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“Nightmare”

DiegoSanchez

WELTERWEIGHT170 LB
LATEST UFC RESULT · 26 Sept 2020
Lvs Jake Matthews
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. CostaDecision · Unanimous
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TRACKED PROFESSIONAL RECORD30–13RECONCILED CAREER THROUGH THE UFC TRACKING CUTOFF
UFC RECORD19–13
CURRENT UFC STREAK1LOSSACTIVE LOSS RUN
UFC EXPERIENCE32RECORDED FIGHTS

Diego Sanchez has a tracked professional MMA record of 30–13 and a calculated UFC record of 19–13 across 32 completed UFC fights. Their latest UFC result was a loss against Jake Matthews at UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa. Their professional wins include 10 by knockout or TKO, 6 by submission and 13 by decision. They are currently on a 1-fight UFC loss streak. View the complete fight history.

AGE
44
HEIGHT
177.8 CM
REACH
182.9 CM
STANCE
Southpaw
UFC DEBUT
9 Apr 2005
NATIONALITY
NOT RECORDED
RECORDED UFC FIGHT TOTALS

FIGHTER DNA

32 of 32 fights include the full core stat set · every graphic shows its own sample

VISUAL UFC PROFILE

RECORDED CAREER BALANCE

CORE32/32
STRIKING32/32
TAKEDOWNS32/32
CONTROL32/32
HEAD-TO-HEAD TOTALS

FIGHT BALANCE

SIGNIFICANT STRIKES
1058LANDED
−180DIFFERENCE
1238ABSORBED

2.66 LANDED/MIN · 3.12 ABSORBED/MIN · RATES 32/32 FIGHTS

TAKEDOWNS
36LANDED
−1DIFFERENCE
37CONCEDED

1.4 TAKEDOWNS / 15 MIN · RATES 32/32 FIGHTS

RECORDED CONTROL
1:39:22FIGHTER
1:02:34OPPONENTS

61.4% OF COMBINED RECORDED CONTROL · 32/32 FIGHTS

ATTEMPT-BASED PERCENTAGES

EFFICIENCY

37%STR ACC
VALID TOTALS 32/32
57%STR DEF
VALID TOTALS 32/32
22%TD ACC
VALID TOTALS 32/32
47%TD DEF
VALID TOTALS 32/32

Rings show literal recorded percentages—not ratings or rankings

RECORDED UFC FIGHT ENDINGS · DECISIONS SEPARATE

UFC FIGHTS BY END ROUND

32BOUTS MAPPED
UFC ROUND OR DECISION 32/32 FIGHTS12:25AVG RECORDED FIGHT TIME · 32/32 TIMED
TRACKED PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CAREER OUTCOMES

30–13

30 WINS13 LOSSES

METHOD COVERAGE 30/30 WINS

CAREER WIN ROUTES

30WINS
KO / TKO10WINS · 33%
SUBMISSION6WINS · 20%
DECISION13WINS · 43%
OTHER1WIN · 3%

16 KO/SUB WINS · 53% OF CAREER WINS

METHOD COVERAGE 13/13 LOSSES

CAREER LOSS ROUTES

13LOSSES
KO / TKO4LOSSES · 31%
SUBMISSION0LOSSES · 0%
DECISION9LOSSES · 69%
MOST RECENT RESOLVED RESULTS

FORM

  1. W
  2. W
  3. L
  4. W
  5. LCURRENT
CURRENT RUN1 LOSSACTIVE UFC LOSS STREAK

TITLE 1–1 · 2 FIGHTSAVG FIGHT TIME 12:25 · 32/32 TIMED

ALL RECORDED UFC RESULTS · OLDEST TO NEWEST

UFC CAREER MAP

32FIGHTS
UFC DEBUT9 Apr 2005LATEST UFC FIGHT26 Sept 2020
RECONCILED CAREER LEDGER

PROFESSIONAL MMA FIGHT HISTORY

43 recorded professional fights

SHOW COMPLETE HISTORY · 11 MORESHOW RECENT FIGHTS
W
12 Jun 2004 · King of the Cagevs Jorge SantiagoKOTC 37 - Unfinished Business
DecisionDecisionUnanimousUnanimousR3 · 5:00R3 · 5:00
KOTC 37 - Unfinished BusinessEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
15 May 2004 · King of the Cagevs Ray ElbeKOTC 36 - Albuquerque
TKOTKOSubmission to PunchesSubmission to PunchesR1 · 1:07R1 · 1:07
KOTC 36 - AlbuquerqueEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
10 Apr 2004 · Pride of Albuquerquevs Travis BeachlerPOA - Pride of Albuquerque
TKOTKOPunchesPunchesR1 · 0:35R1 · 0:35
POA - Pride of AlbuquerqueEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
28 Feb 2004 · King of the Cagevs Cruz ChaconKOTC 35 - Acoma
SubmissionSubmissionRear-Naked ChokeRear-Naked ChokeR1 · 0:41R1 · 0:41
KOTC 35 - AcomaEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
3 Aug 2003 · King of the Cagevs John CronkKOTC 26 - Gladiator Challenge
SubmissionSubmissionKimuraKimuraR2 · 1:30R2 · 1:30
KOTC 26 - Gladiator ChallengeEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
14 Jun 2003 · King of the Cagevs Rene KronvoldKOTC 24 - Mayhem
SubmissionSubmissionArmbarArmbarR1 · 3:39R1 · 3:39
KOTC 24 - MayhemEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
16 May 2003 · King of the Cagevs Michael GuymonKOTC 23 - Sin City
SubmissionSubmissionArmbarArmbarR1 · 4:57R1 · 4:57
KOTC 23 - Sin CityEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
21 Feb 2003 · King of the Cagevs Jake ShortKOTC 21 - Invasion
TKOTKOPunchesPunchesR1 · 2:34R1 · 2:34
KOTC 21 - InvasionEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
15 Dec 2002 · King of the Cagevs Shannon RitchKOTC 20 - Crossroads
SubmissionSubmissionRear-Naked ChokeRear-Naked ChokeR1 · 0:59R1 · 0:59
KOTC 20 - CrossroadsEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
6 Sept 2002 · Aztec Challengevs Jesus SanchezAC 1 - Aztec Challenge 1
KOKOPunchesPunchesR2 · 2:33R2 · 2:33
AC 1 - Aztec Challenge 1EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL
W
21 Jun 2002 · Ring of Firevs Michael JohnsonROF 5 - Predators
SubmissionSubmissionRear-Naked ChokeRear-Naked ChokeR1 · 3:45R1 · 3:45
ROF 5 - PredatorsEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNAL

TRACKING RULE Professional results are shown through the latest UFC bout on 26 Sept 2020. Later non-UFC fights remain outside the public tracking boundary until a UFC return is booked. Non-UFC source last checked 15 Aug 2026: Fight Forensics fighter record. Professional MMA only; amateur and exhibition bouts, boxing, kickboxing, grappling and bare-knuckle boxing are excluded.