Diego Sanchez vs Paulo Thiago

Diego Sanchez vs Paulo Thiago: Matchup Breakdown

Diego Sanchez is 19-13 in the Welterweight division with a 59.4% win rate. Paulo Thiago is 5-8 at Welterweight, winning 38.5% 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 UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez on Oct 23, 2010, won by Diego Sanchez by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Diego Sanchez holds the higher ELO rating, 951 to 898. Career peaks are 1,169 for Diego Sanchez and 1,071 for Paulo Thiago. Diego Sanchez has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 19 victories, a 31.6% finish rate. Paulo Thiago has 1 KO/TKO and 1 submission win, finishing 40% of the time.

Diego Sanchez stands 5' 10" with a reach of 72" and fights southpaw. Paulo Thiago is 5' 11" with a reach of 74", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Paulo Thiago. Diego Sanchez is 44, Paulo Thiago is 45.

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. Paulo Thiago has landed 254 at 39.1% with 14 takedowns and 22:38 of control.

Diego Sanchez has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Paulo Thiago. They share 3 common opponents: Martin Kampmann, Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck.