| Orlando Sanchez | |
| Other Names: | The Cuban Tree Stump |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1982 |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight: | 260 lb |
| Weight Class: | Heavyweight |
| Fighting Out Of: | Pasadena, California |
| Rank: | 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mma Kowin: | 4 |
| Mma Subwin: | 1 |
| Mma Nc: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 74730 |
Orlando Sanchez (February 5, 1982 – December 15, 2022) was an American submission grappler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.[1] He was known as the "Cuban Tree Stump" and "the Big O".[2]
Sanchez earned his black belt in BJJ in four years.[3] He won the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship in 2015.[1] He was undefeated in MMA.[4]
He is best known for competing at ADCC, where he earned a gold medal in 2015 and a silver medal in 2017. His final appearance was at the 2022 ADCC World Championship[5] and he was inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame in 2024.[6]
Sanchez died in December 2022[7] from an accidental drug overdose with Fentanyl and Methamphetamine.[8]
|-| Win| align=center| 5–0 (1)| Cesar Stubbert Cortez| TKO (punches)| CRF 16| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:12| San Jose, Costa Rica||-| NC| align=center| 4–0 (1)| Robert Gonzalez| No Contest| WFC 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:35| Sacramento, California, United States||-| Win| align=center| 4–0| C.J. Leveque| TKO (submission to punches)| WFC – Resolution | | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:27| Yuba City, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Julian Collins| Submission | Maxx FC 16| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:52| San Juan, Puerto Rico| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| William Wheeler| TKO (punches)| National Fight Alliance| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:56| Los Angeles, California, United States||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Juan Miranda| TKO (knees and punches)| XVT 5| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:13| Cartago, Costa Rica|