Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Diego Sanchez
United StatesDiego Sanchez
“Nightmare”
31-13-0
RESULT

Diego Sanchez def. John Alessio (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
John Alessio
CanadaJohn Alessio
“The Natural”
35-17-0 (2 NC)
Friday, May 26, 2006
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, United States

Diego Sanchez defeated John Alessio by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie, held Friday, May 26, 2006 at STAPLES Center, Los Angeles. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, Diego Sanchez won the decision.

Fight stats

Diego Sanchez
John Alessio
0
Knockdowns
0
9 of 67
Significant strikes
17 of 57
13%
Sig. strike accuracy
30%
25 of 87
Total strikes
23 of 63
1 of 16
Takedowns
0 of 0
6%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
4:21
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
8 of 62
Head
15 of 54
1 of 5
Body
0 of 1
0 of 0
Leg
2 of 2
7 of 64
Distance
16 of 55
2 of 3
Clinch
1 of 2
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
Strikes by position and target
Diego Sanchez
HeadBodyLeg
Distance7/600/40/0
Clinch1/21/10/0
Ground0/00/00/0
John Alessio
HeadBodyLeg
Distance14/520/12/2
Clinch1/20/00/0
Ground0/00/00/0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
2 of 24
Sig. str.
6 of 21
3 of 25
Total str.
10 of 25
0 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:47
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
6 of 29
Sig. str.
9 of 26
6 of 29
Total str.
9 of 26
1 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:10
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
1 of 14
Sig. str.
2 of 10
16 of 33
Total str.
4 of 12
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
3:24
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Richard Bertrand
#SanchezAlessio
1--
2--
3--
Total3027
Cecil Peoples
#SanchezAlessio
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Alejandro Rochin
#SanchezAlessio
1--
2--
3--
Total2928

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

1
Sanchez
-
1
Alessio
●29-28 Sanchez●29-28 Alessio
All 2 media scorecards▾
  • FightMetric.com29-28Sanchez
  • Sherdog.com29-28Alessio

Fan Scorecards

8%
Sanchez
92%
Alessio
13 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Alessio92.3%●30-26 Sanchez7.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
92%
Alessio
R2
92%
Alessio
R3
92%
Sanchez

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Diego Sanchez vs John Alessio?

Diego Sanchez defeated John Alessio by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie, held Friday, May 26, 2006 at STAPLES Center, Los Angeles. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, Diego Sanchez won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Diego Sanchez vs John Alessio?

The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, Diego Sanchez won the decision.

Referee
Steve Mazzagatti
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Diego Sanchez 74%26% John Alessio

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
8 edges
John Alessio
Complete Fighter
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

64Power60
68Speed71
60Precision58
94Durability74
95Engine70
93Wrestling75
94Ground72

Biggest edge Diego Sanchez, Ground striking +47

Attribute by attribute

Diego Sanchez is on the left of every row, John Alessio on the right.
60Punch power67
67Kick power53
65Punch speed83
71Kick speed58
60Accuracy58
93Takedowns75
98Ground striking51
90Submissions92
95Chin83
92Body strength65
95Cardio70

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

Tale of the Tape

31-13-0
Record
35-17-0 (2 NC)
1863
Power Index rating
1686
0
Win Streak
1
44
Age
47
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
Canada

Style Matchup

Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
vs
-
Diego Sanchez
  • 2013Black belt · BJJ · Roberto 'Tussa' Alencar (Gracie Barra New Mexico)
  • 2004KOTC Welterweight Championship · King of the Cage
  • 2005Champion · The Ultimate Fighter · middleweight
  • 2000Champion · State HS · 152 lbs
John Alessio

No background on record

Camp Xtreme Couture · Canada

Striking Profile

2.69
SLpM
2.10
37%
Str. Acc.
39%
3.02
SApM
2.91
56%
Str. Def.
54%

Grappling Profile

1.51
TD Avg.
1.85
24%
TD Acc.
38%
46%
TD Def.
70%
0.80
Sub. Avg.
1.20

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Diego Sanchez · 1-4
  • L
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    BKFC: Knuckle Mania 3 · Feb 17, 2023
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  • L
    Kevin Lee
    Eagle FC 46 · Mar 11, 2022
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  • L
    Jake Matthews
    UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa · Sep 27, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Michel Pereira
    UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz · Feb 15, 2020
    Disqualification · R3 · 3:09 · Welterweight
  • L
    Michael Chiesa
    UFC 239: Jones vs Santos · Jul 6, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
John Alessio · 1-2
  • NC
    David Rickels
    Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2015
    No Contest · R1 · 2:21 · Lightweight
  • W
    Eric Wisely
    Bellator MMA: Bellator 119 · May 9, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Will Brooks
    Bellator MMA: Bellator 101 · Sep 26, 2013
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • NC
    Dave Mazany
    AFC 13: Natural Selection · Nov 3, 2012
    No Contest · Catchweight
  • L
    Shane Roller
    UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II · Jul 8, 2012
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 32 fights · 5 fights
33.1
Avg sig. strikes
19.8
1.13
Avg takedowns
0.40
3:06
Avg control time
1:18
91
Career high strikes
35
5
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Diego Sanchez
Strike target
John Alessio
69%
Head
81%
24%
Body
11%
7%
Leg
8%
Diego Sanchez
Strike position
John Alessio
58%
Distance
83%
11%
Clinch
15%
32%
Ground
2%