Diego Sanchez
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| Born |
December 31, 1981 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
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| Residence | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) |
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| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Gaidojutsu, BJJ |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Team |
Jackson Wink MMA Academy The Arena |
| Trainer | Greg Jackson |
| Rank | Black belt in Gaidojutsu Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Roberto Tussa |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 36 |
| Wins | 27 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 12 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Notable school(s) | Del Norte High School |
| Website | http://www.diegonightmare.com/ |
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Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist with a background in wrestling and gaidojutsu, a system of submission grappling developed by his longtime trainer Greg Jackson. Sanchez has competed in the lightweight, welterweight, and middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He defeated Alex Karalexis, Josh Rafferty, Josh Koscheck and Kenny Florian during the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show, en route to becoming The Ultimate Fighter 1 middleweight tournament winner.
Sanchez has been involved in more "Fight of the Year" bouts than any other fighter in mixed martial arts; his first against Karo Parisyan at UFC Fight Night 6, then again opposite Clay Guida at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale (which culminated into a title shot against then-UFC Lightweight Champion B.J. Penn, where the two headlined UFC 107), and finally against Gilbert Melendez at UFC 166.
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