Sy vs Sanchez

Who won Sy vs Sanchez?

Sadibou Sy beat Andrew Sanchez by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 21st June 2024 at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Sy vs Sanchez stats

Sadibou Sy stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andrew Sanchez made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Sadibou Sy's 20th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Andrew Sanchez marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Sadibou Sy's PFL record stood at 11-6-2, while Andrew Sanchez's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Sy had a slight advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 50% knock out percentage over Sanchez's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sanchez had an advantage over Sy, with a 14% submission rate over Sy's 0%.

Sadibou Sy was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Sy had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sanchez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Sy was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 3 months later than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 66 to Sanchez's 52.

Sy vs Sanchez form

Sy had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joshua Silveira at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at The Anthem, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had won against Carlos Leal at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Shane Mitchell at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had defeated Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Sy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Sanchez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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