Roberto Sanchez (born May 5, 1986) is an American

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(MMA) and he competes in the

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division of the

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(UFC).

Background

Sanchez was born in the city of Houston, Texas. His first combat sport experience started with BJJ at the age of eighteen, serving as a training partner for his brother to test out the new moves which his brother had learned, when he was eighteen years old. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science of Mathematics in 2012, Sanchez took up a job as a Mathematics teacher in high school. He later took a hiatus from long hours teaching career to concentrate on training and competing in MMA. Today, he works full-time as an actuarial analyst for an insurance company and competes MMA professionally.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sanchez made his professional debut in 2015. He was featured in the debut episode of Dana White's ''Looking For A Fight'' web series Session 1, Episode 5. After amassed a record of 8-0, he was signed by UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sanchez made his promotional debut on August 5, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno, facing Joseph Morales. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke in round one. His next fight came February 18, 2018 against

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at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros. He won the fight via submission in round one. On September 8, 2018, Sanchez faced Ryan Benoit at

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. However, it was reported that Benoit pulled out from the event for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by

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. He lost the fight via split decision. On November 8, 2018, it was reported that Sanchez was released from UFC.

Personal life

Sanchez works a full-time job as an actuarial analyst and he worked as a high school mathematics teach and special education teach prior starting competing MMA professionally.

Mixed martial arts record

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Roberto 1986 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Flyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Houston Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu