Diego Sanchez vs Michael Chiesa

Diego Sanchez vs Michael Chiesa: Matchup Breakdown

Diego Sanchez is 19-13 in the Welterweight division with a 59.4% win rate. Michael Chiesa is 15-7 at Welterweight, winning 68.2% of the time. Diego Sanchez is listed as retired. Michael Chiesa is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Michael Chiesa leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos on Jul 6, 2019, won by Michael Chiesa by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Michael Chiesa holds the higher ELO rating, 1,052 to 951. Career peaks are 1,169 for Diego Sanchez and 1,071 for Michael Chiesa. Diego Sanchez has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 19 victories, a 31.6% finish rate. Michael Chiesa has 0 KO/TKO and 9 submission wins, finishing 60% of the time.

Diego Sanchez stands 5' 10" with a reach of 72" and fights southpaw. Michael Chiesa is 6' 1" with a reach of 75", southpaw. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Michael Chiesa. Diego Sanchez is 44, Michael Chiesa is 38.

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. Michael Chiesa has landed 409 at 40.7% with 42 takedowns and 1h 21m of control.

Diego Sanchez has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Michael Chiesa. They share 3 common opponents: Al Iaquinta, Joe Lauzon, Jim Miller.