Lightweight5 rounds scheduled
RESULT
Diego Sanchez def. Clay Guida (Split Decision)
Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Diego Sanchez defeated Clay Guida by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight main event of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale, held Saturday, June 20, 2009.
Fight stats
Diego Sanchez
Clay Guida
1
Knockdowns
0
68 of 144
Significant strikes
29 of 96
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
30%
80 of 156
Total strikes
57 of 130
1 of 2
Takedowns
2 of 7
50%
Takedown accuracy
29%
3
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:05
Control time
7:57
Significant strikes by target
63 of 138
Head
20 of 85
3 of 4
Body
3 of 4
2 of 2
Leg
6 of 7
44 of 107
Distance
17 of 64
7 of 9
Clinch
2 of 3
17 of 28
Ground
10 of 29
By round
ROUND 1
1
KD
0
40 of 81
Sig. str.
10 of 33
41 of 82
Total str.
18 of 41
1 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
1:05
Ctrl
1:41
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
17 of 33
Sig. str.
5 of 21
27 of 43
Total str.
21 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:27
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
11 of 30
Sig. str.
14 of 42
12 of 31
Total str.
18 of 47
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
2
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:49
Judges' Scorecards
Nelson Hamilton
| # | Sanchez | Guida |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – |
| 2 | – | – |
| 3 | – | – |
Total2928
Patricia Morse Jarman
| # | Sanchez | Guida |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – |
| 2 | – | – |
| 3 | – | – |
Total2829
Glenn Trowbridge
| # | Sanchez | Guida |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – |
| 2 | – | – |
| 3 | – | – |
Total2927
The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.
Media Scores
5
Sanchez
1
Draw
0
Guida
●29–28 Sanchez×2●30–26 Sanchez●30–27 Sanchez●29–27 Sanchez●29–29 Draw
All 6 media scorecards▾
- FightMetric.com30–26Sanchez
- Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com30–27Sanchez
- MMAWeekly.com29–27Sanchez
- MMAJunkie.com29–28Sanchez
- TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com29–28Sanchez
- Loretta Hunt · Sherdog.com29–29Draw
Fan Scorecards
56%
Sanchez
26%
Draw
19%
Guida
117 fan scorecards submitted
●28–28 Draw23.9%●29–27 Sanchez23.1%●29–28 Sanchez17.1%●29–28 Guida15.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
61%
Sanchez
R2
70%
Guida
R3
51%
Guida
Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com
Referee
Josh Rosenthal
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾
Tale of the Tape
31-13-0
Record
38-22-0
0
Win Streak
0
44
Age
44
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
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Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
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Nationality
—
Striking Profile
2.69
SLpM
2.63
37%
Str. Acc.
33%
3.02
SApM
3.00
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
1.51
TD Avg.
3.10
24%
TD Acc.
35%
46%
TD Def.
66%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Diego Sanchez · 3-2
Clay Guida · 1-4
- L
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Common Opponents
Diego Sanchez
Clay Guida
- vs
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Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 32 fights · 37 fights
33.1
Avg sig. strikes
31.2
1.13
Avg takedowns
2.11
3:06
Avg control time
4:14
91
Career high strikes
80
5
Career high TDs
10
Strike Distribution
Diego Sanchez
Strike target
Clay Guida
69%
Head
60%
24%
Body
16%
7%
Leg
24%
Diego Sanchez
Strike position
Clay Guida
58%
Distance
65%
11%
Clinch
14%
32%
Ground
21%