stay on the feet, and all three of his UFC losses came by KO or TKO.
His one UFC finish was a second-round KO/TKO. His other two wins went to the scorecards, so he has been more likely to outpoint an opponent than to stop him.
Notable Wins
- Austen Lane — KO/TKO, round 2, UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez (2024)
- Karl Williams — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs Spivac 2 (2024)
- Alvin Hines — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC 317 (2025)
Quick Facts
- Division: Heavyweight
- UFC record: 3-3 (1 KO/TKO win, 2 decision wins)
- Professional record (all promotions): 9-3-0
- UFC debut: 2024
- Stance: Orthodox
- Height: 6'4", reach: 79.5"
- Team: Santa Fe Team
- Born: Curitiba, Brazil
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 3–3
- since 2024
- Finish rate
- 33%
- 1 of 3 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 0
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 2
- Current streak
- L2
- losses in a row
- Octagon time
- 1h 10m
- avg 11:48 per fight
- Opposition
- 1552
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1627opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs Spivac 2 · Aug 10, 2024
- 1500opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC 317 · Jun 28, 2025
- 1494opp. Elo
KO/TKO, R2 · UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez · Apr 27, 2024
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · about average
UFC avg 3.95 · better than average
UFC avg 45% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · about average
UFC avg 0.43 · better than average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · below average
UFC avg 15% · below average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 10:35
Fight history (7)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| L |  Tanner BoserRecord after: 4-3 | KO/TKORound 3 · 4:26 | UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. MalottOct 17, 2026 |
| L |  Mario PintoRecord after: 4-2 | KO/TKORound 2 · 4:10 | UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs GamrotOct 11, 2025 |
| W |  Alvin HinesRecord after: 4-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 317Jun 28, 2025 |
| L |  Marcin TyburaRecord after: 3-1 | KO/TKORound 2 · 5:00 | UFC 309Nov 16, 2024 |
| W |  Karl WilliamsRecord after: 3-0 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs Spivac 2Aug 10, 2024 |
| W |  Austen LaneRecord after: 2-0 | KO/TKORound 2 · 2:12 | UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs PerezApr 27, 2024 |
| W |  Eduardo NevesRecord after: 1-0 | KO/TKORound 1 · 3:15 | Dana White's Contender Series 7.6Sep 12, 2023 |