| Roberto Sanchez | |
| Other Names: | Little Fury |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1986 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Residence: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in |
| Weight Kg: | 56 |
| Weight Class: | Flyweight (2015 — present) |
| Reach In: | 66[1] |
| Style: | BJJ |
| Team: | Gracie Barra Texas Etre Fit |
| Mma Subwin: | 7 |
| Mma Decwin: | 1 |
| Mma Subloss: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 83282 |
Roberto Sanchez (born May 5, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) and he competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Sanchez was born in the city of Houston, Texas. His first combat sport experience started with BJJ at the age of eighteen, serving as a training partner for his brother to test out the new moves which his brother had learned, when he was eighteen years old. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science of Mathematics in 2012, Sanchez took up a job as a Mathematics teacher in high school. He later took a hiatus from long hours teaching career to concentrate on training and competing in MMA. Today, he works full-time as an actuarial analyst for an insurance company and competes MMA professionally.[2]
Sanchez made his professional debut in 2015. He was featured in the debut episode of Dana White's Looking For A Fight web series Session 1, Episode 5.[3] After amassed a record of 8-0, he was signed by UFC.[4]
Sanchez made his promotional debut on August 5, 2017 at, facing Joseph Morales.[5] He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke in round one.[6]
His next fight came February 18, 2018 against Joby Sanchez at .[7] He won the fight via submission in round one.[8]
On September 8, 2018, Sanchez faced Ryan Benoit at UFC 228.[9] However, it was reported that Benoit pulled out from the event for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Jarred Brooks.[10] He lost the fight via split decision.[11]
On November 8, 2018, it was reported that Sanchez was released from UFC.[12]
Sanchez works a full-time job as an actuarial analyst and he worked as a high school mathematics teach and special education teach prior starting competing MMA professionally.[13]
|-|Loss|align=center|8–2|Jarred Brooks|Decision (split)|UFC 228||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dallas, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–1|Joby Sanchez|Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|1:50|Austin, Texas, United States||-|Loss|align=center|7–1|Joseph Morales|Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|3:56|Mexico City, Mexico||-|Win|align=center|7–0|Jerome Rivera|Submission (armbar)|Legacy Fighting Alliance 14||align=center|3|align=center|3:41|Houston, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–0|Klayton Mai|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Legacy Fighting Alliance 7||align=center|2|align=center|2:08|Houston, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–0|David Waters|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Legacy Fighting Championship 55||align=center|1|align=center|3:19|Houston, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–0|David Acosta|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Legacy Fighting Championship 50||align=center|3|align=center|4:25|Houston, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Mike DeLeon|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Legacy Fighting Championship 44||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Houston, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Trent Meaux|Submission (armbar)|Legacy Fighting Championship 42||align=center|1|align=center|1:40|Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Jacob Silva|Decision (unanimous)|Legacy Fighting Championship 39||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Houston, Texas, United States||-[4]