Diego Sanchez vs Kenny Florian

Diego Sanchez vs Kenny Florian: Matchup Breakdown

Diego Sanchez is 19-13 in the Welterweight division with a 59.4% win rate. Kenny Florian is 12-5 at Lightweight, winning 70.6% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Diego Sanchez leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale on Apr 9, 2005, won by Diego Sanchez by KO/TKO in round 1.

Kenny Florian holds the higher ELO rating, 1,133 to 951. Career peaks are 1,169 for Diego Sanchez and 1,174 for Kenny Florian. Diego Sanchez has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 19 victories, a 31.6% finish rate. Kenny Florian has 3 KO/TKO and 7 submission wins, finishing 83.3% of the time.

Diego Sanchez stands 5' 10" with a reach of 72" and fights southpaw. Kenny Florian is 5' 10" with a reach of 74", southpaw. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Kenny Florian. Diego Sanchez is 44, Kenny Florian is 50.

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. Kenny Florian has landed 454 at 40% with 26 takedowns and 44:42 of control.

Diego Sanchez has 1 title fight (0 won) against 3 (0 won) for Kenny Florian. They share 5 common opponents: Joe Lauzon, Takanori Gomi, BJ Penn, Clay Guida, Joe Stevenson.