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Diego Sanchez vs Joe Stevenson

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 3 rounds

Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Diego Sanchez def. Joe Stevenson · decision, 3 rounds
 
Diego
Sanchez
Welterweight
Record
19-2
UFC
8-2
Age
27
Height
5'10"
Reach
72"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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SanchezStevenson
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Joe
Stevenson
Lightweight
Photo: Mark Richardson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
29-9
UFC
6-3
Age
26
Height
5'7"
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight stats

Diego SanchezJoe Stevenson
Significant strikes91 of 19341 of 145
Knockdowns00
Takedowns1 of 40 of 4
Control time0:460:24
Submission attempts11

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

10
9
Round 1
12
12
Round 2
■ Diego Sanchez ■ Joe Stevenson

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Kenny Florian
Diego Sanchez
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Apr 2005 · landed 4.3 more significant strikes a minute
Joe Stevenson
Lost · submission, round 1
Nov 2008 · Florian landed 2.7 more a minute

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