Emmanuel Sanchez

"El Matador"

AGE	35 / Aug 11, 1990
HEIGHT	5'9" / 175.26 cm
WEIGHT	155 lbs / 70.31 kg

ASSOCIATION
Roufusport

CLASS
Lightweight

Wins 24

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

42%

DECISIONS

54%

Losses 12

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

83%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	James Pleasant	Anthony Pettis FC 22 - New Mexico Fight Night 3 Mar / 22 / 2026	Decision (Unanimous) Joe Coca	5	5:00
win	Zach Zane	Anthony Pettis FC 17 - Milwaukee Fight Night 8 Jun / 15 / 2025	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Tom Develice	2	2:40
win	John Simon	Borroka Promotions 2 - Where Legends Rise Mar / 28 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Mark Smith	3	5:00
loss	Kenneth Cross	Xtreme Fighting Championships - XFC 51: Evolution Sep / 27 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Chris Klavetter	3	5:00
loss	Yuji Ephoevi-Ga	Tribe Tokyo Fight - TTF Challenge 10 Aug / 16 / 2024	KO (Punches) Kosuke Umeda	1	3:40
win	Peter Petties	Anthony Pettis FC 11 - Fight Fiesta May / 25 / 2024	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) Tom Develice	2	1:08
win	Daniel Salas	Xtreme Fighting Championships - XFC 50: Johnson vs. Abbey Apr / 12 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) James Larry Folsom Jr.	3	5:00
loss	Archie Colgan	Bellator 297 - Nemkov vs. Romero Jun / 16 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Mike Cimmarusti VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Yancy Medeiros	Bellator 279 - Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 Apr / 23 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Jeremy Kennedy	Bellator 272 - Pettis vs. Horiguchi Dec / 03 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Mads Burnell	Bellator 263 - Pitbull vs. McKee Jul / 31 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Patricio Freire	Bellator 255 - Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 Apr / 02 / 2021	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) Todd Anderson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:35
win	Daniel Weichel	Bellator 252 - Pitbull vs. Carvalho Nov / 12 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Todd Anderson	5	5:00
win	Tywan Claxton	Bellator 226 - Bader vs. Kongo Sep / 07 / 2019	Submission (Triangle Choke) Rob Madrigal VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:11
win	Georgi Karakhanyan	Bellator 218 - Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan Mar / 22 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Jason Herzog	3	5:00
loss	Patricio Freire	Bellator 209 - Pitbull vs. Sanchez Nov / 15 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Kevin MacDonald	5	5:00
win	Sam Sicilia	Bellator 198 - Fedor vs. Mir Apr / 28 / 2018	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Rob Madrigal VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:52
win	Daniel Straus	Bellator 184 - Dantas vs. Caldwell Oct / 06 / 2017	Submission (Triangle Choke) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	1:36
win	Marcos Galvao	Bellator 175 - Rampage vs. King Mo 2 Mar / 31 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Georgi Karakhanyan	Bellator 170 - Sonnen vs. Ortiz Jan / 21 / 2017	Decision (Majority) Blake Grice VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Daniel Weichel	Bellator 159 - Caldwell vs. Taimanglo Jul / 22 / 2016	Decision (Split) Rob Hinds VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Daniel Pineda	Bellator 149 - Shamrock vs. Gracie Feb / 19 / 2016	Decision (Split) Jacob Montalvo VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Justin Lawrence	Bellator 145 - Vengeance Nov / 06 / 2015	Decision (Split) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Henry Corrales	Bellator 143 - Warren vs. Davis Sep / 25 / 2015	Decision (Split) Jacob Montalvo VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Pat Curran	Bellator 139 - Kongo vs. Volkov Jun / 26 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Alejandro Villalobos	Bellator 135 - Warren vs. Galvao Mar / 27 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Stephen Banaszak	Bellator MMA - Bellator 128 Oct / 10 / 2014	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:18
win	Brady Hovermale	NAFC - Summer Slam Jul / 26 / 2014	Submission (Armbar) Al Wichgers	1	1:53
win	Jose Pacheco	NAFC - Mega Brawl May / 31 / 2014	Submission (Triangle Choke) Otto Torriero	1	2:44
win	Gustavo Rodriguez	NAFC - Super Brawl 2 Jan / 31 / 2014	KO (Punch) Al Wichgers	1	3:53
win	Michael McBride	RFA 10 - Rhodes vs. Jouban Oct / 25 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Thomas Mastin	3	5:00
loss	Lewis Gonzalez	WFC 5 - Andrews vs. Griffin May / 03 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Stell	3	5:00
win	Brandon Dudley	CS - CageSport 21 Sep / 29 / 2012	Decision (Split) Steve Newport	3	5:00
win	Travis Johnson	UCS - Caged Combat 6 Jul / 14 / 2012	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Kelly Whitlock	2	2:51
win	Juan Carlos Rodriguez	Northwest Fighting - Young Guns 1 Apr / 28 / 2012	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Chris Charnos	1	3:24
win	Matt Church	FNE - Round 17: Clash at the College Nov / 19 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Randy Corley	3	5:00

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