Born 1981 (age 44) · Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Appears in 39 titles

Diego J. Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) with a background in wrestling and Gaidojutsu, system of submission wrestling developed by his longtime trainer Greg Jackson. Sanchez was the winner of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter reality series and currently fights as a welterweight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). From 2007-2009, he lived in San Diego where he trained at The Arena MMA gym and the University of Jiu Jitsu with Saulo Ribeiro. In 2010, Sanchez moved back to New Mexico prior to his fight with John Hathaway. He now trains at Greg Jacksons MMA again. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diego Sanchez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

C.O.G.
5.5
C.O.G.
2013
as Field Worker (uncredited)
UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes
8.1
UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes
2016
as Self
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
6.6
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
2016
as Self
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
UFC 54: Boiling Point
6.5
UFC 54: Boiling Point
2005
as Self
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez
UFC 76: Knockout
6.5
UFC 76: Knockout
2007
as Self
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
6.5
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
2008
as Self
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
6.1
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
2009
as Self
UFC 69: Shootout
6.4
UFC 69: Shootout
2007
as Self
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
6.1
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
2006
as Self
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
7.0
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
2018
as Self
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
6.8
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
2019
as Self
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
4.8
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans
2010
as Self
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
7.0
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
2020
as Self
UFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler