Diego Sanchez vs Joe Lauzon

Diego Sanchez vs Joe Lauzon: Matchup Breakdown

Diego Sanchez is 19-13 in the Welterweight division with a 59.4% win rate. Joe Lauzon is 15-12 at Lightweight, winning 55.6% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Joe Lauzon leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes on Jul 9, 2016, won by Joe Lauzon by KO/TKO in round 1.

Diego Sanchez holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 924 to 884. Career peaks are 1,189 for Diego Sanchez and 1,120 for Joe Lauzon. Diego Sanchez has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 19 victories, a 31.6% finish rate. Joe Lauzon has 6 KO/TKO and 7 submission wins, finishing 86.7% of the time.

Diego Sanchez stands 5' 10" with a reach of 72" and fights southpaw. Joe Lauzon is 5' 10" with a reach of 71", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Diego Sanchez. Diego Sanchez is 44, Joe Lauzon is 42.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Diego Sanchez has landed 1,058 significant strikes at 37.3% accuracy with 36 takedowns and 1h 39m of control time. Joe Lauzon has landed 605 at 39.7% with 34 takedowns and 0h 51m of control.

Diego Sanchez has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Joe Lauzon. They share 7 common opponents: Michael Chiesa, Al Iaquinta, Marcin Held, Jim Miller, Takanori Gomi, Clay Guida, Kenny Florian.