Donald Sanchez (born August 8, 1984) is an

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mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

currently competing in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2005, he has competed for

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, the MFC,

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, and the

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Mixed martial arts career

Bellator MMA

Sanchez faced

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on April 17, 2009 at Bellator III. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Sanchez defeated Cliff Wright at

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on July 31, 2013 via split decision.

Absolute Championship Berkut

Sanchez signed a four-fight deal with the ACB in October 2016. His debut at ACB were on 18 December 2016 at ACB 50: Rasulov vs. Goltsov in

St.Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Russia against Adlan Bataev. He lost the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). Sanchez was expected to face Yusuf Raisov on March 24, 2017 at the ACB 55. However, Sanchez pulled out a few days before the fight and was replaced by Valdines Silva. Sanchez faced Alexey Polpudnikov on July 23, 2017 at ACB 65. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 31–17 , Alexey Polpudnikov , KO (punches) , ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 31–16 , Adlan Bataev , Decision (unanimous) , ACB 50: Stormbringer , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 31–15 , Nick Rhoads , Decision (unanimous) , Jackson's MMA Series 16 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 30–15 , Mark Dickman , Submission (kimura) , RFA 22: Smith vs. Njokuani , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:37 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 30–14 , Charles Cheeks III , Decision (unanimous) , LFC 36: Legacy Fighting Championship 36 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 29–14 , Flavio Alvaro , Decision (unanimous) , LFC 30: Legacy Fighting Championship 30 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 29–13 , Cliff Wright , Decision (split) , Bellator XCVII , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 28–13 , Matt Comeau , TKO (punches) , KOTC: Regulators , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:46 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 27–13 , Jimmy Van Horn , Submission (punches) , KOTC: Ignite , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:32 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 26–13 , Warren Stewart , Decision (unanimous) , KOTC: Nightmare , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 25–13 ,

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, Submission (triangle choke) , One FC 3: War of the Lions , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:27 ,

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. , - , Win , align=center, 25–12 , Jamie Steichen , TKO (punches) , KOTC: Prohibited , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:05 ,

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, United States , Won the vacant King of the Cage Lightweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 24–12 , Chris Culley , KO (punches) , KOTC: Night Stalker , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:45 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 23-12 , Ira Boyd , Submission (rear-naked choke) , KOTC: Apocalypse , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:52 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 22-12 ,

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, Decision (split) , KOTC: Overdrive , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 22-11 ,

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, Submission (triangle choke) , Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:36 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 22-10 , Scott Bear , Submission (guillotine choke) , KOTC: Confrontation , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:02 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 21-10 , Pat McGreal , Submission (rear-naked choke) , KOTC: No Mercy , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:27 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 20-10 ,

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, Decision (split) , KOTC: Honor , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , Won the King of the Cage Featherweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 19-10 , Victor Valenzuela , TKO (punches) , KOTC: Vengeance , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 4:05 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 18-10 , Richard Montano , Decision (unanimous) , KOTC: Horse Power , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 17-10 , John Sargent , TKO (punches) , NLCF: Storm , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:23 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16-10 , Lazar Stojadinovic , Decision (unanimous) , KOTC: Gate Keeper , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Decision (split) , KOTC: Retribution II , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 15-9 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , Bellator III , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , Catchweight (147 lbs) bout. , - , Loss , align=center, 15-8 , Victor Valenzuela , Decision (unanimous) , KOTC: Immortal , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 15-7 , Nathan Randall , TKO (punches) , KOTC: Goodfellas , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:41 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14-7 , Darryl Madison , Submission , FW 16: International , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 13-7 , Jason Maxwell , Submission (triangle choke) , MFC 17: Hostile Takeover , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:03 ,

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 12-7 , Titus Holmes , Submission (rear-naked choke) , KOTC: Badlands , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:14 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11-7 , William Sriyapai , TKO , KOTC: Opposing Force , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:41 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 10-7 , Justin Moore , Decision (split) , FCF: Freestyle Cage Fighting 17 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10-6 , R Romero , Submission (armbar) , KOTC: Warlords , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 9-6 , Ryan Heck , Decision (unanimous) , MFC 14: High Rollers , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 9-5 , Vito Woods , Decision (unanimous) , KOTC: Hierarchy , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9-4 , Ryan McGillivray , Decision (unanimous) , MFC 13: Lucky 13 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 8-4 , Cody Shipp , Submission (armbar) , FW 15: Rumble at Rt. 66 Casino , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:38 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8-3 , Donnie Frye , Submission (armbar) , MCC: Midwest Cage Combat , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:30 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7-3 , Patrick Lopez , KO (knee) , FW 14: Cinco de Whoop Ass 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6-3 , Donnie Martinez , KO (punches) , DE: World War , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:30 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 5-3 , Buddy Clinton , Submission (rear-naked choke) , KOTC: Cyclone , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:51 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5-2 , Mark Kempthorne , TKO (punches) , KOTC: BOOYAA , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:14 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 4-2 , Johnny Vasquez , Submission , KOTC: Rapid Fire , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:44 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4-1 , Robert Montiel , TKO (corner stoppage) , DE: Desert Extreme , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3-1 , Christian Montano , Submission (triangle choke) , DE: Mayhem , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:54 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 2-1 , Donnie Martinez , Submission (guillotine choke) , DE: Socorro , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:53 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2-0 , Joe Montoya , TKO , DE: Tribal Nation , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1-0 , Joseph Davidson , Submission (rear-naked choke) , DE: Socorro Showdown , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:02 ,

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