Mickey Gall vs. Diego Sanchez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mickey Gall
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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)
Mickey Gall
Distance 82.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.1%)
Diego Sanchez
Distance 74.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 18.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mickey Gall
Head 86.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Diego Sanchez
Head 83.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gall L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Sanchez L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 281 / 612 | 45.9% | 38.6% | 612 / 2110 | 29.0% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 59 | 69.5% | 67.8% | 112 / 188 | 59.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 44 / 67 | 65.7% | 67.2% | 334 / 535 | 62.4% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 288 / 636 | 45.3% | 37.2% | 730 / 2355 | 31.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 58 / 79 | 73.4% | 70.7% | 250 / 378 | 66.1% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 20 / 23 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 78 / 100 | 78.0% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Gall L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Sanchez L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 336 / 765 | 43.9% | 39.0% | 862 / 2235 | 38.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 68.9% | 198 / 303 | 65.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 117 / 159 | 73.6% | 68.0% | 178 / 309 | 57.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 361 / 814 | 44.3% | 35.6% | 954 / 2483 | 38.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 86 / 117 | 73.5% | 69.6% | 178 / 236 | 75.4% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 47 / 49 | 95.9% | 82.1% | 106 / 128 | 82.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sanchez has more cage time on record.