Mixed Martial Arts Record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 28 matches | 23 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 1 |
| By submission | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 8 | 4 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 23–5 | Jake Ellenberger | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger | 02012-02-15February 15, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 23–4 | Martin Kampmann | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | 02011-03-03March 3, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 22–4 | Paulo Thiago | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 121 | 02010-10-23October 23, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 21–4 | John Hathaway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 114 | 02010-05-29May 29, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Welterweight. |
| Loss | 21–3 | B.J. Penn | TKO (cut) | UFC 107 | 02009-12-12December 12, 2009 | 5 | 2:37 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | For the UFC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 21–2 | Clay Guida | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale | 02009-06-20June 20, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. Fight of the Year (2009). |
| Win | 20–2 | Joe Stevenson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 95 | 02009-02-21February 21, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | Lightweight Debut. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 19–2 | Luigi Fioravanti | TKO (knee and punches) | The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale | 02008-06-21June 21, 2008 | 3 | 4:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 18–2 | David Bielkheden | Submission (punches) | UFC 82 | 02008-03-01March 1, 2008 | 1 | 4:43 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 17–2 | Jon Fitch | Decision (split) | UFC 76 | 02007-09-22September 22, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Loss | 17–1 | Josh Koscheck | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 69 | 02007-04-07April 7, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 17–0 | Joe Riggs | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night 7 | 02006-12-13December 13, 2006 | 1 | 1:45 | San Diego, California, United States | Tested positive for marijuana. |
| Win | 16–0 | Karo Parisyan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 6 | 02006-08-17August 17, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15–0 | John Alessio | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 60 | 02006-05-27May 27, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 14–0 | Nick Diaz | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale | 02005-11-05November 5, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–0 | Brian Gassaway | Submission (punches) | UFC 54 | 02005-08-20August 20, 2005 | 2 | 1:56 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Welterweight. |
| Win | 12–0 | Kenny Florian | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale | 02005-04-09April 9, 2005 | 1 | 2:49 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fought at Middleweight. Won The Ultimate Fighter 1 Middleweight. |
| Win | 11–0 | Jorge Santiago | Decision (unanimous) | King of the Cage 36 | 02004-06-12June 12, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | San Jacinto, California, United States | Won the KOTC Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 10–0 | Ray Elbe | Submission (punches) | King of the Cage 35 | 02004-05-15May 15, 2004 | 1 | 1:07 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Travis Beachler | TKO (punches) | Pride of Albuquerque | 02004-04-10April 10, 2004 | 1 | 0:35 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Cruz Chacon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | King of the Cage 35 | 02004-02-28February 28, 2004 | 1 | 0:41 | Acoma, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | John Cronk | Submission (kimura) | King of the Cage 26 | 02003-08-03August 3, 2003 | 2 | 1:30 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Rene Kronvold | Submission (armbar) | King of the Cage 24 | 02003-06-14June 14, 2003 | 1 | 3:39 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Mike Guymon | Submission (armbar) | King of the Cage 23 | 02003-05-16May 16, 2003 | 1 | 4:57 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jake Short | TKO (punches) | King of the Cage 21 | 02003-02-21February 21, 2003 | 1 | 2:34 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Shannon Ritch | Submission (rear-naked choke) | King of the Cage 20 | 02002-12-15December 15, 2002 | 1 | 0:59 | Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jesus Sanchez | KO (punches) | Aztec Challenge 1 | 02002-09-06September 6, 2002 | 2 | 2:33 | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| Win | 1–0 | Michael Johnson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ring of Fire 5 | 02002-06-21June 21, 2002 | 1 | 3:45 | Colorado, United States |
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