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Donald Sanchez

Donald Sanchez (born August 8, 1984) is an American bare-knuckle boxer currently competing in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. He is also a mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2005, he has also competed for Bellator, Absolute Championship Berkut, King of the Cage, the MFC, Legacy FC, and the RFA.

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator MMA

Sanchez faced Johnny Eduardo on April 17, 2009, at . He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Sanchez defeated Cliff Wright at on July 31, 2013, via split decision.

Absolute Championship Berkut

Sanchez signed a four-fight deal with the ACB in October 2016.

His debut at ACB were on 18 December 2016 at ACB 50: Rasulov vs. Goltsov in St.Petersburg, Russia against Adlan Bataev. He lost the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

Sanchez was expected to face Yusuf Raisov on March 24, 2017, at the ACB 55. However, Sanchez pulled out a few days before the fight and was replaced by Valdines Silva.

Sanchez faced Alexey Polpudnikov on July 23, 2017, at ACB 65. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Bare-knuckle boxing

After four bouts with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, Sanchez competed against Harrison Aiken on February 28, 2025 at BKFC Fight Night 21 and won the bout by unanimous decision.

Sanchez challenged David Mundell for the BKFC Middleweight Championship at on June 6, 2025 in Albuquerque, NM. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Sanchez faced Jeremy Smith at BKFC 87 on March 20, 2026. He lost the fight by split decision.

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss | align=center| 31–20 | Fernando Padilla | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:27 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 31–19 | Lorawnt-T Nelson | Decision (unanimous) | SCL - Army vs Marines 9 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 31–18 | Rey Trujillo | KO (punches) | Rocks Xtreme MMA 23 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 31–17 | Alexey Polpudnikov | KO (punches) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Sheffield, England | |- | Loss | align=center| 31–16 | Adlan Bataev | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | St.Petersburg, Leningrad, Russia | |- | Win | align=center| 31–15 | Nick Rhoads | Decision (unanimous) | Jackson's MMA Series 16 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 30–15 | Mark Dickman | Submission (kimura) | RFA 22: Smith vs. Njokuani | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:37 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 30–14 | Charles Cheeks III | Decision (unanimous) | LFC 36: Legacy Fighting Championship 36 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Allen, Texas, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 29–14 | Flavio Alvaro | Decision (unanimous) | LFC 30: Legacy Fighting Championship 30 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 29–13 | Cliff Wright | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 28–13 | Matt Comeau | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Regulators | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:46 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 27–13 | Jimmy Van Horn | Submission (punches) | KOTC: Ignite | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:32 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 26–13 | Warren Stewart | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Nightmare | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 25–13 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | Submission (triangle choke) | One FC 3: War of the Lions | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:27 | Kallang, Singapore |<small>Featherweight bout.</small> |- | Win | align=center| 25–12 | Jamie Steichen | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Prohibited | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:05 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 24–12 | Chris Culley | KO (punches) | KOTC: Night Stalker | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:45 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 23–12 | Ira Boyd | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:52 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 22–12 | Jeremy Spoon | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 22–11 | Hatsu Hioki | Submission (triangle choke) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:36 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align=center| 22–10 | Scott Bear | Submission (guillotine choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:02 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 21–10 | Pat McGreal | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:27 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 20–10 | Angelo Sanchez | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Mescalero, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 19–10 | Victor Valenzuela | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 4 | align=center| 4:05 | Mescalero, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 18–10 | Richard Montano | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Mescalero, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 17–10 | John Sargent | TKO (punches) | NLCF: Storm | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:23 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 16–10 | Lazar Stojadinovic | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Mescalero, New Mexico, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 15–10 | Angelo Sanchez | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Mescalero, New Mexico, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 15–9 | Johnny Eduardo | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States |<small>Catchweight (147 lbs) bout.</small> |- | Loss | align=center| 15–8 | Victor Valenzuela | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Highland, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 15–7 | Nathan Randall | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:41 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 14–7 | Darryl Madison | Submission | FW 16: International | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:00 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 13–7 | Jason Maxwell | Submission (triangle choke) | MFC 17: Hostile Takeover | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:03 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |- | Win | align=center| 12–7 | Titus Holmes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:14 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 11–7 | William Sriyapai | TKO | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:41 | Highland, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 10–7 | Justin Moore | Decision (split) | FCF: Freestyle Cage Fighting 17 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:00 | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 10–6 | R Romero | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:00 | Towaoc, Colorado, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 9–6 | Ryan Heck | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |- | Loss | align=center| 9–5 | Vito Woods | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 9–4 | Ryan McGillivray | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |- | Loss | align=center| 8–4 | Cody Shipp | Submission (armbar) | FW 15: Rumble at Rt. 66 Casino | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 0:38 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 8–3 | Donnie Frye | Submission (armbar) | MCC: Midwest Cage Combat | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:30 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 7–3 | Patrick Lopez | KO (knee) | FW 14: Cinco de Whoop Ass 2 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:00 | New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 6–3 | Donnie Martinez | KO (punches) | DE: World War | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:30 | New Mexico, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 5–3 | Buddy Clinton | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:51 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 5–2 | Mark Kempthorne | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:14 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 4–2 | Johnny Vasquez | Submission | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:44 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 4–1 | Robert Montiel | TKO (corner stoppage) | DE: Desert Extreme | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 5:00 | New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 3–1 | Christian Montano | Submission (triangle choke) | DE: Mayhem | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:54 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 2–1 | Donnie Martinez | Submission (guillotine choke) | DE: Socorro | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:53 | New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Joe Montoya | TKO | DE: Tribal Nation | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:00 | New Mexico, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Joseph Davidson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | DE: Socorro Showdown | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:02 | New Mexico, United States |

Bare knuckle record

|- |Loss |align=center|4–3 |Jeremy Smith |Decision (split) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|2:00 |Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|4–2 |David Mundell |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|2:00 |Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- |Win |align=center|4–1 |Harrison Aike |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|2:00 |Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- |Win |align=center|3–1 |Dallas Davison |KO | | |align=center|3 |align=center|1:19 |Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- |Win |align=center|2–1 |Noah Cutter |KO | | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:35 |Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- |Win |align=center|1–1 |Anthony Lacaze |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|2:00 |Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|0–1 |Jeremy Smith |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|2:00 |Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |

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