Welterweightrating 1570 · peak 1627
Diego Sanchez “Nightmare”
USA · Southpaw · 5'10" tall · 72" reach · Jackson-Wink MMA
UFC record
Record
19-13
Wins by KO/TKO
6
Wins by submission
0
Wins by decision
12
Career rates, per 15 minutes
Sig. strikes landed
39.96
37% accuracy
Sig. strikes absorbed
46.76
56% defense
Takedowns
1.36
22% accuracy, 47% defense
Control share
4%
397 minutes fought
Rates are per 15 minutes of fighting. See rate per 15 minutes and our rating.
UFC fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Sig. str. | Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-26 | Jake Matthews | loss | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 25–72 | — |
| 2020-02-15 | Michel Pereira | win | DQ · R3 3:09 | 25–53 | — |
| 2019-07-06 | Michael Chiesa | loss | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 7–47 | — |
| 2019-03-02 | Mickey Gall | win | KO/TKO · R2 4:13 | 56–23 | — |
| 2018-09-08 | Craig White | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 46–18 | — |
| 2017-11-11 | Matt Brown | loss | KO/TKO · R1 3:44 | 12–18 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Al Iaquinta | loss | KO/TKO · R1 1:38 | 4–12 | — |
| 2016-11-05 | Marcin Held | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 46–30 | — |
| 2016-07-09 | Joe Lauzon | loss | KO/TKO · R1 1:26 | 6–22 | — |
| 2016-03-05 | Jim Miller | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 48–56 | — |
| 2015-11-21 | Ricardo Lamas | loss | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 30–57 | — |
| 2014-06-07 | Ross Pearson | win | Decision - Split · R3 5:00 | 33–51 | — |
| 2014-03-15 | Myles Jury | loss | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 25–46 | — |
| 2013-10-19 | Gilbert Melendez | loss | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 42–96 | — |
| 2013-03-02 | Takanori Gomi | win | Decision - Split · R3 5:00 | 65–81 | — |
| 2012-02-15 | Jake Ellenberger | loss | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 29–62 | — |
| 2011-03-03 | Martin Kampmann | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 51–77 | — |
| 2010-10-23 | Paulo Thiago | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 48–36 | — |
| 2010-05-29 | John Hathaway | loss | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 24–84 | — |
| 2009-12-12 | BJ Penn | loss | TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R5 2:37 | 8–70 | — |
| 2009-06-20 | Clay Guida | win | Decision - Split · R3 5:00 | 68–29 | — |
| 2009-02-21 | Joe Stevenson | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 91–41 | — |
| 2008-06-21 | Luigi Fioravanti | win | KO/TKO · R3 4:07 | 51–27 | — |
| 2008-03-01 | David Bielkheden | win | KO/TKO · R1 4:43 | 24–1 | — |
| 2007-09-22 | Jon Fitch | loss | Decision - Split · R3 5:00 | 11–25 | — |
| 2007-04-07 | Josh Koscheck | loss | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 12–30 | — |
| 2006-12-13 | Joe Riggs | win | KO/TKO · R1 1:45 | 6–3 | — |
| 2006-08-17 | Karo Parisyan | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 66–36 | — |
| 2006-05-27 | John Alessio | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 9–17 | — |
| 2005-11-05 | Nick Diaz | win | Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 | 41–13 | — |
| 2005-08-20 | Brian Gassaway | win | KO/TKO · R2 1:56 | 35–3 | — |
| 2005-04-09 | Kenny Florian | win | KO/TKO · R1 2:49 | 14–2 | — |
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