Clay Guida vs. Diego Sanchez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Clay Guida
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 19 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 61 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-16 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Diego Sanchez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 19 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 19 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 44 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-12 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Clay Guida
Distance 82.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 8.0%)
Diego Sanchez
Distance 74.5% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 18.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Clay Guida
Head 82.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 8.0%)
Diego Sanchez
Head 83.1% (norm 78.3%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Guida L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Sanchez L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 753 / 2862 | 26.3% | 38.3% | 612 / 2110 | 29.0% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 158 / 223 | 70.9% | 67.5% | 112 / 188 | 59.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 245 / 401 | 61.1% | 68.8% | 334 / 535 | 62.4% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 691 / 2881 | 24.0% | 35.1% | 730 / 2355 | 31.0% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 186 / 291 | 63.9% | 69.1% | 250 / 378 | 66.1% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 279 / 314 | 88.9% | 81.8% | 78 / 100 | 78.0% | 83.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Welterweight: 180 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Guida L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Sanchez L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1018 / 3003 | 33.9% | 38.8% | 862 / 2235 | 38.6% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 208 / 287 | 72.5% | 68.6% | 198 / 303 | 65.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 118 / 147 | 80.3% | 68.0% | 178 / 309 | 57.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1031 / 3003 | 34.3% | 35.2% | 954 / 2483 | 38.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 211 / 309 | 68.3% | 68.2% | 178 / 236 | 75.4% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 102 / 125 | 81.6% | 81.5% | 106 / 128 | 82.8% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Guida has more cage time on record.