Diego Sanchez
“Nightmare”
19-13-0
UFC record
- Division
- Welterweight
- Finish rate
- 33%
- UFC fights
- 32
- Active
- 2005–2020
- Height
- 5'10"
- Reach
- 72"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- DOB
- 1981-12-31 (44y 229d)
- Pro record
- 31-13-0
- Born
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- SLpM
- 2.69
- Str Acc
- 37%
- SApM
- 3.02
- Str Def
- 56%
- TD Avg
- 1.51
- TD Acc
- 24%
- TD Def
- 46%
- Sub Avg
- 0.80
Fight history
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-26 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | Jake Matthews | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2020-02-15 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz | Michel Pereira | W | DQ | 3 | 3:09 | |
| 2019-07-06 | UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos | Michael Chiesa | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2019-03-02 | UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith | Mickey Gall | W | KO/TKO · Punches | 2 | 4:13 | |
| 2018-09-08 | UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till | Craig White | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2017-11-11 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | Matt Brown | L | KO/TKO · Elbow | 1 | 3:44 | |
| 2017-04-22 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov | Al Iaquinta | L | KO/TKO · Punch | 1 | 1:38 | |
| 2016-11-05 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | Marcin Held | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2016-07-09 | UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes | Joe Lauzon | L | KO/TKO · Punches | 1 | 1:26 | |
| 2016-03-05 | UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz | Jim Miller | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2015-11-21 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum | Ricardo Lamas | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2014-06-07 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov | Ross Pearson | W | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2014-03-15 | UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler | Myles Jury | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2013-10-19 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 | Gilbert Melendez | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2013-03-02 | UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann | Takanori Gomi | W | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2012-02-15 | UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger | Jake Ellenberger | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2011-03-03 | UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann | Martin Kampmann | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2010-10-23 | UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez | Paulo Thiago | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2010-05-29 | UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans | John Hathaway | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2009-12-12 | UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez | BJ Penn | L | KO/TKO | 5 | 2:37 | |
| 2009-06-20 | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale | Clay Guida | W | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2009-02-21 | UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson | Joe Stevenson | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2008-06-21 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale | Luigi Fioravanti | W | KO/TKO · Flying Knee | 3 | 4:07 | |
| 2008-03-01 | UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | David Bielkheden | W | KO/TKO · Punches | 1 | 4:43 | |
| 2007-09-22 | UFC 76: Knockout | Jon Fitch | L | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2007-04-07 | UFC 69: Shootout | Josh Koscheck | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2006-12-13 | UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs | Joe Riggs | W | KO/TKO · Flying Knee | 1 | 1:45 | |
| 2006-08-17 | UFC Fight Night 6 | Karo Parisyan | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2006-05-27 | UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie | John Alessio | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2005-11-05 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale | Nick Diaz | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2005-08-20 | UFC 54: Boiling Point | Brian Gassaway | W | KO/TKO · Punches | 2 | 1:56 | |
| 2005-04-09 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale | Kenny Florian | W | KO/TKO · Punches | 1 | 2:49 |