Diego Sanchez vs Michel Pereira

Diego Sanchez vs Michel Pereira: Matchup Breakdown

Diego Sanchez is 19-13 in the Welterweight division with a 59.4% win rate. Michel Pereira is 10-6 at Middleweight, winning 62.5% of the time. Diego Sanchez is listed as retired. Michel Pereira is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Diego Sanchez leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz on Feb 15, 2020, won by Diego Sanchez by DQ in round 3.

Michel Pereira holds the higher ELO rating, 976 to 951. Career peaks are 1,169 for Diego Sanchez and 1,121 for Michel Pereira. Diego Sanchez has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 19 victories, a 31.6% finish rate. Michel Pereira has 2 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins, finishing 50% of the time.

Diego Sanchez stands 5' 10" with a reach of 72" and fights southpaw. Michel Pereira is 6' 1" with a reach of 73", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Michel Pereira. Diego Sanchez is 44, Michel Pereira is 32.

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. Michel Pereira has landed 752 at 51.4% with 13 takedowns and 15:42 of control.

Diego Sanchez has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Michel Pereira. They have no opponents in common.