Dhiego Lima (born January 31, 1989) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division of the UFC.
Lima was born and spent his early childhood in the Brazilian city of Goiânia and began training in mixed martial arts as a teenager.
[3] In December 2013, it was announced that Lima would a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 19, representing Team Edgar at middleweight.
[8] Lima was expected to face Pawel Pawlak in a welterweight bout on November 8, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 56.
[9] However, Pawlak was forced to pull out of the fight due to injury and replaced by Jorge de Oliveira.
[16] In February 2017, it was revealed that Lima would compete again on the UFC's reality show in the 25th season on The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption.
He faced Gilbert Smith in the quarter-finals, winning the bout in a third round sudden death victory.
In the semi-finals, Lima faced teammate Tom Gallicchio and won by unanimous decision to be the first fighter in the finals.
[32] Lima was scheduled to face Belal Muhammad, replacing Sean Brady on December 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 183.