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UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Diego Sanchez
United StatesDiego Sanchez
“Nightmare”
31-13-0
RESULT

Diego Sanchez def. Luigi Fioravanti (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 4:07
Luigi Fioravanti
United StatesLuigi Fioravanti
“The Italian Tank”
26-15-0
Saturday, June 21, 2008

Diego Sanchez defeated Luigi Fioravanti by TKO in round 3 (4:07) in the Welterweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale, held Saturday, June 21, 2008.

Fight stats

Diego Sanchez
Luigi Fioravanti
2
Knockdowns
0
51 of 116
Significant strikes
27 of 80
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
34%
56 of 121
Total strikes
30 of 83
0 of 8
Takedowns
1 of 3
0%
Takedown accuracy
33%
1
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
1:51
Control time
0:45
Significant strikes by target
41 of 105
Head
18 of 67
8 of 8
Body
5 of 6
2 of 3
Leg
4 of 7
24 of 70
Distance
14 of 49
13 of 22
Clinch
13 of 31
14 of 24
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 34
Sig. str.
9 of 27
11 of 34
Total str.
9 of 27
0 of 5
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:28
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
20 of 43
Sig. str.
11 of 31
23 of 46
Total str.
12 of 32
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
1
Sub. att
1
1:22
Ctrl
0:03
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
20 of 39
Sig. str.
7 of 22
22 of 41
Total str.
9 of 24
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:24
Ctrl
0:14

Frequently asked questions

Who won Diego Sanchez vs Luigi Fioravanti?

Diego Sanchez defeated Luigi Fioravanti by TKO in round 3 (4:07) in the Welterweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale, held Saturday, June 21, 2008.

Referee
Josh Rosenthal
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Diego Sanchez 70%30% Luigi Fioravanti

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Diego Sanchez
Grappling Specialist
3 edges
Luigi Fioravanti
Grappling Specialist
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

64Power66
68Speed74
60Precision67
94Durability78
95Engine86
93Wrestling97
94Ground95

Biggest edge Diego Sanchez, Chin +31

Attribute by attribute

Diego Sanchez is on the left of every row, Luigi Fioravanti on the right.
60Punch power66
67Kick power65
65Punch speed76
71Kick speed71
60Accuracy67
93Takedowns97
98Ground striking98
90Submissions92
95Chin64
92Body strength92
95Cardio86

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

31-13-0
Record
26-15-0
1884
Power Index rating
1737
0
Win Streak
0
44
Age
45
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.69
SLpM
2.23
37%
Str. Acc.
42%
3.02
SApM
2.21
56%
Str. Def.
69%

Grappling Profile

1.51
TD Avg.
3.76
24%
TD Acc.
63%
46%
TD Def.
67%
0.80
Sub. Avg.
0.90

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Diego Sanchez · 1-4
  • L
    Austin Trout
    BKFC: Knuckle Mania 3 · Feb 17, 2023
    TKO · R4 · 1:44
  • L
    Kevin Lee
    Eagle FC 46 · Mar 11, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
  • L
    Jake Matthews
    UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa · Sep 26, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Michel Pereira
    UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz · Feb 16, 2020
    Disqualification · R3 · 3:09 · Welterweight
  • L
    Michael Chiesa
    UFC 239: Jones vs Santos · Jul 7, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Luigi Fioravanti · 2-3
  • L
    Artem Frolov
    M-1 Challenge 72 · Nov 18, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 2:11 · Middleweight
  • L
    Ramazan Emeev
    M-1 Challenge 63 · Dec 4, 2015
    TKO · R4 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Sergey Kovalev
    M-1 Challenge 59 · Jul 3, 2015
    Submission · R2 · 1:56 · Middleweight
  • L
    Nodar Kudukhashvili
    M-1 Challenge 55 · Feb 21, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • W
    Ruslan Khaskhanov
    M-1 Challenge 54 · Dec 17, 2014
    TKO · R1 · 3:06 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 32 fights · 9 fights
33.1
Avg sig. strikes
23.8
1.13
Avg takedowns
2.67
3:06
Avg control time
2:49
91
Career high strikes
45
5
Career high TDs
13

Strike Distribution

Diego Sanchez
Strike target
Luigi Fioravanti
69%
Head
52%
24%
Body
14%
7%
Leg
34%
Diego Sanchez
Strike position
Luigi Fioravanti
58%
Distance
50%
11%
Clinch
30%
32%
Ground
20%