Diego Sanchez

WelterweightGrappler
19 - 13

32 UFC Fights | 59% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (32%)

Height
5' 10"
Reach
72"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
44
Southpaw

Diego Sanchez UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Diego Sanchez is 19-13 in the UFC across 32 fights, with 6 wins by knockout and 12 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 30-14, 11-1 of it outside the UFC. Sanchez competes at welterweight as a southpaw grappler, standing 5'10" with a 72" reach at 44 years old. The last bout was a loss to Kevin Lee by unanimous decision in Mar 2022.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 65th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (1.2/fight).

Diego Sanchez's UFC win rate is 59% (19 of 32 fights), and 32% of those wins came by finish. Sanchez averages 1.2 takedowns per fight at 23% accuracy and stops 49% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
30-14
UFC Record
19-13
Height
5'10"
Reach
72"
Age
44
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
L vs Kevin Lee · Decision (Unanimous) · Mar 2022

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Diego Sanchez's Last 5 Fights

Sanchez is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Jake Matthews · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · Sep 2020
  2. Win vs Michel Pereira · DQ · R3 3:09 · UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · Feb 2020
  3. Loss vs Michael Chiesa · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · Jul 2019
  4. Win vs Mickey Gall · KO/TKO · R2 4:13 · UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · Mar 2019
  5. Win vs Craig White · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Sep 2018

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.7
Accuracy
37%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.19

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.1
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.4
Opp. Accuracy Against
43%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.2
Takedown Accuracy
23%
Takedown Defense
49%
Control Time / Fight
3:12
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.6

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
10% KO
0% Sub
R2
7% KO
0% Sub
R3+
3% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Diego Sanchez vs Average

Diego Sanchez lands 12.0 strikes in R1 but 12.6 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Diego Sanchez's UFC Fight History

32 UFC fights on record (19-13), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LJake MatthewsDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa2020-09-26
WMichel PereiraDQR3 · 3:09UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz2020-02-15
LMichael ChiesaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos2019-07-06
WMickey GallKO/TKOR2 · 4:13UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith2019-03-02
WCraig WhiteDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till2018-09-08
LMatt BrownKO/TKOR1 · 3:44UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis2017-11-11
LAl IaquintaKO/TKOR1 · 1:38UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov2017-04-22
WMarcin HeldDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson2016-11-05
LJoe LauzonKO/TKOR1 · 1:26UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes2016-07-09
WJim MillerDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz2016-03-05
LRicardo LamasDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum2015-11-21
WRoss PearsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov2014-06-07
LMyles JuryDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler2014-03-15
LGilbert MelendezDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 32013-10-19
WTakanori GomiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann2013-03-02
LJake EllenbergerDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger2012-02-15
WMartin KampmannDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann2011-03-03
WPaulo ThiagoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez2010-10-23
LJohn HathawayDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans2010-05-29
L★BJ PennKO/TKOR5 · 2:37UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez2009-12-12
WClay GuidaDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale2009-06-20
WJoe StevensonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson2009-02-21
WLuigi FioravantiKO/TKOR3 · 4:07The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale2008-06-21
WDavid BielkhedenKO/TKOR1 · 4:43UFC 82: Pride of a Champion2008-03-01
LJon FitchDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 76: Knockout2007-09-22
LJosh KoscheckDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 69: Shootout2007-04-07
WJoe RiggsKO/TKOR1 · 1:45UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs2006-12-13
WKaro ParisyanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night 62006-08-17
WJohn AlessioDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie2006-05-27
WNick DiazDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale2005-11-05
WBrian GassawayKO/TKOR2 · 1:56UFC 54: Boiling Point2005-08-20
W★Kenny FlorianKO/TKOR1 · 2:49The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale2005-04-09

How Sanchez Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.7 sig. strikes/min
39th percentile
Striking accuracy37%
15th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.1/min
52nd percentile
Takedowns1.2/fight
65th percentile
Takedown defense49%
25th percentile
Knockdown power0.19/fight
51st percentile

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