Diego Sanchez

Record:

win

loss

draw

Wins by:

sub

dec

n/a

Losses by:

sub

dec

n/a

Percentages:

33%

20%

sub

53%

finish

29%

finish

Last 4 fights:

DEC

TKO

Diego Sanchez Socials & Profiles

Age

Weight

170lbs (77kg)

Height

5'10" (1.78m)

Reach

6'0" (1.83m)

Weight Class

welterweight

Debut

2002-06-21

Career

2002 - 2022

Stance

Southpaw

Rank

Birth

1981-12-31

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Residence

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Fighting Out Of

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Strengths

High endurance, renowned ground fighter, aggressive fighting style.

Weaknesses

Predictable stand-up game, lack of fight IQ, limited striking ability.

Notes

Won the first season of the reality TV show 'The Ultimate Fighter', known for his unorthodox style and personality, has fought in four different weight classes.

Fight Record

30-13-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Kevin Lee

18-7-0-0

Eagle FC 46

Lee vs Sanchez

11 Mar 22

Miami

30-12-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Jake Matthews

16-4-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 253

Adesanya vs Costa

27 Sep 20

Abu Dhabi

du Forum

29-12-0-0

3:09 Illegal Knee

Welterweight bout

Michel Pereira

23-10-0-2

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Anderson vs Blachowicz 2

15 Feb 20

Rio Rancho

santa ana star center

29-11-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Michael Chiesa

13-4-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 239

Jones vs Santos

06 Jul 19

Las Vegas

T-Mobile Arena

28-11-0-0

TKO

4:13 Punches

Welterweight bout

TKO

Mickey Gall

5-1-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 235

Jones vs Smith

02 Mar 19

Las Vegas

T-Mobile Arena

27-11-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Craig White

4-5-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 228

Woodley vs Till

08 Sep 18

Dallas

American Airlines Center

27-10-0-0

3:44 Elbow

Welterweight bout

Matt Brown

20-16-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Poirier vs Pettis

11 Nov 17

Norfolk

ted constant convocation center

27-9-0-0

1:38 Punches

Lightweight bout

Al Iaquinta

12-3-1-0

Lightweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Swanson vs Lobov

22 Apr 17

Nashville

Bridgestone Arena

26-9-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

Lightweight bout

DEC

Marcin Held

22-4-0-0

Lightweight bout

UFC The Ultimate Fighter

Latin America 3 Finale Dos Anjos vs Ferguson

05 Nov 16

Mexico City

Arena Ciudad de México

26-8-0-0

TKO

1:26 Punches

Lightweight bout

TKO

Joe Lauzon

25-11-0-0

Lightweight bout

UFC 200

Tate vs Nunes

09 Jul 16

Las Vegas

t-mobile arena

25-8-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Lightweight bout

DEC

Jim Miller

25-7-0-1

Lightweight bout

UFC 196

Mcgregor vs Diaz

05 Mar 16

Las Vegas

MGM Grand Garden Arena

25-7-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight bout

DEC

Ricardo Lamas

15-4-0-0

Featherweight bout

UFC The Ultimate Fighter 33

Latin America 2 Finale Magny vs Gastelum

21 Nov 15

Xico

Arena Monterrey

24-7-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

(27-30, 30-27, 29-28)

Lightweight bout

DEC

Ross Pearson

15-6-0-1

Lightweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Henderson vs Khabilov

07 Jun 14

Albuquerque

Tingley Coliseum

24-6-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Lightweight bout

DEC

Myles Jury

13-0-0-0

Lightweight bout

UFC 171

Hendricks vs Lawler

15 Mar 14

Dallas

American Airlines Center

24-5-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Lightweight bout

DEC

Gilbert Melendez

21-3-0-0

Lightweight bout

UFC 166

Velasquez vs Dos Santos IIi

19 Oct 13

Houston

Toyota Center

23-5-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

(29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Catchweight-158 bout

DEC

Takanori Gomi

34-8-0-1

Catchweight-158 bout

UFC On Fuel Tv

Silva vs Stann

03 Mar 13

Saitama

Saitama Super Arena

23-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Jake Ellenberger

26-6-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC On Fuel Tv

Sanchez vs Ellenberger

15 Feb 12

Omaha

omaha civic auditorium

22-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Martin Kampmann

17-4-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Live

Sanchez vs Kampmann

03 Mar 11

Louisville

KFC Yum! Center

21-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-26, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Paulo Thiago

13-2-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 121

Lesnar vs Velasquez

23 Oct 10

Anaheim

honda center

21-3-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Welterweight bout

DEC

John Hathaway

13-0-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 114

Rampage vs Evans

29 May 10

Las Vegas

MGM Grand Garden Arena

21-2-0-0

TKO

2:37 Doctor Stoppage

Lightweight bout

TKO

Bj Penn

14-5-1-0

Lightweight bout

UFC 107

Penn vs Sanchez

12 Dec 09

Memphis

FedEx Forum

20-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

(28-29, 29-27, 29-28)

Lightweight bout

DEC

Clay Guida

25-9-0-0

Lightweight bout

UFC The Ultimate Fighter 4

United States vs United Kingdom Finale

20 Jun 09

Las Vegas

palms casino resort

19-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweight bout

DEC

Joe Stevenson

29-9-0-0

Lightweight bout

UFC 95

Sanchez vs Stevenson

21 Feb 09

London

the o2 arena

18-2-0-0

TKO

4:07 Punches

Welterweight bout

TKO

Luigi Fioravanti

13-3-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC The Ultimate Fighter 7

Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale

21 Jun 08

Las Vegas

palms casino resort

17-2-0-0

TKO

4:43 Submission To Strikes

Welterweight bout

TKO

David Bielkheden

12-5-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 82

Pride Of A Champion

01 Mar 08

Columbus

Nationwide Arena

17-1-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

(30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Jon Fitch

17-2-0-1

Welterweight bout

UFC 76

Knockout

22 Sep 07

Anaheim

Honda Center

17-0-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Josh Koscheck

8-1-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 69

Shootout

07 Apr 07

Houston

Toyota Center

16-0-0-0

1:45 Knee & Punches

Welterweight bout

Joe Riggs

25-7-0-1

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Sanchez vs Riggs

13 Dec 06

San Diego

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

15-0-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 30-26)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Karo Parisyan

15-3-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Sanchez vs Parisyan

17 Aug 06

Ada

red rock resort spa and casino

14-0-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight bout

DEC

John Alessio

17-7-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 60

Hughes vs Gracie

27 May 06

Los Angeles

Staples Center

13-0-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Nick Diaz

11-3-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC The Ultimate Fighter

Team Hughes vs Team Franklin Finale

05 Nov 05

Las Vegas

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

12-0-0-0

TKO

1:56 Submission To Punches

Welterweight bout

TKO

Brian Gassaway

23-12-2-1

Welterweight bout

UFC 54

Boiling Point

20 Aug 05

Las Vegas

mgm grand garden arena

11-0-0-0

TKO

2:49 Punches

Middleweight bout

TKO

Kenny Florian

2-1-0-0

Middleweight bout

UFC The Ultimate Fighter

Team Couture vs Team Liddell Finale

09 Apr 05

Las Vegas

Cox Pavilion

10-0-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

Welterweight bout

DEC

Jorge Santiago

7-2-0-0

Welterweight bout

KOTC 37

Unfinished Business

12 Jun 04

San Jacinto

Soboba Casino

9-0-0-0

TKO

1:07 Submission To Punches

TKO

Ray Elbe

1-3-0-0

KOTC 36

Albuquerque

15 May 04

Albuquerque

Sky City Casino

8-0-0-0

TKO

0:35 Punches

TKO

Travis Beachler

0-0-0-0

Pride of Albuquerque of albuquerque 2

Battle Of The Ages

10 Apr 04

Albuquerque

7-0-0-0

SUB

0:41 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Cruz Chacon

1-3-0-0

KOTC 35

Acoma

28 Feb 04

Canton

Sky City Casino

6-0-0-0

SUB

1:30 Kimura

SUB

John Cronk

1-4-0-0

KOTC 26

Gladiator Challenge

03 Aug 03

Las Cruces

Sky City Casino

5-0-0-0

SUB

3:39 Armbar

SUB

Rene Kronvold

0-0-0-0

KOTC 24

Mayhem

14 Jun 03

Xico

4-0-0-0

SUB

4:57 Armbar

SUB

Mike Guymon

2-0-1-0

KOTC 23

Sin City

16 May 03

Las Vegas

Orleans Hotel Casino

3-0-0-0

TKO

2:34 Punches

TKO

Jake Short

0-0-0-0

KOTC 21

Invasion

21 Feb 03

Albuquerque

santa ana star casino

2-0-0-0

SUB

0:59 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Shannon Ritch

17-34-0-2

KOTC 20

Crossroads

15 Dec 02

Bracknell

santa ana star casino

1-0-0-0

2:33 Punches

Jesus Sanchez

0-0-0-0

Aztec Challenge 1

06 Sep 02

Xico

0-0-0-0

SUB

3:45 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Michael Johnson

0-0-0-0

Ring Of Fire 5

21 Jun 02

Denver

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Name

KO%

SUB%

DEC%

Finish%

Record

Al Iaquinta

50%

43%

57%

Bj Penn

44%

38%

19%

81%

Brian Gassaway

17%

41%

34%

59%

Clay Guida

16%

39%

42%

55%

Craig White

25%

75%

100%

Cruz Chacon

100%

David Bielkheden

46%

15%

38%

62%

Gilbert Melendez

50%

45%

55%

Jake Ellenberger

66%

12%

22%

78%

Jake Matthews

24%

38%

62%

Jake Short

20%

80%

20%

Jesus Sanchez

100%

Jim Miller

18%

55%

26%

74%

Joe Lauzon

32%

61%

93%

Joe Riggs

76%

14%

90%

Joe Stevenson

27%

39%

33%

67%

John Alessio

29%

49%

23%

77%

John Cronk

33%

67%

100%

John Hathaway

28%

22%

50%

Jon Fitch

19%

62%

38%

Jorge Santiago

40%

52%

92%

Josh Koscheck

29%

41%

59%

Karo Parisyan

12%

46%

42%

58%

Kenny Florian

29%

57%

14%

86%

Kevin Lee

15%

45%

40%

60%

Luigi Fioravanti

50%

15%

35%

65%

Marcin Held

14%

52%

34%

66%

Martin Kampmann

40%

35%

20%

75%

Matt Brown

67%

25%

92%

Michael Chiesa

67%

33%

67%

Michael Johnson

Michel Pereira

35%

29%

35%

65%

Mickey Gall

86%

14%

86%

Mike Guymon

47%

40%

13%

87%

Myles Jury

42%

26%

32%

68%

Nick Diaz

50%

31%

19%

81%

Paulo Thiago

11%

53%

37%

63%

Ray Elbe

100%

Rene Kronvold

Ricardo Lamas

30%

25%

45%

55%

Ross Pearson

40%

20%

40%

60%

Shannon Ritch

19%

78%

97%

Takanori Gomi

39%

17%

44%

56%

Travis Beachler

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