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Diego Sanchez

1981 - Today

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Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2002, Sanchez is most known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he won the Middleweight tournament of The Ultimate Fighter 1, and later challenged for the UFC Lightweight Championship in 2009. He has also formerly competed for King of the Cage, where he was the Welterweight Champion. Sanchez has been involved in more "Fight of the Year" bouts than any other fighter in mixed martial arts; his first was against Karo Parisyan at UFC Fight Night 6, and then again against 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Diego Sanchez is the 246th most popular martial arts (down from 173rd in 2024), the 19,021st most popular biography from United States (down from 17,616th in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Diego Sanchez ranks 246 out of 179. Before him are Claudia Zwiers, Hiroshi Izumi, Noriko Narazaki, Yury Styopkin, Colby Covington, and Víctor Estrada. After him are Jang Ji-won, Riki Nakaya, Johny Hendricks, Elisavet Mystakidou, Germaine de Randamie, and Cheng Xunzhao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Diego Sanchez ranks 1,277. Before him are Hanno Balitsch, Jade Goody, Lucas Thwala, Gabriel, Aleksandr Alekseyev, and Sergio Mendoza. After him are Fernandinho, Adam Grant, Jonathan Marray, Danis Zaripov, Dady, and Pablo Giménez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Diego Sanchez ranks 19,029 out of 20,380. Before him are Mackenzie Astin (1973), Taylor Phinney (1990), Ayanna Pressley (1974), Jason Molina (1973), Danny Ferry (1966), and Robby Gordon (1969). After him are Nelson Diebel (1970), Peter Sohn (1977), Jameer Nelson (1982), Alexa Nikolas (1992), Sam Mitchell (1963), and Terence Davis (1997).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In United States

Among martial arts born in United States, Diego Sanchez ranks 69. Before him are Forrest Griffin (1979), Pat Miletich (1968), Urijah Faber (1979), Miesha Tate (1986), Brian Ortega (1991), and Colby Covington (1988). After him are Johny Hendricks (1983), Clay Guida (1981), Sara McMann (1980), Joseph Benavidez (1984), Stephen Abas (1978), and Carla Esparza (1987).

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