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Ricardo Sanchez vs Yanis Ben Alaya

Ricardo Sanchez is 1" · 3 cm taller than Yanis Ben Alaya. They have met once: Ricardo Sanchez 1, Yanis Ben Alaya 0.

Ricardo Sanchez
Mexico
Ricardo Sanchez
““El Mercenario””
SDUDTKO
Met once
Yanis Ben Alaya
France
Yanis Ben Alaya
UDUD
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Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

48%
Head
59%
25%
Body
34%
27%
Leg
7%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Ricardo Sanchezlast 3 fights
97%
Yanis Ben Alayalast 2 fights
95%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Ricardo Sanchez· from fights outside the UFC Yanis Ben Alaya· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.823.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ricardo Sanchez · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersYanis Ben Alaya · Average · better than 44% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.125.28
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ricardo Sanchez · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fightersYanis Ben Alaya · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.83
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ricardo Sanchez · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYanis Ben Alaya · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
0%100%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ricardo Sanchez · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYanis Ben Alaya · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ricardo Sanchez · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYanis Ben Alaya · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1484 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

5.82
Strikes landed / min
3.22
4.12
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.28
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.83 / 0.8
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0:04
Control time / fight
0:11
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Ricardo Sanchez3 fights · by range and by target
Range
98%Distance · 120
2%Clinch · 2
0%Ground · 0
Target
48%Head · 58
25%Body · 30
27%Leg · 32

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Yanis Ben Alaya2 fights · by range and by target
Range
92%Distance · 58
8%Clinch · 5
0%Ground · 0
Target
59%Head · 34
34%Body · 20
7%Leg · 4

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Ricardo Sanchez and Yanis Ben Alaya ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at ONE Friday Fights 158 & The Inner Circle 18 (Fri, Jun 12, 2026), where Ricardo Sanchez won by Unanimous Decision.

Who is taller, Ricardo Sanchez or Yanis Ben Alaya?

Ricardo Sanchez is taller at 5'9" · 175 cm; Yanis Ben Alaya stands 5'8" · 173 cm.

Who has more finishes, Ricardo Sanchez or Yanis Ben Alaya?

Ricardo Sanchez has 1 win inside the distance (1 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Yanis Ben Alaya has 0 wins (0 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).