MARTIAL ARTS

Diego Sanchez

1981 - Today

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Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes on the Super Lightweight division of Eagle Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2002, Sanchez is most known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he won the Middleweight tournament of The Ultimate Fighter 1. He has also formerly competed for King of the Cage, where he was the Welterweight Champion. Sanchez has been involved in more "Fight of the Year" bouts than any other fighter in mixed martial arts; his first was against Karo Parisyan at UFC Fight Night 6, and then again against Clay Guida at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale (which culminated into a title shot against then-UFC Lightweight Champion B.J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diego Sanchez has received more than 3,595,814 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Diego Sanchez is the 158th most popular martial arts (down from 117th in 2019), the 17,598th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,110th in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Martial Arts.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Diego Sanchezs by language

Over the past year Diego Sanchez has had the most page views in the with 187,597 views, followed by Spanish (12,131), and Russian (8,236). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Persian (113.93%), Arabic (82.03%), and Danish (24.23%)

Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Diego Sanchez ranks 158 out of 179. Before him are Anthony Johnson, Pat Miletich, Héctor Lombard, T.J. Dillashaw, Chen Zhong, and Carla Esparza. After him are Brian Ortega, Cha Dong-min, Pak Chol-min, Frédérique Jossinet, Hiroshi Izumi, and Riki Nakaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Diego Sanchez ranks 974. Before him are Leon Osman, Kosuke Suzuki, Aquivaldo Mosquera, Kazuki Hiramoto, Jürgen Colin, and Emanuele Sella. After him are Jason Kapono, Lovro Zovko, Fran Kranz, Christian Knees, Charlie Bewley, and Jean-Jacques Pierre.

Others Born in 1981

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Diego Sanchez ranks 17,598 out of 20,380. Before him are Christie Pearce (1975), Mikey Way (1980), Sasha Lane (1995), Todd Lowe (1972), Damon Stoudamire (1973), and Markelle Fultz (1998). After him are Chris Cuomo (1970), Jolene Purdy (1983), Jason Kapono (1981), Gangrel (1969), Tim Ream (1987), and Mark Breland (1963).

Others born in United States

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  • Photo of Christie Pearce

    Christie Pearce

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 30.38

    Rank: 17,592

  • Photo of Mikey Way

    Mikey Way

    MUSICIAN

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 30.38

    Rank: 17,593

  • Photo of Sasha Lane

    Sasha Lane

    ACTOR

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 30.38

    Rank: 17,594

  • Photo of Todd Lowe

    Todd Lowe

    ACTOR

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 30.38

    Rank: 17,595

  • Photo of Damon Stoudamire

    Damon Stoudamire

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 30.37

    Rank: 17,596

  • Photo of Markelle Fultz

    Markelle Fultz

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1998 - Present

    HPI: 30.37

    Rank: 17,597

  • Photo of Diego Sanchez

    Diego Sanchez

    MARTIAL ARTS

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 30.37

    Rank: 17,598

  • Photo of Chris Cuomo

    Chris Cuomo

    JOURNALIST

    1970 - Present

    HPI: 30.37

    Rank: 17,599

  • Photo of Jolene Purdy

    Jolene Purdy

    ACTOR

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 30.37

    Rank: 17,600

  • Photo of Jason Kapono

    Jason Kapono

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 30.37

    Rank: 17,601

  • Photo of Gangrel

    Gangrel

    WRESTLER

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 30.36

    Rank: 17,602

  • Photo of Tim Ream

    Tim Ream

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 30.36

    Rank: 17,603

  • Photo of Mark Breland

    Mark Breland

    ATHLETE

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 30.36

    Rank: 17,604

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In United States

Among martial arts born in United States, Diego Sanchez ranks 59. Before him are Matt Lindland (1970), Urijah Faber (1979), Anthony Johnson (1984), Pat Miletich (1968), T.J. Dillashaw (1986), and Carla Esparza (1987). After him are Brian Ortega (1991), Michelle Waterson (1986), Sara McMann (1980), Jake Shields (1979), and Kevin Lee (1992).

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