Cory Sandhagen

Bantamweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record11-6 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record159-51-3 (75.7%) across 17 opponents
Last 5 opponents52-14-1 (78.8%) across 5 opponents
Age34
Height5' 11"
Reach70"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.92
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.72
Striking accuracy45%
Striking defense55%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.14
Takedowns landed / attempted34%
Takedown defense57%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.24
Average fight time14.7 min

UFC wins: 6 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 0 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 5 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-07-11Mario Bautista11-3StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
2025-10-04Merab Dvalishvili13-2WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
2025-05-03Deiveson Figueiredo13-4-1Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R2 4:08UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
2024-08-03Umar Nurmagomedov5-0WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
2023-08-05Rob Font10-5StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
2023-03-25Marlon Vera14-6Submission grapplerWDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
2022-09-17Song Yadong8-1-1StrikerWTKO - Doctor's Stoppage R4 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
2021-10-30Petr Yan7-1WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
2021-07-24TJ Dillashaw12-4StrikerLDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
2021-02-06Frankie Edgar18-8-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 0:28UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2020-10-10Marlon Moraes5-2BalancedWKO/TKO R2 1:03UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
2020-06-06Aljamain Sterling10-3StrikerLSubmission R1 1:28UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
2019-08-17Raphael Assuncao11-3StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
2019-04-27John Lineker12-3StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson
2019-01-19Mario BautistaUFC debut—WSubmission R1 3:31UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
2018-08-25Iuri Alcantara10-6 (1 NC)BalancedWKO/TKO R2 1:01UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
2018-01-27Austin ArnettUFC debut—WKO/TKO R2 3:48UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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