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Diego Sanchez

Diego Sanchez

1048 ELO #469

"Nightmare"

MMA 31-13-0 · UFC 19-13-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 5 years and 257 days ago

Diego Sanchez "Nightmare" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Diego Sanchez has 19 wins in the UFC. Diego Sanchez lands an average of 2.69 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.51 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1048), and have not fought Diego Sanchez before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Stephen Thompson 12-9-0 43 1100 1.0 52
Tim Means 15-14-0 42 1056 2.0 8
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 2.0 13
Tony Ferguson 15-9-0 42 1083 2.0 35
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 3.0 4
Rafael Dos Anjos 21-15-0 41 1097 3.0 49

Fight Results Breakdown

32
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Jim Miller in 2016
Opponent ELO: 1110

Biggest Upset Loss

Gilbert Melendez in 2013
Your ELO: 1113 · Opponent ELO: 1000 · Favored by 113

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 10'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
72'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Dec 31 1981
Age
44
Peak ELO
1137
ELO Rank
469 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
782-374-6
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1043.1
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1017.7

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.69
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
37%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.02
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
56%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.51
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
24%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.8
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Diego Sanchez Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2020-09-26 UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Jake Matthews U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-02-15 UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz Michel Pereira DQ 3 3:09 Win -
2019-07-06 UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Michael Chiesa U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2019-03-02 UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith Mickey Gall KO/TKO Punches 2 4:13 Win -
2018-09-08 UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till Craig White U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-11-11 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis Matt Brown KO/TKO Elbow 1 3:44 Loss -
2017-04-22 UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov Al Iaquinta KO/TKO Punch 1 1:38 Loss -
2016-11-05 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson Marcin Held U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-07-09 UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes Joe Lauzon KO/TKO Punches 1 1:26 Loss -
2016-03-05 UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz Jim Miller U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-11-21 UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum Ricardo Lamas U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2014-06-07 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov Ross Pearson S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-03-15 UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler Myles Jury U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2013-10-19 UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 Gilbert Melendez U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2013-03-02 UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann Takanori Gomi S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-02-15 UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger Jake Ellenberger U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2011-03-03 UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann Martin Kampmann U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2010-10-23 UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez Paulo Thiago U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2010-05-29 UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans John Hathaway U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2009-12-12 UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez BJ Penn KO/TKO 5 2:37 Loss -
2009-06-20 The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale Clay Guida S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2009-02-21 UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson Joe Stevenson U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2008-06-21 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale Luigi Fioravanti KO/TKO Flying Knee 3 4:07 Win -
2008-03-01 UFC 82: Pride of a Champion David Bielkheden KO/TKO Punches 1 4:43 Win -
2007-09-22 UFC 76: Knockout Jon Fitch S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2007-04-07 UFC 69: Shootout Josh Koscheck U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2006-12-13 UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs Joe Riggs KO/TKO Flying Knee 1 1:45 Win -
2006-08-17 UFC Fight Night 6 Karo Parisyan U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2006-05-27 UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie John Alessio U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2005-11-05 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale Nick Diaz U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2005-08-20 UFC 54: Boiling Point Brian Gassaway KO/TKO Punches 2 1:56 Win -
2005-04-09 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale Kenny Florian KO/TKO Punches 1 2:49 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Diego Sanchez ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
32 2020-09-26 Jake Matthews 1093 Loss -15 1048
31 2020-02-15 Michel Pereira 1005 Win 0 1063
30 2019-07-06 Michael Chiesa 1090 Loss -15 1063
29 2019-03-02 Mickey Gall 1063 Win +21 1078
28 2018-09-08 Craig White 989 Win +14 1057
27 2017-11-11 Matt Brown 1093 Loss -14 1043
26 2017-04-22 Al Iaquinta 1083 Loss -16 1057
25 2016-11-05 Marcin Held 1000 Win +13 1073
24 2016-07-09 Joe Lauzon 1085 Loss -16 1060
23 2016-03-05 Jim Miller 1110 Win +18 1076
22 2015-11-21 Ricardo Lamas 1077 Loss -16 1058
21 2014-06-07 Ross Pearson 1090 Win 0 1074
20 2014-03-15 Myles Jury 1059 Loss -18 1074
19 2013-10-19 Gilbert Melendez 1000 Loss -21 1092
18 2013-03-02 Takanori Gomi 1011 Win 0 1113
17 2012-02-15 Jake Ellenberger 1081 Loss -18 1113
16 2011-03-03 Martin Kampmann 1091 Win +15 1131
15 2010-10-23 Paulo Thiago 1039 Win +13 1116
14 2010-05-29 John Hathaway 1050 Loss -19 1103
13 2009-12-12 BJ Penn 1163 Loss -15 1122
12 2009-06-20 Clay Guida 1030 Win 0 1137
11 2009-02-21 Joe Stevenson 1070 Win +14 1137
10 2008-06-21 Luigi Fioravanti 1015 Win +17 1123
9 2008-03-01 David Bielkheden 1000 Win +17 1106
8 2007-09-22 Jon Fitch 1108 Loss 0 1089
7 2007-04-07 Josh Koscheck 1089 Loss -17 1089
6 2006-12-13 Joe Riggs 1039 Win +19 1106
5 2006-08-17 Karo Parisyan 1057 Win +15 1087
4 2006-05-27 John Alessio 987 Win +13 1072
3 2005-11-05 Nick Diaz 1080 Win +18 1059
2 2005-08-20 Brian Gassaway 1000 Win +20 1041
1 2005-04-09 Kenny Florian 1000 Win +21 1021

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