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Age 44
Height 5' 10"
Reach 72.0"
Weight 170 lbs.
Stance Southpaw
Age 45
Height 5' 11"
Reach 74.0"
Weight 170 lbs.
Stance Orthodox
Career Averages - Diego Sanchez
2.69 SLpM
37.0% Str. Acc.
3.02 SApM
56.0% Str. Def.
1.51 TD Avg
24.0% TD Acc.
46.0% TD Def.
0.8 Sub. Avg
Career Averages - Paulo Thiago
1.71 SLpM
39.0% Str. Acc.
1.99 SApM
63.0% Str. Def.
1.42 TD Avg
31.0% TD Acc.
63.0% TD Def.
1.2 Sub. Avg
Diego Sanchez - Fight History
LOSS vs Jake Matthews
Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) R3 5:00 · UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · Sep 27, 2020
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jake Matthews 0 25 of 81 30% 38 of 95 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:00
Diego Sanchez 1 72 of 148 48% 93 of 174 1 of 2 50% 0 0 4:52
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jake Matthews 0 11 of 35 31% 11 of 35 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:00
Diego Sanchez 0 22 of 46 47% 24 of 51 1 of 2 50% 0 0 0:29
2 Jake Matthews 0 12 of 40 30% 12 of 40 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Diego Sanchez 0 23 of 53 43% 23 of 53 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
3 Jake Matthews 0 2 of 6 33% 15 of 20 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Diego Sanchez 1 27 of 49 55% 46 of 70 0 of 0 --- 0 0 4:23
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jake Matthews 25 of 81 30% 12 of 57 4 of 12 9 of 12 23 of 77 0 of 0 2 of 4
Diego Sanchez 72 of 148 48% 69 of 145 3 of 3 0 of 0 42 of 97 1 of 1 29 of 50
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jake Matthews 11 of 35 31% 4 of 20 4 of 10 3 of 5 11 of 35 0 of 0 0 of 0
Diego Sanchez 22 of 46 47% 19 of 43 3 of 3 0 of 0 16 of 38 1 of 1 5 of 7
2 Jake Matthews 12 of 40 30% 6 of 32 0 of 1 6 of 7 12 of 40 0 of 0 0 of 0
Diego Sanchez 23 of 53 43% 23 of 53 0 of 0 0 of 0 23 of 53 0 of 0 0 of 0
3 Jake Matthews 2 of 6 33% 2 of 5 0 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 4
Diego Sanchez 27 of 49 55% 27 of 49 0 of 0 0 of 0 3 of 6 0 of 0 24 of 43
Play-by-Play
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Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Matthews

Round 1
Sanchez (30-12, 19-12 UFC) is back and this time with an additional cornerman (Stephan Bonnar) beyond self-awareness coach Josh Fabia, and he will be facing a tough test in the form of “The Celtic Kid” Matthews (16-4, 9-4 UFC) at welterweight. The third man inside the octagon is referee Jason Herzog, and the two 170-pounders have absolutely no interest in touching gloves before the action begins. Sanchez races forward with a body kick, and he eats a right hand and rolls around to try to get out of harm’s way. Sanchez gets back to his feet after Matthews grabbed hold of it, and he just barely ducks an overhand right that zips past his head. Sanchez evades another heavy shot and whiffs with a return fire leg kick. Matthews sneaks in a right hand when Sanchez closes the distance, and nearly turns Sanchez into a Pez dispenser with an uppercut. Sanchez goes to the body and swats at the head, but Matthews rolls with it. Sanchez starts waving his hands around in a stance more likely seen in “Cobra Kai” than the UFC, and Matthews fires a kick at his head. The Aussie walks forward to land a body shot and avoids the Sanchez counterattack. Matthews snaps Sanchez’ head back with a right hand, and ducks out of the way when Sanchez swings at him with open hands. “Nightmare” leaps forward with a right hand, and Matthews avoids it while landing one of his own to sting the TUF 1 winner. Sanchez comes up short with a counter, although he does land a leg kick. Sanchez surprises the Aussie with a right hand, and Matthews backs away to reset. Sanchez stalks him down and rushes forward hands down with a barrage of punches, but Matthews is able to jog out of the way. Matthews scores a one-two and evades the swarming attack of Sanchez, but “Nightmare” keeps at it with looping punches. Sanchez lands a slapping body kick and changes levels for a takedown. Matthews defends it and decides to take Sanchez down, where he hops on top to get off some ground-and-pound. When Matthews sits up, Sanchez hunts for a heel hook. Matthews punches his way out with a few fierce right hands that hurt Sanchez, and the round ends.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Matthews
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Matthews
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Matthews

Round 2
Sanchez comes out with his nose already bleeding, and Matthews plants a right hand on that nose. Sanchez swarms in with several wild punches, and Matthews is able to avoid them in time. Sanchez tries this flurry once more, and Matthews snaps out a jab to keep him at bay. Sanchez lets fly a heavy leg kick, but “The Celtic Kid” walks through it. Sanchez explodes forward with winging, slopping punches that do not reach his opponent, and Matthews walks him down to the cage before scoring a quick uppercut. Sanchez circles around and switches stances a few times to shake it out, but Matthews stays composed and scores a right hand followed by a one-two. Sanchez takes a right hand so he can land a body kick, but Matthews redoubles his effort with another right hand that makes Sanchez back off. When the original TUF winner comes forward, again Matthews is ready for him with that right hand. Sanchez races forward and just misses with an overhand right, and Matthews accurately targets the nose again. Matthews gets up another uppercut, and clips Sanchez at the end of a left hand. Sanchez grins and starts throwing bombs like the days of old, but Matthews is able to avoid the brunt of the damage. An open-handed slap skims over Matthews’ head, and Matthews returns fire with a closed fist that makes Sanchez retreat. “Nightmare” shakes off the cobwebs only to get tagged again a few times, and Matthews is able to dart out of the way after landing to avoid the Sanchez blitz. Sanchez lands a calf kick and blocks an uppercut that is aimed at his face, and he ducks down to attack but gets cracked on the way in. The horn concludes this second frame.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Matthews
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Matthews
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Matthews

Round 3
Sanchez starts the third round with his hands behind his waist leaning against the cage, and after a few seconds of standing there, he runs forward with an attack similar to Jorge Masvidal against Ben Askren. The Aussie is wise to it and the knee misses by a wide margin, but he is unable to make Sanchez pay for it. Matthews cracks Sanchez with a one-two and sets him down hard, where he hammers down several punches to slash Sanchez’ right eyebrow open. The blood has positively erupted from Sanchez’ eyebrow, and a growing pool of blood is forming beneath his head fast. Matthews pays it no mind and lands some more ground-and-pound. Sanchez locks him down in guard, and he tries to kick his hips to hunt for submissions and stave off any further strikes. Sanchez grabs hold of the neck for a guillotine choke off his back, but it is nothing doing as Matthews stays patient and pops his head out. Sanchez kicks Matthews off of him and Matthews lords over him while trying to find a way back in to do some more damage. “The Celtic Kid” finds his angle and crashes down into the guard, while Sanchez twists and turns for any sort of Hail Mary submission, but none is to be had. Matthews gets off a few more heavy right hands as the blood continues to flow for Sanchez, and Sanchez throws his legs up for a triangle choke. Matthews stops it by smashing him in the face with several punches, but the crafty vet hunts for an armbar. Sanchez has it tight briefly, but the slipperiness allows Matthews to pull his arm and then head free from the submission danger. Sanchez looks away for several seconds to his corner as he decides to lock Matthews down. Matthews does not accept that, and postures up to get off several more punches. He lets loose one final salvo to wrap up this fight with style points, although Matthews was unable to get the finish he so desired.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-8 Matthews (30-26 Matthews)
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-8 Matthews (30-26 Matthews)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-8 Matthews (30-26 Matthews)

The Official Result
Jake Matthews def. Diego Sanchez via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
BI
Big Brady Expert Confident picked Sep 23, 2020 (4 days before fight)
Jake Matthews

Big Brady confidently picks Matthews, citing Sanchez's decline and poor recent performances. He believes Matthews is better everywhere at this point and expects a finish, as Sanchez's durability is fading. He notes the line is wide and likely to get wider.

Matthews by knockout; parlay piece
"give me jake matthews here probably by finish i know diego sanchez is notoriously durable but i don't really think that durability is uh all that there at this point"
DA
Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Sep 25, 2020 (2 days before fight)
Jake Matthews

Daniel Levi picks Jake Matthews, citing his power and youth compared to a diminished Diego Sanchez. He worries about Matthews gassing in the third round as he has in past fights, but believes the firepower difference is too great. He expects a knockout or unanimous decision.

most likely by knockout if not unanimous decision
"i got jake matthews most likely by knockout if not unanimous decision"
MM
MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Sep 26, 2020 (1 day before fight)
Jake Matthews

The host confidently picks Jake Matthews, citing his youth, athleticism, and grinding style. He believes Diego Sanchez's body is declining and that Matthews will dominate with grappling. He predicts a second or third-round TKO after wearing Sanchez down.

Matthews by TKO (+250), Matthews by decision (-110)
"I will take jake matthews to win this fight... jake matthew gives you a finish probably second round maybe third round."
TH
The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Sep 20, 2020 (7 days before fight)
Jake Matthews

The MMA Guru picks Jake Matthews, calling him a guaranteed win. He notes Matthews has a great chin, recovery, and grappling, and has fought tough opponents. He expects Matthews to hurt Sanchez badly and predicts a first-round KO. He mentions the odds are high but justified because Matthews is a lock.

Matthews is a 7-to-1 favorite, win by KO in round 1
"jake matthews is basically a guaranteed win in my opinion i don't see him losing to diego sanchez"
DQ (illegal knee) R3 3:09 · UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2 · Feb 15, 2020
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Diego Sanchez 0 25 of 64 39% 29 of 68 0 of 6 0% 0 0 0:10
Michel Pereira 1 53 of 91 58% 56 of 94 2 of 2 100% 0 0 0:50
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Diego Sanchez 0 10 of 22 45% 11 of 23 0 of 3 0% 0 0 0:00
Michel Pereira 0 16 of 27 59% 16 of 27 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:09
2 Diego Sanchez 0 13 of 27 48% 14 of 28 0 of 2 0% 0 0 0:10
Michel Pereira 0 19 of 37 51% 19 of 37 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:13
3 Diego Sanchez 0 2 of 15 13% 4 of 17 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:00
Michel Pereira 1 18 of 27 66% 21 of 30 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:28
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Diego Sanchez 25 of 64 39% 6 of 34 10 of 17 9 of 13 23 of 61 1 of 2 1 of 1
Michel Pereira 53 of 91 58% 20 of 52 28 of 33 5 of 6 39 of 75 10 of 11 4 of 5
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Diego Sanchez 10 of 22 45% 2 of 11 3 of 5 5 of 6 10 of 21 0 of 1 0 of 0
Michel Pereira 16 of 27 59% 3 of 11 11 of 14 2 of 2 12 of 22 4 of 5 0 of 0
2 Diego Sanchez 13 of 27 48% 3 of 9 7 of 12 3 of 6 12 of 26 1 of 1 0 of 0
Michel Pereira 19 of 37 51% 8 of 24 8 of 10 3 of 3 18 of 36 1 of 1 0 of 0
3 Diego Sanchez 2 of 15 13% 1 of 14 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 14 0 of 0 1 of 1
Michel Pereira 18 of 27 66% 9 of 17 9 of 9 0 of 1 9 of 17 5 of 5 4 of 5
DA
Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Feb 14, 2020 (1 day before fight)
Michel Pereira

Daniel Levi picks Michel Pereira to win by first-round knockout. He believes Diego Sanchez is a deranged man with a deteriorating chin and questionable training situation, while Pereira is more focused after his first UFC loss. He thinks Pereira's power and striking will be too much for Sanchez, who ducks his head and hasn't evolved.

first-round knockout, possibly a 10-second knockout via flying knee, performance of the night bonus
"I think he gets knocked out in the first round with an e or a punch"
LOSS vs Michael Chiesa
Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) R3 5:00 · UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · Jul 06, 2019
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Michael Chiesa 0 7 of 11 63% 23 of 31 1 of 2 50% 0 0 2:24
Diego Sanchez 0 47 of 67 70% 98 of 132 5 of 6 83% 0 1 11:45
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Michael Chiesa 0 4 of 5 80% 7 of 11 1 of 1 100% 0 0 1:28
Diego Sanchez 0 11 of 17 64% 24 of 39 1 of 2 50% 0 1 3:16
2 Michael Chiesa 0 2 of 5 40% 3 of 6 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:35
Diego Sanchez 0 31 of 44 70% 59 of 75 2 of 2 100% 0 0 4:13
3 Michael Chiesa 0 1 of 1 100% 13 of 14 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:21
Diego Sanchez 0 5 of 6 83% 15 of 18 2 of 2 100% 0 0 4:16
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Michael Chiesa 7 of 11 63% 1 of 4 0 of 1 6 of 6 1 of 3 2 of 4 4 of 4
Diego Sanchez 47 of 67 70% 46 of 66 1 of 1 0 of 0 4 of 7 5 of 8 38 of 52
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Michael Chiesa 4 of 5 80% 0 of 0 0 of 1 4 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 1 4 of 4
Diego Sanchez 11 of 17 64% 10 of 16 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0 3 of 6 8 of 11
2 Michael Chiesa 2 of 5 40% 0 of 3 0 of 0 2 of 2 0 of 2 2 of 3 0 of 0
Diego Sanchez 31 of 44 70% 31 of 44 0 of 0 0 of 0 2 of 5 2 of 2 27 of 37
3 Michael Chiesa 1 of 1 100% 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0
Diego Sanchez 5 of 6 83% 5 of 6 0 of 0 0 of 0 2 of 2 0 of 0 3 of 4
WIN vs Mickey Gall
TKO (punches) R2 4:13 · UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · Mar 02, 2019
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Diego Sanchez 0 56 of 87 64% 61 of 92 4 of 4 100% 0 0 6:00
Mickey Gall 0 23 of 65 35% 35 of 80 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:19
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Diego Sanchez 0 15 of 31 48% 19 of 35 3 of 3 100% 0 0 3:08
Mickey Gall 0 16 of 43 37% 28 of 58 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:16
2 Diego Sanchez 0 41 of 56 73% 42 of 57 1 of 1 100% 0 0 2:52
Mickey Gall 0 7 of 22 31% 7 of 22 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:03
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Diego Sanchez 56 of 87 64% 37 of 63 13 of 18 6 of 6 7 of 28 10 of 11 39 of 48
Mickey Gall 23 of 65 35% 19 of 59 2 of 3 2 of 3 8 of 44 9 of 14 6 of 7
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Diego Sanchez 15 of 31 48% 5 of 18 5 of 8 5 of 5 3 of 18 8 of 9 4 of 4
Mickey Gall 16 of 43 37% 12 of 37 2 of 3 2 of 3 4 of 25 9 of 14 3 of 4
2 Diego Sanchez 41 of 56 73% 32 of 45 8 of 10 1 of 1 4 of 10 2 of 2 35 of 44
Mickey Gall 7 of 22 31% 7 of 22 0 of 0 0 of 0 4 of 19 0 of 0 3 of 3
WIN vs Craig White
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Sep 08, 2018
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Diego Sanchez 0 46 of 77 59% 82 of 124 3 of 4 75% 0 0 14:22
Craig White 1 18 of 42 42% 64 of 94 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:08
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Diego Sanchez 0 13 of 26 50% 29 of 48 1 of 1 100% 0 0 4:54
Craig White 0 8 of 9 88% 15 of 18 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:00
2 Diego Sanchez 0 12 of 19 63% 18 of 28 1 of 2 50% 0 0 4:43
Craig White 0 7 of 14 50% 30 of 40 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:05
3 Diego Sanchez 0 21 of 32 65% 35 of 48 1 of 1 100% 0 0 4:45
Craig White 1 3 of 19 15% 19 of 36 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:03
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Diego Sanchez 46 of 77 59% 34 of 65 12 of 12 0 of 0 3 of 8 1 of 1 42 of 68
Craig White 18 of 42 42% 16 of 39 2 of 3 0 of 0 8 of 17 1 of 1 9 of 24
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Diego Sanchez 13 of 26 50% 9 of 22 4 of 4 0 of 0 1 of 4 0 of 0 12 of 22
Craig White 8 of 9 88% 6 of 7 2 of 2 0 of 0 4 of 4 0 of 0 4 of 5
2 Diego Sanchez 12 of 19 63% 9 of 16 3 of 3 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 12 of 19
Craig White 7 of 14 50% 7 of 14 0 of 0 0 of 0 2 of 7 1 of 1 4 of 6
3 Diego Sanchez 21 of 32 65% 16 of 27 5 of 5 0 of 0 2 of 4 1 of 1 18 of 27
Craig White 3 of 19 15% 3 of 18 0 of 1 0 of 0 2 of 6 0 of 0 1 of 13
LOSS vs Matt Brown
KO (elbow) R1 3:44 · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Nov 11, 2017
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Matt Brown 1 18 of 34 52% 20 of 36 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:01
Diego Sanchez 0 12 of 20 60% 13 of 21 0 of 3 0% 0 0 1:29
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Matt Brown 1 18 of 34 52% 20 of 36 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:01
Diego Sanchez 0 12 of 20 60% 13 of 21 0 of 3 0% 0 0 1:29
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Matt Brown 18 of 34 52% 14 of 30 2 of 2 2 of 2 12 of 28 6 of 6 0 of 0
Diego Sanchez 12 of 20 60% 7 of 12 2 of 5 3 of 3 10 of 18 2 of 2 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Matt Brown 18 of 34 52% 14 of 30 2 of 2 2 of 2 12 of 28 6 of 6 0 of 0
Diego Sanchez 12 of 20 60% 7 of 12 2 of 5 3 of 3 10 of 18 2 of 2 0 of 0
LOSS vs Al Iaquinta
KO (punches) R1 1:38 · UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov · Apr 22, 2017
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Al Iaquinta 2 12 of 19 63% 12 of 19 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:05
Diego Sanchez 0 4 of 15 26% 4 of 15 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Al Iaquinta 2 12 of 19 63% 12 of 19 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:05
Diego Sanchez 0 4 of 15 26% 4 of 15 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Al Iaquinta 12 of 19 63% 9 of 15 1 of 2 2 of 2 8 of 15 2 of 2 2 of 2
Diego Sanchez 4 of 15 26% 2 of 13 2 of 2 0 of 0 4 of 14 0 of 1 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Al Iaquinta 12 of 19 63% 9 of 15 1 of 2 2 of 2 8 of 15 2 of 2 2 of 2
Diego Sanchez 4 of 15 26% 2 of 13 2 of 2 0 of 0 4 of 14 0 of 1 0 of 0
WIN vs Marcin Held
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) R3 5:00 · The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson · Nov 05, 2016
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Diego Sanchez 0 46 of 81 56% 69 of 108 0 of 1 0% 0 0 9:17
Marcin Held 0 30 of 82 36% 57 of 112 0 of 2 0% 1 0 0:17
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Diego Sanchez 0 17 of 44 38% 19 of 46 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:31
Marcin Held 0 23 of 64 35% 32 of 73 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:17
2 Diego Sanchez 0 8 of 10 80% 20 of 23 0 of 0 --- 0 0 4:36
Marcin Held 0 2 of 4 50% 11 of 13 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
3 Diego Sanchez 0 21 of 27 77% 30 of 39 0 of 0 --- 0 0 4:10
Marcin Held 0 5 of 14 35% 14 of 26 0 of 2 0% 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Diego Sanchez 46 of 81 56% 31 of 62 12 of 16 3 of 3 21 of 52 0 of 0 25 of 29
Marcin Held 30 of 82 36% 30 of 80 0 of 2 0 of 0 23 of 70 3 of 4 4 of 8
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Diego Sanchez 17 of 44 38% 11 of 34 5 of 9 1 of 1 17 of 44 0 of 0 0 of 0
Marcin Held 23 of 64 35% 23 of 63 0 of 1 0 of 0 20 of 61 3 of 3 0 of 0
2 Diego Sanchez 8 of 10 80% 5 of 7 2 of 2 1 of 1 1 of 2 0 of 0 7 of 8
Marcin Held 2 of 4 50% 2 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 2 0 of 0 1 of 2
3 Diego Sanchez 21 of 27 77% 15 of 21 5 of 5 1 of 1 3 of 6 0 of 0 18 of 21
Marcin Held 5 of 14 35% 5 of 13 0 of 1 0 of 0 2 of 7 0 of 1 3 of 6
Paulo Thiago - Fight History
LOSS vs Sean Spencer
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski · Sep 13, 2014
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Sean Spencer 0 36 of 111 32% 46 of 123 0 of 7 0% 0 1 2:41
Paulo Thiago 1 63 of 159 39% 105 of 202 1 of 2 50% 0 0 4:56
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Sean Spencer 0 8 of 22 36% 9 of 23 0 of 2 0% 0 0 1:10
Paulo Thiago 1 12 of 32 37% 26 of 47 0 of 1 0% 0 0 2:21
2 Sean Spencer 0 4 of 11 36% 12 of 21 0 of 3 0% 0 1 1:31
Paulo Thiago 0 17 of 30 56% 44 of 57 1 of 1 100% 0 0 2:31
3 Sean Spencer 0 24 of 78 30% 25 of 79 0 of 2 0% 0 0 0:00
Paulo Thiago 0 34 of 97 35% 35 of 98 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:04
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Sean Spencer 36 of 111 32% 25 of 95 9 of 14 2 of 2 32 of 106 4 of 5 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 63 of 159 39% 46 of 135 13 of 20 4 of 4 47 of 141 4 of 5 12 of 13
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Sean Spencer 8 of 22 36% 4 of 18 3 of 3 1 of 1 5 of 18 3 of 4 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 12 of 32 37% 8 of 28 1 of 1 3 of 3 10 of 29 1 of 1 1 of 2
2 Sean Spencer 4 of 11 36% 3 of 10 1 of 1 0 of 0 3 of 10 1 of 1 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 17 of 30 56% 15 of 27 2 of 3 0 of 0 5 of 18 1 of 1 11 of 11
3 Sean Spencer 24 of 78 30% 18 of 67 5 of 10 1 of 1 24 of 78 0 of 0 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 34 of 97 35% 23 of 80 10 of 16 1 of 1 32 of 94 2 of 3 0 of 0
LOSS vs Gasan Umalatov
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado · May 31, 2014
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Gasan Umalatov 0 42 of 110 38% 48 of 119 1 of 7 14% 0 0 0:54
Paulo Thiago 0 24 of 62 38% 46 of 85 1 of 7 14% 0 0 4:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Gasan Umalatov 0 7 of 28 25% 12 of 34 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:01
Paulo Thiago 0 10 of 20 50% 11 of 21 0 of 3 0% 0 0 1:54
2 Gasan Umalatov 0 17 of 36 47% 18 of 37 1 of 6 16% 0 0 0:53
Paulo Thiago 0 6 of 10 60% 27 of 31 1 of 1 100% 0 0 1:36
3 Gasan Umalatov 0 18 of 46 39% 18 of 48 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:00
Paulo Thiago 0 8 of 32 25% 8 of 33 0 of 3 0% 0 0 0:30
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Gasan Umalatov 42 of 110 38% 23 of 86 13 of 18 6 of 6 27 of 92 15 of 18 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 24 of 62 38% 15 of 45 3 of 9 6 of 8 21 of 58 3 of 4 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Gasan Umalatov 7 of 28 25% 3 of 22 2 of 4 2 of 2 4 of 25 3 of 3 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 10 of 20 50% 3 of 8 2 of 5 5 of 7 9 of 19 1 of 1 0 of 0
2 Gasan Umalatov 17 of 36 47% 11 of 30 5 of 5 1 of 1 8 of 25 9 of 11 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 6 of 10 60% 6 of 9 0 of 1 0 of 0 4 of 8 2 of 2 0 of 0
3 Gasan Umalatov 18 of 46 39% 9 of 34 6 of 9 3 of 3 15 of 42 3 of 4 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 8 of 32 25% 6 of 28 1 of 3 1 of 1 8 of 31 0 of 1 0 of 0
LOSS vs Brandon Thatch
TKO (punches) R1 2:10 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 · Nov 09, 2013
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Brandon Thatch 0 5 of 13 38% 6 of 16 1 of 2 50% 0 0 0:23
Paulo Thiago 1 12 of 28 42% 13 of 30 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:27
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Brandon Thatch 0 5 of 13 38% 6 of 16 1 of 2 50% 0 0 0:23
Paulo Thiago 1 12 of 28 42% 13 of 30 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:27
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Brandon Thatch 5 of 13 38% 4 of 12 1 of 1 0 of 0 1 of 8 4 of 5 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 12 of 28 42% 7 of 20 5 of 6 0 of 2 7 of 18 3 of 8 2 of 2
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Brandon Thatch 5 of 13 38% 4 of 12 1 of 1 0 of 0 1 of 8 4 of 5 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 12 of 28 42% 7 of 20 5 of 6 0 of 2 7 of 18 3 of 8 2 of 2
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · May 18, 2013
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Paulo Thiago 0 46 of 92 50% 98 of 148 2 of 4 50% 0 0 2:42
Michel Prazeres 0 30 of 63 47% 36 of 72 3 of 12 25% 0 0 4:41
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Paulo Thiago 0 16 of 29 55% 21 of 34 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:03
Michel Prazeres 0 10 of 23 43% 13 of 27 1 of 6 16% 0 0 2:09
2 Paulo Thiago 0 11 of 21 52% 36 of 48 1 of 2 50% 0 0 1:58
Michel Prazeres 0 4 of 6 66% 7 of 11 2 of 2 100% 0 0 1:48
3 Paulo Thiago 0 19 of 42 45% 41 of 66 1 of 2 50% 0 0 0:41
Michel Prazeres 0 16 of 34 47% 16 of 34 0 of 4 0% 0 0 0:44
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Paulo Thiago 46 of 92 50% 22 of 65 16 of 19 8 of 8 20 of 59 18 of 20 8 of 13
Michel Prazeres 30 of 63 47% 15 of 41 4 of 10 11 of 12 25 of 56 4 of 6 1 of 1
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Paulo Thiago 16 of 29 55% 4 of 15 5 of 7 7 of 7 7 of 20 9 of 9 0 of 0
Michel Prazeres 10 of 23 43% 3 of 12 2 of 6 5 of 5 7 of 20 2 of 2 1 of 1
2 Paulo Thiago 11 of 21 52% 5 of 15 6 of 6 0 of 0 3 of 11 2 of 2 6 of 8
Michel Prazeres 4 of 6 66% 1 of 2 1 of 2 2 of 2 4 of 5 0 of 1 0 of 0
3 Paulo Thiago 19 of 42 45% 13 of 35 5 of 6 1 of 1 10 of 28 7 of 9 2 of 5
Michel Prazeres 16 of 34 47% 11 of 27 1 of 2 4 of 5 14 of 31 2 of 3 0 of 0
LOSS vs Dong Hyun Kim
Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le · Nov 10, 2012
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Dong Hyun Kim 0 22 of 40 55% 76 of 104 3 of 6 50% 2 0 12:11
Paulo Thiago 0 2 of 10 20% 4 of 12 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:17
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Dong Hyun Kim 0 2 of 2 100% 27 of 34 1 of 2 50% 1 0 4:45
Paulo Thiago 0 0 of 0 --- 0 of 0 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
2 Dong Hyun Kim 0 4 of 8 50% 11 of 15 1 of 3 33% 1 0 3:55
Paulo Thiago 0 2 of 5 40% 2 of 5 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:17
3 Dong Hyun Kim 0 16 of 30 53% 38 of 55 1 of 1 100% 0 0 3:31
Paulo Thiago 0 0 of 5 0% 2 of 7 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Dong Hyun Kim 22 of 40 55% 18 of 32 1 of 3 3 of 5 0 of 7 0 of 0 22 of 33
Paulo Thiago 2 of 10 20% 0 of 7 1 of 2 1 of 1 1 of 8 1 of 2 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Dong Hyun Kim 2 of 2 100% 1 of 1 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 2 of 2
Paulo Thiago 0 of 0 --- 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0
2 Dong Hyun Kim 4 of 8 50% 1 of 2 0 of 1 3 of 5 0 of 2 0 of 0 4 of 6
Paulo Thiago 2 of 5 40% 0 of 3 1 of 1 1 of 1 1 of 3 1 of 2 0 of 0
3 Dong Hyun Kim 16 of 30 53% 16 of 29 0 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 5 0 of 0 16 of 25
Paulo Thiago 0 of 5 0% 0 of 4 0 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 5 0 of 0 0 of 0
KO (punch) R1 0:42 · UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva · Apr 14, 2012
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Siyar Bahadurzada 0 0 of 2 0% 0 of 2 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Paulo Thiago 1 3 of 4 75% 3 of 4 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:02
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Siyar Bahadurzada 0 0 of 2 0% 0 of 2 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Paulo Thiago 1 3 of 4 75% 3 of 4 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:02
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Siyar Bahadurzada 0 of 2 0% 0 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 3 of 4 75% 3 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0 3 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Siyar Bahadurzada 0 of 2 0% 0 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 3 of 4 75% 3 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0 3 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami · Aug 27, 2011
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Paulo Thiago 0 19 of 69 27% 30 of 84 6 of 6 100% 1 0 4:55
David Mitchell 0 23 of 120 19% 62 of 161 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:37
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Paulo Thiago 0 9 of 17 52% 10 of 19 2 of 2 100% 0 0 2:12
David Mitchell 0 4 of 26 15% 17 of 39 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
2 Paulo Thiago 0 3 of 25 12% 7 of 31 3 of 3 100% 0 0 1:41
David Mitchell 0 8 of 40 20% 29 of 62 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:29
3 Paulo Thiago 0 7 of 27 25% 13 of 34 1 of 1 100% 1 0 1:02
David Mitchell 0 11 of 54 20% 16 of 60 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:08
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Paulo Thiago 19 of 69 27% 13 of 59 3 of 6 3 of 4 17 of 65 0 of 0 2 of 4
David Mitchell 23 of 120 19% 14 of 101 1 of 6 8 of 13 22 of 119 0 of 0 1 of 1
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Paulo Thiago 9 of 17 52% 5 of 12 2 of 3 2 of 2 7 of 15 0 of 0 2 of 2
David Mitchell 4 of 26 15% 3 of 20 1 of 2 0 of 4 4 of 26 0 of 0 0 of 0
2 Paulo Thiago 3 of 25 12% 1 of 20 1 of 3 1 of 2 3 of 24 0 of 0 0 of 1
David Mitchell 8 of 40 20% 3 of 31 0 of 3 5 of 6 7 of 39 0 of 0 1 of 1
3 Paulo Thiago 7 of 27 25% 7 of 27 0 of 0 0 of 0 7 of 26 0 of 0 0 of 1
David Mitchell 11 of 54 20% 8 of 50 0 of 1 3 of 3 11 of 54 0 of 0 0 of 0
LOSS vs Diego Sanchez
Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez · Oct 23, 2010
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Diego Sanchez 0 48 of 112 42% 73 of 139 2 of 8 25% 0 0 9:14
Paulo Thiago 0 36 of 65 55% 49 of 86 1 of 3 33% 4 0 1:32
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Diego Sanchez 0 7 of 32 21% 7 of 32 0 of 4 0% 0 0 0:31
Paulo Thiago 0 24 of 43 55% 29 of 50 1 of 2 50% 1 0 1:30
2 Diego Sanchez 0 15 of 31 48% 29 of 46 1 of 3 33% 0 0 3:59
Paulo Thiago 0 11 of 18 61% 14 of 22 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:00
3 Diego Sanchez 0 26 of 49 53% 37 of 61 1 of 1 100% 0 0 4:44
Paulo Thiago 0 1 of 4 25% 6 of 14 0 of 1 0% 2 0 0:02
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Diego Sanchez 48 of 112 42% 33 of 90 14 of 20 1 of 2 8 of 40 1 of 4 39 of 68
Paulo Thiago 36 of 65 55% 28 of 57 8 of 8 0 of 0 15 of 34 19 of 26 2 of 5
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Diego Sanchez 7 of 32 21% 5 of 27 2 of 4 0 of 1 6 of 28 1 of 4 0 of 0
Paulo Thiago 24 of 43 55% 16 of 35 8 of 8 0 of 0 8 of 20 15 of 19 1 of 4
2 Diego Sanchez 15 of 31 48% 7 of 21 7 of 9 1 of 1 2 of 11 0 of 0 13 of 20
Paulo Thiago 11 of 18 61% 11 of 18 0 of 0 0 of 0 7 of 13 3 of 4 1 of 1
3 Diego Sanchez 26 of 49 53% 21 of 42 5 of 7 0 of 0 0 of 1 0 of 0 26 of 48
Paulo Thiago 1 of 4 25% 1 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 1 1 of 3 0 of 0