Clay Guida vs Diego Sanchez

Clay Guida vs Diego Sanchez: Matchup Breakdown

Clay Guida is 18-19 in the Lightweight division with a 48.6% win rate. Diego Sanchez is 19-13 at Welterweight, winning 59.4% of the time. Clay Guida is listed as inactive. Diego Sanchez is listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Diego Sanchez leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale on Jun 20, 2009, won by Diego Sanchez by Decision - Split in round 3.

Diego Sanchez holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 924 to 800. Career peaks are 1,043 for Clay Guida and 1,189 for Diego Sanchez. Clay Guida has 2 KO/TKO and 5 submission wins from 18 victories, a 38.9% finish rate. Diego Sanchez has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 31.6% of the time.

Clay Guida stands 5' 7" with a reach of 70" and fights orthodox. Diego Sanchez is 5' 10" with a reach of 72", southpaw. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Diego Sanchez. Clay Guida is 44, Diego Sanchez is 44.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Clay Guida has landed 1,156 significant strikes at 33.2% accuracy with 78 takedowns and 2h 36m of control time. Diego Sanchez has landed 1,058 at 37.3% with 36 takedowns and 1h 39m of control.

Clay Guida has 0 title fights (0 won) against 1 (0 won) for Diego Sanchez. They share 5 common opponents: Jim Miller, BJ Penn, Joe Lauzon, Takanori Gomi, Kenny Florian.