Iaquinta vs Sanchez

Who won Iaquinta vs Sanchez?

Al Iaquinta beat Diego Sanchez by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 108, on Saturday 22nd April 2017 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Iaquinta vs Sanchez stats

Al Iaquinta stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Diego Sanchez made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Al Iaquinta's UFC record stood at 9-6-0, while Diego Sanchez's came in at 19-13-0.

The stats suggested Iaquinta had an advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 50% knock out percentage over Sanchez's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sanchez had an advantage over Iaquinta, with a 22% submission rate over Iaquinta's 8%.

Al Iaquinta was the younger man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Sanchez had 2-inch reach advantage.

Iaquinta was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 7 months later than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 46 less professional rounds, 53 to Sanchez's 99.

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