Diego Sanchez

Diego Sanchez

Known for
Acting
Born
December 31, 1981 (age 44)
Birthplace
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Biography

Diego J. Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) with a background in wrestling and Gaidojutsu, system of submission wrestling developed by his longtime trainer Greg Jackson. Sanchez was the winner of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter reality series and currently fights as a welterweight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). From 2007-2009, he lived in San Diego where he trained at The Arena MMA gym and the University of Jiu Jitsu with Saulo Ribeiro. In 2010, Sanchez moved back to New Mexico prior to his fight with John Hathaway. He now trains at Greg Jacksons MMA again. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diego Sanchez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2023
Mine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling poster

Mine Will Be Another Flesh. In Search of C.E. Feiling

Movie

2022
Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez poster

Eagle FC 46: Lee vs. Sanchez

Movie · as Self

2020
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa poster

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa

Movie · as Self

2020
UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 poster

UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2

Movie · as Self

2019
Submission Underground 8 poster

Submission Underground 8

Movie · as Self

2019
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos poster

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

Movie · as Self

2019
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith poster

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith

Movie · as Self

2018
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till poster

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till

Movie · as Self

2017
UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov poster

UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov

Movie · as Self

2017
UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis poster

UFC Fight Night 120: Poirier vs. Pettis

Movie · as Self

2016
UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes poster

UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes

Movie · as Self

2016
UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson poster

UFC Fight Night 98: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson

Movie · as Self

2016
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz poster

UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz

Movie · as Self

2015
UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum poster

UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum

Movie · as Self

2014
UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler poster

UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler

Movie · as Self

2014
UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov poster

UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov

Movie · as Self

2013
UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann poster

UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann

Movie · as Self

2013
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III poster

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

Movie · as Self

2013
C.O.G. poster

C.O.G.

Movie · as Field Worker (uncredited)

2012
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger poster

UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger

Movie · as Self

2011
UFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann poster

UFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann

Movie · as Self

2010
UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans poster

UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans

Movie · as Self

2010
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez poster

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez

Movie · as Self

2009
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez poster

UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez

Movie · as Self

2009
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson poster

UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson

Movie · as Self

2009
The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale poster

The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale

Movie · as Self

2008
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion poster

UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

Movie · as Self

2008
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale

Movie · as Self

2007
UFC 76: Knockout poster

UFC 76: Knockout

Movie · as Self

2007
UFC 69: Shootout poster

UFC 69: Shootout

Movie · as Self

2006
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie poster

UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie

Movie · as Self

2006
UFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan poster

UFC Fight Night 6: Sanchez vs. Parisyan

Movie · as Self

2006
UFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs. Riggs poster

UFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs. Riggs

Movie · as Self

2005
UFC 54: Boiling Point poster

UFC 54: Boiling Point

Movie · as Self

2005
The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale poster

The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale

Movie · as Self

2005
The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale poster

The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale

Movie · as Self

2005
The Ultimate Fighter poster

The Ultimate Fighter

TV · as Self, Self - FIghter · 16 eps

2004
KOTC 37: Unfinished Business

KOTC 37: Unfinished Business

Movie · as Self

2003
KOTC 23: Sin City

KOTC 23: Sin City

Movie · as Self