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Cory Sandhagen
United States
Ranked #6 · BantamweightOfficial UFC rankings
18-7-0W-L-D
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 70"
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Elevation Fight Team
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1850
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Sandhagen's wins come from 8 KO/TKO, 3 submissions and 7 decisions, a 61% finish rate. The knockouts are his main route, so he can put people to sleep, though he also goes the distance often.
- Recent Form
- Bautista (18-3-0), loss, unanimous decision in round 3. Dvalishvili (21-5-0), loss, unanimous decision in round 5. Figueiredo (25-8-1), win, TKO in round 2. Nurmagomedov (20-2-0), loss, unanimous decision in round 5.
- Style
- Switch-stance striker landing 4.92 significant strikes a minute at 45% accuracy and absorbing 3.72. He defends 55% of strikes. Takedown defense is 57%, and he attempts 1.14 takedowns per 15 minutes at 34% accuracy.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 8 KO/TKO (44%)
- 3 Submission (17%)
- 7 Decision (39%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 61%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 4 months ago
18 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 106-28-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1866
- Lossvs Mario Bautista18-3-0 · Power Index 1887Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jul 11, 2026 · UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2
- Lossvs Merab Dvalishvili21-5-0 · Power Index 1909Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Oct 5, 2025 · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2
Fight stats
Stat Cory Sandhagen Merab Dvalishvili Sig. strikes 80/184 114/265 Takedowns 0/0 20/37 Control time 0:00 10:02 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 27 11 Round 2 sig. strikes 2 33 Round 3 sig. strikes 14 15 Round 4 sig. strikes 19 21 Round 5 sig. strikes 18 34 - Winvs Deiveson Figueiredo25-8-1 · Power Index 1833KO/TKO · R2 · 4:08May 4, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo
Fight stats
Stat Cory Sandhagen Deiveson Figueiredo Sig. strikes 54/87 6/9 Takedowns 2/2 2/5 Control time 5:07 0:31 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 31 2 Round 2 sig. strikes 23 4 - Lossvs Umar Nurmagomedov20-2-0 · Power Index 1903Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Aug 3, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov
Fight stats
Stat Cory Sandhagen Umar Nurmagomedov Sig. strikes 71/159 98/187 Takedowns 0/2 5/13 Control time 0:12 5:11 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 17 15 Round 2 sig. strikes 16 24 Round 3 sig. strikes 12 17 Round 4 sig. strikes 20 30 Round 5 sig. strikes 6 12 - Winvs Rob Font22-10-0 · Power Index 1798Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Aug 6, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Font
Career Stats
Based on 17 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.92
- Striking accuracy
- 45%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.72
- Striking defense
- 55%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.14
- Takedown accuracy
- 34%
- Takedown defense
- 57%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20