Emmanuel Sanchez
UFC DebutNickname“El Matador”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Roufusport
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Emmanuel Sanchez makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
601-273-6
.688 win rate
Winning-record opponents
29 of 33
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
36
33 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 36 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 10 sub · 13 decBellator · NAFC · Xtreme Fighting Championships · Anthony Pettis FC 22 · Anthony Pettis FC 17 +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | James Pleasant8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Anthony Pettis FC 22 | Mar 22, 2026 |
| W | Zach Zane15-17 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:40 | Anthony Pettis FC 17 | Jun 15, 2025 |
| W | John Simon12-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Borroka Promotions 2 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| L | Kenneth Cross17-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Xtreme Fighting Championships | Sep 27, 2024 |
| L | Yuji Ephoevi-Ga | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:40 | Tribe Tokyo Fight | Aug 16, 2024 |
| W | Peter Petties11-10-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:08 | Anthony Pettis FC 11 | May 25, 2024 |
| W | Daniel Salas20-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Xtreme Fighting Championships | Apr 12, 2024 |
| L | Archie Colgan13-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jun 16, 2023 |
| L | Yancy Medeiros16-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Apr 23, 2022 |
| L | Jeremy Kennedy21-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Dec 3, 2021 |
| L | Mads Burnell20-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jul 31, 2021 |
| L | Patricio Freire37-9 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:35 | Bellator | Apr 2, 2021 |
| W | Daniel Weichel43-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | Nov 12, 2020 |
| W | Tywan Claxton8-3 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:11 | Bellator | Sep 7, 2019 |
| W | Georgi Karakhanyan31-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Mar 22, 2019 |
| L | Patricio Freire37-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | Nov 15, 2018 |
| W | Sam Sicilia18-11 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:52 | Bellator | Apr 28, 2018 |
| W | Daniel Straus26-10 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 1:36 | Bellator | Oct 6, 2017 |
| W | Marcos Galvao18-12-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Mar 31, 2017 |
| W | Georgi Karakhanyan31-14-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jan 21, 2017 |
| L | Daniel Weichel43-15 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jul 22, 2016 |
| W | Daniel Pineda28-17 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Feb 19, 2016 |
| W | Justin Lawrence11-5 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Nov 6, 2015 |
| W | Henry Corrales21-8 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 25, 2015 |
| L | Pat Curran23-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jun 26, 2015 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Mar 27, 2015 | |
| W | Stephen Banaszak5-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:18 | Bellator | Oct 10, 2014 |
| W | Brady Hovermale11-8 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:53 | NAFC | Jul 26, 2014 |
| W | Jose Pacheco8-9-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:44 | NAFC | May 31, 2014 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:53 | NAFC | Jan 31, 2014 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFA 10 | Oct 25, 2013 | |
| L | Lewis Gonzalez12-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFC 5 | May 3, 2013 |
| W | Brandon Dudley4-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CS | Sep 29, 2012 |
| W | Travis Johnson | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:51 | UCS | Jul 14, 2012 |
| W | Juan Carlos Rodriguez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:24 | Northwest Fighting | Apr 28, 2012 |
| W | Matt Church3-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FNE | Nov 19, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.