Sanchez vs Pereira

Who won Sanchez vs Pereira?

Diego Sanchez beat Michel Pereira by during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 25, on Saturday 15th February 2020 at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Diego Sanchez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Sanchez vs Pereira stats

Diego Sanchez stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Michel Pereira made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Michel Pereira marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Diego Sanchez's UFC record stood at 19-13-0, while Michel Pereira's came in at 9-3-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had a slight advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 43% knock out percentage over Sanchez's 34%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pereira had a slight advantage over Sanchez, with a 26% submission rate over Sanchez's 21%.

Diego Sanchez was the older man by 12 years, at 43 years old.

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

Sanchez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 9 years and 6 months earlier than Pereira, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 99 to Pereira's 102.

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Sanchez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sanchez vs Pereira?

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