| Domingo Pilarte | |
| Other Names: | Son Of Fire |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Bethesda, Maryland, United States |
| Weight Lb: | 135 |
| Weight Class: | Bantamweight |
| Reach: | 73.0 in[1] |
| Stance: | Southpaw |
| Fighting Out Of: | Houston, Texas |
| Team: | Revolution Dojo |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 2 |
| Mma Subwin: | 4 |
| Mma Decwin: | 2 |
| Mma Decloss: | 3 |
| Mma Nc: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 48495 |
Domingo Pilarte (born January 5, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Starting his professional career in 2009, Pilarte compiled a 7–1 record fighting out of promotions in the Houston area, culminating with Pilarte winning a razor thin split decision to current UFC bantamweight Adrian Yañez at LFA 7.[2]
Pilarte faced Vince Morales on July 17, 2018 at Dana White's Contender Series 13. He won the fight via technical submission with a rear-naked choke and secured a contract with the UFC.[3]
Pilarte was scheduled to face Brian Kelleher on November 3, 2018 at UFC 230.[4] Pilarte was forced to withdraw from the bout, citing an injury.[5]
Pilarte made his UFC debut against Felipe Colares on July 20, 2019 at .[6] [7] He lost the fight via split decision.[8]
Pilarte next faced Journey Newson at UFC 247 on February 8, 2020. He lost the fight via TKO within the first minute of the fight. However, on March 25, it was announced by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) that Journey Newson tested positive for marijuana in in-competition drug tests. The fight was subsequently overturned to a no contest.[9]
Pilarte faced Brian Kelleher on August 21, 2021 at .[10] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[11]
On February 10, 2022, it was announced that Pilarte was released by the UFC.[12]
|-| Loss| align=center|| Brian Kelleher| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| NC| align=center|8–2 (1)| Journey Newson| NC (overturned)| UFC 247| | align=center|1| align=center|0:38| Houston, Texas, United States||-| Loss| align=center|8–2| Felipe Colares|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|San Antonio, Texas, United States||-| Win| align=center|8–1| Vince Morales|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)|Dana White's Contender Series 13||align=center|2|align=center|1:52|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center|7–1| Adrian Yañez|Decision (split)|LFA 7|| align=center|3| align=center|5:00|Houston, Texas, United States| |-| Win| align=center|6–1| Chris Pham|KO (punch)| Legacy FC 59| | align=center|1| align=center|0:38| Houston, Texas, United States||-| Win| align=center|5–1|Javier Obregon|Submission (armbar)|Fury FC 8||align=center|1|align=center|2:04|Humble, Texas, United States||-| Win| align=center|4–1|Joel Scott|Decision (split)|Fury FC 4||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Humble, Texas, United States||-| Loss| align=center|3–1| Caio Machado|Decision (unanimous)| Legacy FC 27||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Houston, Texas, United States||-| Win| align=center|3–0| Ricardo Delgado|KO (punch)| Legacy FC 15|| align=center|1| align=center|1:51|Houston, Texas, United States||-| Win| align=center|2–0| Gerzan Chaw| Submission (armbar)|International Xtreme Fight Association|| align=center|2| align=center|1:56|Houston, Texas, United States||-| Win| align=center|1–0| Adolfo Ortega| Submission (armbar)|Art of War: Mano A Mano||align=center|1|align=center|0:46|Mesquite, Texas, United States| [13]