Sanchez vs Sicilia

Who won Sanchez vs Sicilia?

Emmanuel Sanchez beat Sam Sicilia by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 198, on Saturday 28th April 2018 at AllState Arena in Rosemont.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Sanchez vs Sicilia stats

Emmanuel Sanchez stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Sam Sicilia made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Emmanuel Sanchez's Bellator record stood at 12-8-0, while Sam Sicilia's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Sicilia had a massive power advantage over Sanchez, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Sanchez's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sanchez had an advantage over Sicilia, with a 38% submission rate over Sicilia's 25%.

Emmanuel Sanchez was the younger man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Sanchez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sicilia. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Sanchez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 2 months later than Sicilia, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 75 to Sicilia's 51.

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