Andrew Sanchez (14-9, 8) was born in Shiloh, Illinois, U.S. on April 8, 1988. At the age of 24 years on June 23, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Edward Smith, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 9, 2016, 28-year old Andrew Sanchez made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov against a 35-year old Trevor Smith, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Sanchez' last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Impa Kasanganay at PFL 10 at age 37 on August 21, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Andrew Sanchez' best fights have been against Wellington Turman, Khalil Rountree Jr., Trevor Smith, Markus Perez and Marc-André Barriault.
Sanchez has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | Aug 21, 2025 37 years, 4 months 14-9 (8) | 31 years, 7 months 18-6 (9) | PFL | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
22  | Jun 21, 2024 36 years, 2 months 14-8 (8) | 37 years, 6 months 16-8-2 (8) | PFL | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
21 | Jun 8, 2023 35 years, 2 months 14-7 (8) | Taylor Johnson | PFL | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
20 | May 20, 2022 34 years, 1 months 13-7 (8) | Gabriel Checco | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Oct 16, 2021 33 years, 6 months 12-7 (8) | 32 years, 3 months 20-6 (17) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18 | Jan 24, 2021 32 years, 9 months 12-6 (8) | Makhmud Muradov | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Flying knee and punches |
17  | Aug 8, 2020 32 years, 4 months 12-5 (8) | 24 years 16-3 (11) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
16  | Oct 12, 2019 31 years, 6 months 11-5 (7) | 26 years 13-4-1 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | May 4, 2019 31 years 11-4 (7) | 29 years, 2 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Aug 25, 2018 30 years, 4 months 10-4 (7) | 28 years, 2 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Dec 1, 2017 29 years, 7 months 9-4 (7) | 36 years, 3 months 9-3 (7) | TUF | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
12  | Apr 9, 2017 29 years 9-3 (7) | 28 years, 8 months 27-12 (25) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
11  | Dec 9, 2016 28 years, 8 months 9-2 (7) | 35 years, 11 months 14-6 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Jul 8, 2016 28 years, 3 months 8-2 (7) | 26 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | TUF | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
9 | Aug 7, 2015 27 years, 3 months 7-2 (7) | John Poppie | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Spinning back fist and punches Won RFA middleweight title | |
8 | Jun 5, 2015 27 years, 1 months 6-2 (6) | Clinton Williams | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7  | Jun 6, 2014 26 years, 1 months 5-2 (5) | 32 years, 11 months 7-3 (5) | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches For RFA middleweight title | |
6 | Mar 7, 2014 25 years, 10 months 5-1 (5) | Miles Marshall | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Nov 22, 2013 25 years, 7 months 4-1 (4) | Todd Meredith | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4  | Mar 2, 2013 24 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | 24 years, 10 months 8-3 (8) | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
3 | Nov 17, 2012 24 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Thomas Jones | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Aug 18, 2012 24 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Darryl Cobb | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Jun 23, 2012 24 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Edward Smith | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
