Eddie Sanchez (15-8, 12) was born in La Jolla, California, U.S. on November 4, 1982. At the age of 21 years on April 21, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Adan Arceo, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On September 23, 2006, 23-year old Eddie Sanchez made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn against Mario Neto, winning the fight in the 2nd round via KO.
Sanchez' last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Stjepan Bekavac at age 31 on April 4, 2014. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Eddie Sanchez' best fights have been against Soa Palelei, Mario Neto, Colin Robinson, Anthony Ruiz, Jay White and Marcus Sursa.
Sanchez has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Apr 4, 2014 31 years, 5 months 15-8 (12) | Stjepan Bekavac | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
22  | Jun 7, 2012 29 years, 7 months 15-7 (12) | 27 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
21  | Apr 27, 2012 29 years, 5 months 15-6 (12) | 31 years, 11 months 14-1 (13) | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
20  | Sep 23, 2011 28 years, 10 months 15-5 (12) | 30 years, 7 months 11-3 (10) | HW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
19  | Dec 10, 2010 28 years, 1 months 14-5 (12) | 29 years, 5 months 25-7 (20) | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
18  | Aug 12, 2010 27 years, 9 months 14-4 (12) | 39 years, 6 months 8-2-1 (8) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
17 | May 27, 2010 27 years, 6 months 14-3 (12) | Marcus Sursa | Bellator | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Oct 17, 2009 26 years, 11 months 13-3 (11) | Mark Honneger | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
15 | Jul 11, 2009 26 years, 8 months 12-3 (11) | Vince Lucero | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
14 | May 15, 2009 26 years, 6 months 11-3 (10) | Jay White | Bellator | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
13  | Dec 10, 2008 26 years, 1 months 10-3 (9) | 32 years, 9 months 9-4-2 (6) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
12  | Jun 7, 2008 25 years, 7 months 10-2 (9) | 32 years, 4 months 6-4 (6) | UFC | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
11  | Dec 29, 2007 25 years, 1 months 10-1 (9) | 30 years, 5 months 8-1 (8) | UFC | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Jun 16, 2007 24 years, 7 months 9-1 (8) | Colin Robinson | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9  | Feb 3, 2007 24 years, 2 months 8-1 (7) | 32 years, 4 months 21-4-2 (18) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
8 | Sep 23, 2006 23 years, 10 months 8-0 (7) | Mario Neto | UFC | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Mar 11, 2006 23 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | Wade Shipp | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Dec 17, 2005 23 years, 1 months 6-0 (5) | Josh Tamsen | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Oct 15, 2005 22 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | Julian Rush | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
4 | Sep 23, 2005 22 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | Adrian Perez | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
3  | Jun 12, 2005 22 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | 27 years, 7 months 9-6 (7) | KOTC | 1 | CKO | WIN Triangle choke | |
2 | Jan 29, 2005 22 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Tony Towers | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Apr 21, 2004 21 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Adan Arceo | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
