Lightweight · “The So Cal Kid”
Chris Saunders
16-8-0 UFC 0-1-0
5'8"Height
—Reach
—Stance
40Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
4:03Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking D Below avg 43
- Durability Below avg 43
- TD Defense Below avg 43
- Control Below avg 43
- Grappling Below avg 35
- Striking Below avg 28
- Accuracy Below avg 26
- Wrestling Below avg 25
Built on 4 minutes of tracked cage time across 1 statted fight — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.48
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.96
Striking accuracy22.2%
Striking defense75.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min3.7
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense—
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time14.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0
Fight history
L Myles Jury 9-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:03 — The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale · June 1, 2012
6/27Sig. strikes
12/49Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
7
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
3
Decision
4
Other
0
Fights by organization
BITB
4
BAMMA USA
3
LOP
3
Battle in the Ballroom
2
CXF
1
BAMMA Badbeat
1
WSOF
1
RITC
1
+ 8 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 24 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Derion Chapman | Decision (unanimous) | CXF 7 - Locked and Loaded
April 29, 2017 |
CXF | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Chris Culley | Decision (split) | BAMMA Badbeat 20 - Saunders vs. Culley
June 10, 2016 |
BAMMA Badbeat | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Darren Smith Jr. | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 28 - Moraes vs. Barajas
February 20, 2016 |
WSOF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kevin Bostick | Submission (guillotine choke) | BAMMA USA: Badbeat 17
October 2, 2015 |
BAMMA USA | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Brandon Morris | Submission (guillotine choke) | BAMMA USA: Badbeat 16
June 26, 2015 |
BAMMA USA | 2 | 1:28 |
| W | Darren Smith | Submission (guillotine choke) | BAMMA USA: Badbeat 15
April 10, 2015 |
BAMMA USA | 1 | 1:14 |
| L | Dominic Clark | Submission (guillotine choke) | LOP: Chaos at the Casino 5
August 10, 2014 |
LOP | 1 | 1:09 |
| W | Dominic Gutierrez | Submission (guillotine choke) | LOP: Chaos at the Casino 4
April 12, 2014 |
LOP | 3 | 1:03 |
| L | Sevak Magakian | Decision (unanimous) | LOP: Chaos at the Casino 3
November 23, 2013 |
LOP | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Shad Smith | Submission (triangle choke) | RITC: Respect in the Cage
July 13, 2013 |
RITC | 2 | 1:10 |
| L | Akop Stepanyan | TKO (kick to the body and punches) | Bellator XCII
March 7, 2013 |
Bellator XCII | 3 | 3:55 |
| L | Thiago Meller | Decision (unanimous) | Samurai Pro Sports: Samurai MMA Pro 4
October 19, 2012 |
Samurai Pro Sports | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Myles Jury | Submission (guillotine choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale
June 1, 2012 |
UFC | 1 | 4:03 |
| L | Chris Horodecki | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator XLVII
July 23, 2011 |
Bellator XLVII | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cleber Luciano | KO (punches) | IFS 7: New Blood
April 10, 2011 |
IFS | 2 | 0:22 |
| W | George Valdez | TKO (elbow and punches) | MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 3
November 19, 2010 |
MEZ Sports | 4 | 3:21 |
| W | Andy Morales | Decision (unanimous) | BITB: Battle in the Ballroom
June 24, 2010 |
BITB | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Todd Willingham | Decision (unanimous) | BITB: Battle in the Ballroom
May 13, 2010 |
BITB | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nick Reale | Submission (guillotine choke) | LBFN 8: Long Beach Fight Night 8
April 18, 2010 |
LBFN | 1 | 1:35 |
| W | Billy Terry | TKO (punches) | BITB: Battle in the Ballroom
February 10, 2010 |
BITB | 2 | 1:48 |
| W | Todd Willingham | Decision (unanimous) | BITB: Battle in the Ballroom
December 18, 2009 |
BITB | 3 | 3:00 |
| L | Isaac Gutierrez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SP: Conquest in the Cage 5
November 20, 2009 |
SP | 2 | 0:18 |
| W | Guilherme Cotliarenko | Decision (unanimous) | Battle in the Ballroom: SummerFist 3
August 15, 2009 |
Battle in the Ballroom | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Thor Skancke | Submission (guillotine choke) | Battle in the Ballroom: Summer Fist 3
July 17, 2009 |
Battle in the Ballroom | 2 | 2:47 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Chris Saunders (mixed martial artist)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.