Diego Sanchez vs Ross Pearson

Diego Sanchez vs Ross Pearson: Matchup Breakdown

Diego Sanchez is 19-13 in the Welterweight division with a 59.4% win rate. Ross Pearson is 12-13 at Lightweight, winning 48% 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 Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov on Jun 7, 2014, won by Diego Sanchez by Decision - Split in round 3.

Diego Sanchez holds the higher ELO rating, 951 to 842. Career peaks are 1,169 for Diego Sanchez and 1,059 for Ross Pearson. Diego Sanchez has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 19 victories, a 31.6% finish rate. Ross Pearson has 5 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 41.7% of the time.

Diego Sanchez stands 5' 10" with a reach of 72" and fights southpaw. Ross Pearson is 5' 8" with a reach of 69", orthodox. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Diego Sanchez. Diego Sanchez is 44, Ross Pearson is 41.

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. Ross Pearson has landed 1,114 at 40.3% with 15 takedowns and 21:04 of control.

Diego Sanchez has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Ross Pearson. They share 1 common opponent: Al Iaquinta.