Diego Sanchez, Split decision, 3 rounds.
Walking in
Diego Sanchez
Record12-5
Strikes landed / min2.70Mid-pack
Strike defence59%Below avg
Takedowns / 15 min1.51Mid-pack
Takedown defence54%Below avg
Takanori Gomi
Record3-3
StreakWon 2 straight
Strikes landed / min2.89Mid-pack
Strike defence62%Mid-pack
Takedowns / 15 min0.30Bottom
Takedown defence65%Mid-pack
TellMileage index
Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in March 2013, 165 head strikes before that night. Never-yet-stopped fighters carrying that kind of mileage took a first KO in 11.0% of fights; the lightest third ran 15.6%.
What happened
Diego SanchezTakanori Gomi
65/145Sig. strikes81/180
68/149Total strikes81/180
2/5Takedowns0/0
1Sub attempts0
0:20Control0:03
Target
29/100Head48/135
24/31Body29/36
12/14Leg4/9
Position
65/145Distance81/180