Bantamweight

Cory Sandhagen

Last fought: Jul 2026

RECORD

Pro

18-7-0

UFC

11-6-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:43
Fight Completion Rate	72.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.95
% Fights Inside the Distance	47.1%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	159-51 (75.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	101-38 (72.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	58-13 (81.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	65.2%
% Time in Control	19.4%
% Time Controlled	15.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	55.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.26
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.86
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.40
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.0%
Distance Strike Defense	57.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.48
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.28
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.72
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.49
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.23
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.84

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Cory Sandhagen League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Cory Sandhagen
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Strike Differential	1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	33.9%
Takedown Defense	57.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	2:54
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	54.5%
Submission % of Wins	9.1%
Decision % of Wins	36.4%
Avg Fight Time	14:43
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Takedown Accuracy	66.7%
Takedown Defense	53.2%
Control Time/Fight	5:14

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Mario Bautista

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 • Jul 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cory Sandhagen89/17651%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:13

Mario Bautista114/18562%TD 8/20Ctrl 3:21KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	39/71	55%	0/2	0:23	—
	Mario Bautista	35/52	67%	1/4	0:37	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	39/77	51%	0/0	0:09	—
	Mario Bautista	39/79	49%	0/5	0:18	—

R3	Cory Sandhagen	11/28	39%	1/2	0:41	—
	Mario Bautista	40/54	74%	7/11	2:26	1

LOSS

vs. Merab Dvalishvili

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Cory Sandhagen80/18443%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Merab Dvalishvili114/26543%TD 20/37Ctrl 10:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	27/53	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	11/46	24%	1/4	0:52	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	33/49	67%	8/13	3:43	—

R3	Cory Sandhagen	14/35	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	15/48	31%	3/8	1:57	—

R4	Cory Sandhagen	19/43	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	21/56	38%	2/4	1:26	—

R5	Cory Sandhagen	18/44	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	34/66	52%	6/8	2:04	—

WIN

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo • May 2025Bantamweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 4:08

Cory Sandhagen54/8762%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:07

Deiveson Figueiredo6/967%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	31/39	79%	1/1	3:37	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	2/2	100%	1/4	0:04	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	23/48	48%	1/1	1:30	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	4/7	57%	1/1	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov • Aug 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Cory Sandhagen71/15945%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:12

Umar Nurmagomedov98/18752%TD 5/13Ctrl 5:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	17/34	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	15/28	54%	1/4	0:39	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	16/32	50%	0/0	0:12	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	24/42	57%	1/3	0:55	—

R3	Cory Sandhagen	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	17/27	63%	1/2	0:25	—

R4	Cory Sandhagen	20/53	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	30/65	46%	1/2	0:36	—

R5	Cory Sandhagen	6/10	60%	0/2	0:00	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	12/25	48%	1/2	2:36	—

WIN

vs. Rob Font

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font • Aug 2023Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Cory Sandhagen34/8440%TD 7/7Ctrl 19:38

Rob Font9/4918%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	8/26	31%	2/2	2:43	—
	Rob Font	5/22	23%	1/1	0:23	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	7/15	47%	1/1	4:41	—
	Rob Font	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Cory Sandhagen	10/24	42%	1/1	3:43	—
	Rob Font	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Cory Sandhagen	6/11	55%	2/2	4:41	—
	Rob Font	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Cory Sandhagen	3/8	38%	1/1	3:50	—
	Rob Font	0/6	0%	0/1	0:45	—

WIN

vs. Marlon Vera

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen • Mar 2023Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Cory Sandhagen128/28046%TD 3/12Ctrl 7:08

Marlon Vera58/15837%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	32/69	46%	1/2	2:30	—
	Marlon Vera	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	18/29	62%	1/1	2:50	—
	Marlon Vera	6/15	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Cory Sandhagen	32/67	48%	0/2	0:03	—
	Marlon Vera	20/56	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Cory Sandhagen	24/67	36%	0/3	0:08	—
	Marlon Vera	13/38	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Cory Sandhagen	22/48	46%	1/4	1:37	—
	Marlon Vera	14/36	39%	0/0	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Song Yadong

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song • Sep 2022Bantamweight

KO/TKO • Rd 4, 5:00

Cory Sandhagen94/22242%TD 1/14Ctrl 3:47

Song Yadong54/14537%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	19/52	37%	0/3	0:46	—
	Song Yadong	14/28	50%	1/1	0:55	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	21/52	40%	0/4	0:48	—
	Song Yadong	15/44	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Cory Sandhagen	29/63	46%	0/5	0:32	—
	Song Yadong	13/48	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Cory Sandhagen	25/55	45%	1/2	1:41	—
	Song Yadong	12/25	48%	1/1	0:44	—

LOSS

vs. Petr Yan

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Cory Sandhagen169/44538%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:20

Petr Yan149/27055%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:09KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	37/85	44%	0/2	0:10	—
	Petr Yan	19/37	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	45/113	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Petr Yan	38/65	58%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Cory Sandhagen	37/86	43%	0/0	0:07	—
	Petr Yan	36/57	63%	0/0	0:40	1

R4	Cory Sandhagen	25/83	30%	1/3	0:03	—
	Petr Yan	36/67	54%	0/1	0:24	—

R5	Cory Sandhagen	25/78	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Petr Yan	20/44	45%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. TJ Dillashaw

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw • Jul 2021Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Cory Sandhagen128/28146%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

TJ Dillashaw110/26841%TD 2/19Ctrl 8:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	15/25	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	TJ Dillashaw	13/26	50%	1/5	2:24	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	26/55	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	TJ Dillashaw	12/41	29%	0/3	1:18	—

R3	Cory Sandhagen	23/53	43%	0/1	0:00	—
	TJ Dillashaw	26/52	50%	1/3	2:00	—

R4	Cory Sandhagen	26/65	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	TJ Dillashaw	19/61	31%	0/5	1:41	—

R5	Cory Sandhagen	38/83	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	TJ Dillashaw	40/88	45%	0/3	0:59	—

WIN

vs. Frankie Edgar

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov • Feb 2021Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 1, 0:28

Cory Sandhagen2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Frankie Edgar2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	2/5	40%	0/0	0:02	1
	Frankie Edgar	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Marlon Moraes

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen • Oct 2020Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:03

Cory Sandhagen38/8843%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Marlon Moraes14/5028%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	30/66	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marlon Moraes	12/45	27%	1/1	0:09	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	8/22	36%	0/0	0:04	1
	Marlon Moraes	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Aljamain Sterling

UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer • Jun 2020Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:28

Cory Sandhagen1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Aljamain Sterling2/367%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aljamain Sterling	2/3	67%	0/1	1:13	—

WIN

vs. Raphael Assuncao

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 • Aug 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cory Sandhagen62/11653%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:46

Raphael Assuncao45/8156%TD 4/6Ctrl 2:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	25/52	48%	0/1	0:35	—
	Raphael Assuncao	16/34	47%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	14/20	70%	0/0	2:53	—
	Raphael Assuncao	13/19	68%	1/2	0:57	—

R3	Cory Sandhagen	23/44	52%	0/0	0:18	—
	Raphael Assuncao	16/28	57%	3/4	1:07	—

WIN

vs. John Lineker

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cory Sandhagen120/27544%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:36

John Lineker106/25641%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	36/86	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	John Lineker	28/75	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	36/73	49%	1/2	0:20	—
	John Lineker	29/68	43%	1/2	0:15	—

R3	Cory Sandhagen	48/116	41%	1/1	0:16	—
	John Lineker	49/113	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mario Bautista

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw • Jan 2019Bantamweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:31

Cory Sandhagen17/5431%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:38KD 1

Mario Bautista9/3030%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	17/54	31%	1/2	0:38	1
	Mario Bautista	9/30	30%	1/1	0:54	—

WIN

vs. Iuri Alcantara

UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick • Aug 2018Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:01

Cory Sandhagen66/11358%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:12

Iuri Alcantara9/2438%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	44/79	56%	0/0	3:24	—
	Iuri Alcantara	9/19	47%	1/1	1:13	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	22/34	65%	0/0	0:48	—
	Iuri Alcantara	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Austin Arnett

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 • Jan 2018Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:48

Cory Sandhagen80/14754%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:55KD 1

Austin Arnett32/9036%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cory Sandhagen	48/86	56%	1/1	1:06	—
	Austin Arnett	23/63	37%	0/0	0:37	—

R2	Cory Sandhagen	32/61	52%	0/0	0:49	1
	Austin Arnett	9/27	33%	1/1	0:31	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com