Middleweight

Andrew Sanchez

Last fought: Oct 2021

RECORD

Pro

13-7-0

UFC

5-5-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:57
Fight Completion Rate	86.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.59
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	15-11 (57.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	6-5 (54.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	9-6 (60.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	66.3%
% Time in Control	31.3%
% Time Controlled	2.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	92.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.10
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.90
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.80
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.9%
Distance Strike Defense	55.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.68
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.17
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.49
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.52
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.06

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Andrew Sanchez League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Andrew Sanchez
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.1
Strike Differential	-0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	36.7%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	4:41
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	20.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	80.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:57
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	37.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.4
Takedown Accuracy	36.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:09

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Bruno Blindado Silva

UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont • Oct 2021Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:35

Andrew Sanchez33/5362%TD 7/12Ctrl 7:53

Bruno Blindado Silva70/12357%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Andrew Sanchez	4/7	57%	1/3	3:25	—
	Bruno Blindado Silva	8/23	35%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Andrew Sanchez	7/13	54%	6/6	4:28	—
	Bruno Blindado Silva	7/16	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Andrew Sanchez	22/33	67%	0/3	0:00	—
	Bruno Blindado Silva	55/84	65%	0/0	0:15	—

LOSS

vs. Makhmud Muradov

UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor • Jan 2021Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:59

Andrew Sanchez48/14134%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:22

Makhmud Muradov79/17445%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Andrew Sanchez	18/39	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	Makhmud Muradov	33/68	49%	0/2	0:16	—

R2	Andrew Sanchez	18/64	28%	0/1	0:22	—
	Makhmud Muradov	26/55	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Andrew Sanchez	12/38	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Makhmud Muradov	20/51	39%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Wellington Turman

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik • Aug 2020Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:14

Andrew Sanchez28/5551%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:11KD 1

Wellington Turman21/5141%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Andrew Sanchez	28/55	51%	0/1	1:11	1
	Wellington Turman	21/51	41%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Marvin Vettori

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson • Oct 2019Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Andrew Sanchez39/18521%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Marvin Vettori85/20541%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Andrew Sanchez	10/42	24%	0/1	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	30/70	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Andrew Sanchez	17/83	20%	0/1	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	30/73	41%	0/0	0:07	—

R3	Andrew Sanchez	12/60	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	25/62	40%	0/0	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Marc-Andre Barriault

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy • May 2019Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Andrew Sanchez72/14849%TD 2/8Ctrl 6:20

Marc-Andre Barriault69/13053%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Andrew Sanchez	18/41	44%	1/2	2:45	—
	Marc-Andre Barriault	10/22	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Andrew Sanchez	38/81	47%	0/1	0:23	—
	Marc-Andre Barriault	46/81	57%	0/1	0:05	—

R3	Andrew Sanchez	16/26	62%	1/5	3:12	—
	Marc-Andre Barriault	13/27	48%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Markus Perez

UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick • Aug 2018Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Andrew Sanchez73/15946%TD 0/6Ctrl 5:41

Markus Perez54/12244%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Andrew Sanchez	8/27	30%	0/4	2:39	—
	Markus Perez	14/26	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Andrew Sanchez	24/58	41%	0/0	1:32	—
	Markus Perez	17/42	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Andrew Sanchez	41/74	55%	0/2	1:30	—
	Markus Perez	23/54	43%	0/1	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Ryan Janes

The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale • Dec 2017Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:58

Andrew Sanchez96/18352%TD 3/7Ctrl 2:05KD 2

Ryan Janes159/26760%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Andrew Sanchez	57/102	56%	1/1	1:10	2
	Ryan Janes	39/91	43%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Andrew Sanchez	38/75	51%	2/4	0:55	—
	Ryan Janes	97/141	69%	0/0	0:12	—

R3	Andrew Sanchez	1/6	17%	0/2	0:00	—
	Ryan Janes	23/35	66%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Smith

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis • Apr 2017Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 3:52

Andrew Sanchez63/10461%TD 4/10Ctrl 4:35

Anthony Smith49/10049%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Andrew Sanchez	17/28	61%	1/1	1:37	—
	Anthony Smith	14/27	52%	0/0	1:04	—

R2	Andrew Sanchez	31/40	78%	3/6	2:58	—
	Anthony Smith	13/23	57%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Andrew Sanchez	15/36	42%	0/3	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	22/50	44%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Trevor Smith

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov • Dec 2016Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Andrew Sanchez74/20436%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:26

Trevor Smith61/14143%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Andrew Sanchez	28/76	37%	0/0	0:15	—
	Trevor Smith	12/40	30%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Andrew Sanchez	25/78	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Trevor Smith	28/54	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Andrew Sanchez	21/50	42%	0/0	0:11	—
	Trevor Smith	21/47	45%	0/2	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale • Jul 2016Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Andrew Sanchez31/4372%TD 6/12Ctrl 12:03

Khalil Rountree Jr.14/2752%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Andrew Sanchez	6/14	43%	4/6	3:31	—
	Khalil Rountree Jr.	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Andrew Sanchez	17/18	94%	1/3	4:17	—
	Khalil Rountree Jr.	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Andrew Sanchez	8/11	73%	1/3	4:15	—
	Khalil Rountree Jr.	5/6	83%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com