Diego Sanchez vs Nick Diaz — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale Result, Stats & Scorecards

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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale
Diego Sanchez vs Nick Diaz

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale

Saturday, November 5, 2005 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Diego Sanchez def. Nick Diaz

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · John McCarthyMarcos Rosales · 27-30Cecil Peoples · 27-30Nelson Hamilton · 27-30Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Diego SanchezRound 3Nick Diaz

9 / 25Sig. strikes5 / 14

36%Accuracy36%

15 / 34Total strikes38 / 48

0Knockdowns0

2 / 6Takedowns1 / 2

1Sub. attempts1

2:47Control1:18

1.8Pace / min1.0

68%Control share32%

Diego Sanchez

Targethead 89% · body 11% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 22% · clinch 0% · ground 78%

Nick Diaz

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 60% · clinch 20% · ground 20%

Statistical signals

Output edgeDiego Sanchez landed 9 significant strikes to 5.Control edgeDiego Sanchez held 167s of control to 78s.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace downDiego Sanchez's significant-strike pace moved -47% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 3.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftDiego Sanchez's significant-strike accuracy moved -21 pts, 36% against 57%.
Target shiftDiego Sanchez's head share of landed strikes moved +30 pts, to 89% head with 11% body and 0% leg.
Grappling pressureDiego Sanchez attempted 3 more takedowns than in R2, 6 against 3.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Diego Sanchez

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Nick Diaz

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

41Diego Sanchez sig. strikes

13Nick Diaz sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+67%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Nick Diaz)