Lauzon vs Sanchez

Who won Lauzon vs Sanchez?

Joe Lauzon beat Diego Sanchez by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 200, on Saturday 9th July 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

Lauzon vs Sanchez stats

Joe Lauzon stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 17 by submission.

Diego Sanchez made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Joe Lauzon's UFC record stood at 15-12-0, while Diego Sanchez's came in at 19-13-0.

The stats suggested Sanchez had a slight advantage in power over Lauzon, with a 35% knock out percentage over Lauzon's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lauzon had a massive advantage over Sanchez, boasting a 68% submission rate over Sanchez's 23%.

Joe Lauzon was the younger man by 3 years, at 39 years old.

Sanchez had 1-inch reach advantage.

Lauzon was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 1 year and 8 months later than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 77 to Sanchez's 99.

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Lauzon's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lauzon vs Sanchez?

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