Andrew Sanchez

“El Dirte”

OctagonStats Rating 1496

5-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 1" (185 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach74" (188 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornApr 08, 1988

Age38

DivisionMiddleweight

BirthplaceShiloh, Illinois, U.S.

TeamTristar Gym

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.30

Str. Acc43%

SApM5.10

Str. Def50%

TD Avg2.55

TD Acc36%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L L W L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

10 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

4 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 1 decision losses

Finish rate20%

Times finished80%

StreakL2

Best streak2

Avg fight12:58

Octagon time2h 9m

Opp win%66%

ActiveJul. 08, 2016 – Oct. 16, 2021 (6y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winKhalil Rountree Jr. (#4 Light Heavyweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Andrew Sanchez "El Dirte" is a 13-7-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Andrew debuted Jul. 08, 2016 vs Khalil Rountree Jr. (win). On a 2-fight losing skid. 6 years active (Jul. 08, 2016–Oct. 16, 2021).

Best wins: Wellington Turman (KO/TKO Punch R1, Aug. 08, 2020); Khalil Rountree Jr. (U-DEC R3, Jul. 08, 2016); Markus Perez (U-DEC R3, Aug. 25, 2018).

Andrew William Sanchez (born April 8, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2012, he has formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Professional Fighters League (PFL), and Resurrection Fighting Alliance.

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD
Oct. 16, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont	L Bruno Silva	KO/TKO Punches	3	2:35	0 0	33 70	7 0
Jan. 23, 2021	UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor	L Makhmud Muradov	KO/TKO Punches	3	2:59	0 0	48 79	0 0
Aug. 08, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik	W Wellington Turman	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:14	1 0	28 21	0 0
Oct. 12, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson	L Marvin Vettori	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	39 85	0 0
May. 04, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy	W Marc-Andre Barriault	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	72 69	2 0
Aug. 25, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick	W Markus Perez	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	73 54	0 0
Dec. 01, 2017	The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale	L Ryan Janes	KO/TKO Punch	3	0:58	2 0	96 159	3 0
Apr. 15, 2017	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis	L Anthony Smith	KO/TKO Kick	3	3:52	0 1	63 49	4 0
Dec. 09, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov	W Trevor Smith	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	74 61	0 0
Jul. 08, 2016	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale	W Khalil Rountree Jr.	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	31 14	6 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.