Chiesa vs Sanchez

Who won Chiesa vs Sanchez?

Michael Chiesa beat Diego Sanchez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 239, on Saturday 6th July 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Chiesa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Chiesa vs Sanchez stats

Michael Chiesa stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 11 by submission.

Diego Sanchez made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Michael Chiesa's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012.

Michael Chiesa's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Diego Sanchez's came in at 19-13-0.

The stats suggested Sanchez had a massive power advantage over Chiesa, boasting a 34% knock out percentage over Chiesa's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiesa had a massive advantage over Sanchez, boasting a 73% submission rate over Sanchez's 21%.

Michael Chiesa was the younger man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Chiesa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Sanchez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Chiesa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 1 month later than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 51 less professional rounds, 48 to Sanchez's 99.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michael Chiesa had been fighting more than Diego Sanchez.

Going to this contest, Michael Chiesa had last fought 5 years, 8 months and 28 days ago, while Diego Sanchez's last outing had been 6 years, 10 months and 15 days ago.

Chiesa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Sanchez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Chiesa vs Sanchez?

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