Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
Lightweight★ Fight of the Night5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Diego Sanchez
United StatesDiego Sanchez
“Nightmare”
31-13-0
RESULT

Diego Sanchez def. Clay Guida (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Clay Guida
United StatesClay Guida
“The Carpenter”
38-22-0
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. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-27, Diego Sanchez won the decision.

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
#SanchezGuida
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Patricia Morse Jarman
#SanchezGuida
1--
2--
3--
Total2829
Glenn Trowbridge
#SanchezGuida
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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Diego Sanchez vs Clay Guida?

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. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-27, Diego Sanchez won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Diego Sanchez vs Clay Guida?

The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-27, Diego Sanchez won the decision.

Was Diego Sanchez vs Clay Guida a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 56% of 117 fan cards scored it for Diego Sanchez; 100% of 5 media scores picked Diego Sanchez.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Josh Rosenthal
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Diego Sanchez 72%28% Clay Guida

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. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Diego Sanchez
Grappling Specialist
1 edge
Clay Guida
Pressure Wrestler
9 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

64Power89
68Speed92
60Precision89
94Durability96
95Engine100
93Wrestling96
94Ground93

Biggest edge Clay Guida, Punch power +30

Attribute by attribute

Diego Sanchez is on the left of every row, Clay Guida on the right.
60Punch power90
67Kick power88
65Punch speed93
71Kick speed90
60Accuracy89
93Takedowns96
98Ground striking93
90Submissions92
95Chin95
92Body strength96
95Cardio100

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

Tale of the Tape

31-13-0
Record
38-22-0
1900
Power Index rating
1733
0
Win Streak
0
44
Age
44
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.69
SLpM
2.63
37%
Str. Acc.
33%
3.02
SApM
3.00
56%
Str. Def.
61%

Grappling Profile

1.51
TD Avg.
3.10
24%
TD Acc.
35%
46%
TD Def.
66%
0.80
Sub. Avg.
0.60

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  • L
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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%