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Eddie Sanchez
Heavyweight · “The Manic Hispanic”

Eddie Sanchez

15-8-0 UFC 3-3-0
One-Punch Power Positional Grappler
6'2"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
44Age
3KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:50Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 53 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Accuracy — Below avg, rated 40 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking D — Weak, rated 24 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Durability — Weak, rated 14 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Wrestling — Average, rated 48 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter TD Defense — Below avg, rated 38 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Grappling — Below avg, rated 26 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Control — Average, rated 66 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Average 66
  2. Striking Average 53
  3. Wrestling Average 48
  4. Accuracy Below avg 40
  5. TD Defense Below avg 38
  6. Grappling Below avg 26
  7. Striking D Weak 24
  8. Durability Weak 14

Built on 53 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

One-Punch Power 4 knockdowns · 1.13 per 15 min
Positional Grappler average control — rates 66 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.45
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.3
Striking accuracy43.3%
Striking defense43.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.13
Takedowns / 15 min1.13
Takedown accuracy26.7%
Takedown defense42.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time26.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
September 23, 2006 vs Mario Neto — 1.89/min (W) Sep '06 February 3, 2007 vs Mirko Filipovic — 1.1/min (L) — only 4.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '07 June 16, 2007 vs Colin Robinson — 7.41/min (W) Jun '07 December 29, 2007 vs Soa Palelei — 3.88/min (W) Dec '07 June 7, 2008 vs Antoni Hardonk — 3.57/min (L) Jun '08 December 10, 2008 vs Justin McCully — 2.8/min (L) Dec '08

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Justin McCully 9-4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops · December 10, 2008
42/100Sig. strikes
40/88Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Antoni Hardonk 6-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:15 — UFC 85: Bedlam · June 7, 2008
33/67Sig. strikes
48/75Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
4:51Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Soa Palelei 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:24 — UFC 79: Nemesis · December 29, 2007
52/115Sig. strikes
21/37Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
3:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Colin Robinson 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:32 — UFC 72: Victory · June 16, 2007
41/67Sig. strikes
36/50Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Mirko Filipovic 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:33 — UFC 67: All or Nothing · February 3, 2007
5/40Sig. strikes
20/39Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Mario Neto 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:17 — UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn · September 23, 2006
10/34Sig. strikes
10/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Mario Neto › Simulate vs Mario Neto ›

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
15-8-0Pro record
Kings MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 10
Submission 3
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Total Combat 5
Bellator 3
KOTC 2
FFC11 1
Fight Nights Global 1
MMA Attack 1
Titan Fighting Championships 1

+ 3 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 23 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Stjepan Bekavac KO (punch) FFC11: Jurkovic vs. Kaluderovic
April 4, 2014
 FFC11 1 1:07
L Vitaly Minakov KO (punch) Fight Nights Global 9
June 7, 2012
 Fight Nights Global 1 1:59
L Damian Grabowski Submission (kimura) MMA Attack 2
April 27, 2012
 MMA Attack 2 2:02
W Brett Rogers Decision (split) Titan Fighting Championships 20
September 23, 2011
 Titan Fighting Championships 3 5:00
L Mike Whitehead Decision (split) Pure Fighting Championships 6
December 10, 2010
 Pure Fighting Championships 3 5:00
L Neil Grove TKO (punches) Bellator 24
August 12, 2010
 Bellator 1 1:32
W Marcus Sursa TKO (punches) Bellator 20
May 27, 2010
 Bellator 3 0:23
W Mark Honneger Decision (unanimous) Maximo Fighting Championship
October 17, 2009
 Maximo Fighting Championship 3 5:00
W Vince Lucero Submission (guillotine choke) Total Combat 33
July 11, 2009
 Total Combat 1 0:27
W Jay White KO (punches) Bellator 7
May 15, 2009
 Bellator 1 0:10
L Justin McCully Decision (unanimous) UFC: Fight for the Troops
December 10, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
L Antoni Hardonk TKO (punches) UFC 85
June 7, 2008
 UFC 2 4:15
W Soa Palelei TKO (punches) UFC 79
December 29, 2007
 UFC 3 3:24
W Colin Robinson TKO (punches) UFC 72
June 16, 2007
 UFC 2 0:32
L Mirko Cro Cop TKO (punches) UFC 67
February 3, 2007
 UFC 1 4:33
W Mario Neto KO (punches) UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
September 23, 2006
 UFC 2 0:17
W Wade Shipp TKO (punches) TC 13: Anarchy
March 11, 2006
 TC 3 4:32
W Josh Tamsen TKO (punches) Total Combat 11
December 17, 2005
 Total Combat 1 —
W Julian Rush TKO (corner stoppage) Total Combat 10
October 15, 2005
 Total Combat 1 5:00
W Adrian Perez TKO (submission to punches) KOTC 61: Flash Point
September 23, 2005
 KOTC 1 0:11
W Anthony Ruiz Technical Submission (triangle choke) KOTC 54: Mucho Machismo
June 12, 2005
 KOTC 1 2:49
W Tony Towers TKO (punches) Total Combat 7
January 29, 2005
 Total Combat 1 1:55
W Adan Arceo TKO (punches) Total Combat 5
April 21, 2004
 Total Combat 2 0:20

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Eddie Sanchez) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.5 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.3 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 43.3% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 43.4% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 1.1 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 26.7% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 42.9% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.4
Control time 26.1% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 63.7%

Headshot of Eddie Sanchez by Piotr Drabik · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · cropped and resized

Hero photo of Eddie Sanchez by Piotr Drabik · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized