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Proprietary PropBetEdge intelligence reconstructed from Diego Sanchez's event-dated bout and round history. Raw data tells you what happened. Fight DNA describes the fighter the data reveals.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Res | Method | Rd | Time | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2020 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | Jake Matthews | L | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Feb 15, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz | Michel Pereira | W | Disqualification · Illegal Knee on Ground | 3 | 3:09 | Round analysis → |
| Jul 6, 2019 | UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos | Michael Chiesa | L | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Mar 2, 2019 |
Not part of the professional record. These bouts were contested inside the TUF house rather than on a sanctioned card, so they are shown here and excluded from the record and every stat aggregate above. Where a bout’s status could not be established its classification is marked unresolved, and it is excluded too.
Stored facts translated into plain English, each with its sample. Not a prediction and not a generated pick.
Historical results against opponents with different listed stances.
Historical split, not causation.Results grouped by the opponent's listed stance at the source. A split with two appearances describes two fights, not a tendency; confidence follows the sample.
| vs listed stance | Appearances | Record | KO/TKO wins | Submission wins | Decision wins | Finish rate | Strike differential / min | Takedowns / 15 | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orthodox | 25 | 13-12-0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 23% | -0.59/min (25 with stats) | 0.97/15 | high |
| Southpaw | 6 | 5-1-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40% | -0.33/min (6 with stats) | 2.56/15 | medium |
| Switch | 1 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3.58/min (1 with stats) | 6.51/15 | low |
| Open-stance matchups | 25 | 13-12-0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 23% | -0.59/min (25 with stats) | 0.97/15 | high |
| Same-stance matchups | 6 | 5-1-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40% | -0.33/min (6 with stats) | 2.56/15 | medium |
How this fighter's recorded wins end and when they tend to end.
Pace, efficiency, defensive exposure, targets and where exchanges occur.
Takedown activity, success, control and submission pressure.
How pace and defensive performance change from round to round.
Shows how striking pace changes from round to round using the available round-level sample. Bars scale attempts per minute against this fighter's busiest round; the numbers are what matter.
Which round the recorded finishes, and the losses by stoppage, arrived in.
How the recorded results differ across fight formats and situations.
Every Fight DNA number is derived by PropBetEdge from event-dated bout and round rows (ESPN identity/results, UFC Stats round stats), as of 2026-09-13, with the sample shown beside it. Career snapshots on the source are never used. Diego Sanchez's profile updates as coverage grows. Fight DNA is not an official UFC statistic and does not claim certainty about the next fight. How to read Fight DNA · Methodology.
| UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith |
| Mickey Gall |
| W |
| KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control |
| 2 |
| 4:13 |
| Round analysis → |
| Sep 8, 2018 | UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till | Craig White | W | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Nov 11, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | Matt Brown | L | KO/TKO · Elbow to Head At Distance | 1 | 3:44 | Round analysis → |
| Apr 22, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov | Al Iaquinta | L | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:38 | Round analysis → |
| Nov 5, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | Marcin Held | W | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Jul 9, 2016 | UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes | Joe Lauzon | L | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:26 | Round analysis → |
| Mar 5, 2016 | UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz | Jim Miller | W | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Nov 21, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum | Ricardo Lamas | L | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Jun 7, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov | Ross Pearson | W | Split Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Mar 15, 2014 | UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler | Myles Jury | L | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Oct 19, 2013 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 | Gilbert Melendez | L | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Mar 2, 2013 | UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann | Takanori Gomi | W | Split Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Feb 15, 2012 | UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger | Jake Ellenberger | L | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Mar 3, 2011 | UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann | Martin Kampmann | W | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Oct 23, 2010 | UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez | Paulo Thiago | W | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| May 29, 2010 | UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans | John Hathaway | L | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Dec 12, 2009 | UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez | BJ Penn | L | KO/TKO · Facial Cut | 5 | 2:37 | Round analysis → |
| Jun 20, 2009 | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale | Clay Guida | W | Split Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Feb 21, 2009 | UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson | Joe Stevenson | W | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Jun 21, 2008 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale | Luigi Fioravanti | W | KO/TKO · Flying Knee Head | 3 | 4:07 | Round analysis → |
| Mar 1, 2008 | UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | David Bielkheden | W | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount Submission to Strikes | 1 | 4:43 | Round analysis → |
| Sep 22, 2007 | UFC 76: Knockout | Jon Fitch | L | Split Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Apr 7, 2007 | UFC 69: Shootout | Josh Koscheck | L | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Dec 13, 2006 | UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs | Joe Riggs | W | KO/TKO · Flying Knee Head | 1 | 1:45 | Round analysis → |
| Aug 17, 2006 | UFC Fight Night 6 | Karo Parisyan | W | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| May 27, 2006 | UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie | John Alessio | W | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Nov 5, 2005 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale | Nick Diaz | W | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 | Round analysis → |
| Aug 20, 2005 | UFC 54: Boiling Point | Brian Gassaway | W | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount Submission to Strikes | 2 | 1:56 | Round analysis → |
| Apr 9, 2005 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale | Kenny Florian | W | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount | 1 | 2:49 | Round analysis → |
Where the significant-strike offense went (head, body, leg) and where it was thrown from (distance, clinch, ground), plus knockdown rates. Shares are of this fighter's own attempts.
Ratios and differences between rounds, computed only over bouts where both rounds carry stats. 100% retention means round two matched round one.
