| Pro Record: | 23-4-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
| Team: | Jackson's Gaidojutsu Academy |
| Age: | 30 |
| Sex: | Male |
| Height: | 5 Feet. 10 Inch(es). |
| Weight: | 165 lbs. |
| Out of: | Alburqurque, CA |
| Born: | Albuquerque, NM |
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Diego Sanchez's Professional Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | ||
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03/03/2011 | Win | Martin Kampmann | UFC on Versus 3 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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10/23/2010 | Win | Paulo Thiago | UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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05/29/2010 | Loss | John Hathaway | UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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12/12/2009 | Loss | BJ Penn | UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from a Cut | 5 | 2:37 |
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06/20/2009 | Win | Clay Guida | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale | Decision Split Decision | 3 | ||
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02/19/2009 | Win | Joe Stevenson | UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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06/21/2008 | Win | Luigi Fioravanti | Ultimate Fight Night: TUF7 Finale | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 3 | 4:07 | |
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03/01/2008 | Win | David Bielkheden | UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | Submission Strikes | 1 | 4:43 | |
| NSF | 09/22/2007 | Loss | Jon Fitch | UFC 76: Knock-Out | Decision Split Decision | 3 | ||
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04/07/2007 | Loss | Josh Koscheck | UFC 69: Shootout | Decision Unanimous Decision | 5 | ||
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12/13/2006 | Win | Joe Riggs | UFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs. Riggs | KO | 1 | 1:45 | |
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08/17/2006 | Win | Karo Parisyan | UFC Fight Night 6 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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05/27/2006 | Win | John Alessio | UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie | Decision Unanimous Decision | 5 | ||
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11/05/2005 | Win | Nick Diaz | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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08/20/2005 | Win | Brian Gassaway | UFC 54: Boiling Point | Submission Strikes | 2 | 1:56 | |
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04/09/2005 | Win | Kenny Florian | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Finale | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 2:49 | |
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* 12/05/2004 | Win | Alexander Karalexis | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 1:46 | |
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* 10/30/2004 | Win | Josh Koscheck | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 | Decision Split Decision | 0 | ||
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* 10/20/2004 | Win | Josh Rafferty | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 1:49 | |
| NSF | 06/12/2004 | Win | Jorge Santiago | King of the Cage 37 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 05/15/2004 | Win | Ray Elbe | King of the Cage 36 | Submission Strikes | 1 | 1:07 | |
| NSF | 04/10/2004 | Win | Travis Beachler | Pride of Albuquerque | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage | 1 | ||
| NSF | 02/28/2004 | Win | Cruz Chacon | King of the Cage 35 | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 1 | ||
| NSF | 08/02/2003 | Win | John Cronk | King of the Cage 26 | Submission Keylock | 2 | 1:30 | |
| NSF | 06/14/2003 | Win | Rene Kronvold | King of the Cage 24: Mayhem | Submission Arm Bar | 1 | 3:39 | |
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05/16/2003 | Win | Mike Guymon | King of the Cage 23: Sin City | Submission Arm Bar | 1 | 4:57 | |
| NSF | 02/21/2003 | Win | Jake Short | King of the Cage 21: Invasion | TKO/RSC Strikes | 1 | 2:34 | |
| NSF | 12/15/2002 | Win | The Cannon Ritch | King of the Cage 20: Crossroads | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 0:00 | |
| NSF | 09/06/2002 | Win | Jesus Sanchez | Aztec Challenge | KO | 2 | 0:00 | |
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06/21/2002 | Win | Michael Johnson | Ring of Fire 5: Predators | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 0:00 |
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Bout results verified by an official State, Tribal, Provincial, or Municipal Commission. |
| NSF: | Non Sanctioned Fight |
| * : | For a variety of reasons, including weight disparity and the demands of entertainment, Exhibition Bouts are held, in which the contest is unscripted and hard fought, but the results do not count on a fighter's Official Record. |
| NC: | Fight Declared No Contest |
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Fighter Bio
Career
Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez (born December 31, 1981 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a mixed martial artist with a background in wrestling and Gaidojutsu—a system of submission wrestling developed by his longtime trainer Greg Jackson. Sanchez currently fights as a Welterweight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. MMAWeekly.com currently ranks Diego as the 6th ranked Welterweight in the world.
