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.

Michael Chiesa's UFC record stood at 11-7-0, 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 52 less professional rounds, 47 to Sanchez's 99.

Chiesa vs Sanchez form

Michael Chiesa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sean Brady at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Vicente Luque at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had won against Neil Magny at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh, United States.

He had defeated Diego Sanchez at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Chiesa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Sanchez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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