Bantamweight
Cory Sandhagen
18-7-0 UFC 11-6-0
5'11"Height
70"Reach
SwitchStance
1992-04-20Born
6KO wins
1Sub wins
63.6%Finish rate
14:43Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.92
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.72
Striking accuracy45.4%
Striking defense55.1%
Takedowns / 15 min1.14
Takedown accuracy33.9%
Takedown defense57.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.24
Control time19.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents9-6
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
17 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Mario Bautista 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · 2026-07-11
89/176Sig. strikes
114/185Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
1:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Merab Dvalishvili 13-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · 2025-10-04
80/184Sig. strikes
114/265Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Deiveson Figueiredo 13-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:08 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · 2025-05-03
54/87Sig. strikes
6/9Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
5:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Umar Nurmagomedov 5-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · 2024-08-03
71/159Sig. strikes
98/187Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rob Font 10-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · 2023-08-05
34/84Sig. strikes
9/49Absorbed
7/7Takedowns
19:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Marlon Vera 14-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · 2023-03-25
128/280Sig. strikes
58/158Absorbed
3/12Takedowns
7:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Song Yadong 8-1-1 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R4 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · 2022-09-17
94/222Sig. strikes
54/145Absorbed
1/14Takedowns
3:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Petr Yan 7-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · 2021-10-30
169/445Sig. strikes
149/270Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L TJ Dillashaw 12-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw · 2021-07-24
128/281Sig. strikes
110/268Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Frankie Edgar 18-8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:28 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · 2021-02-06
2/5Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marlon Moraes 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · 2020-10-10
38/88Sig. strikes
14/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Aljamain Sterling 10-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:28 — UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · 2020-06-06
1/2Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Raphael Assuncao 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · 2019-08-17
62/116Sig. strikes
45/81Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W John Lineker 12-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · 2019-04-27
120/275Sig. strikes
106/256Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mario Bautista 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:31 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · 2019-01-19
17/54Sig. strikes
9/30Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:38Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Iuri Alcantara 10-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:01 — UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · 2018-08-25
66/113Sig. strikes
9/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Austin Arnett 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:48 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 · 2018-01-27
80/147Sig. strikes
32/90Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:55Control
1Knockdowns
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Cory Sandhagen) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
3
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
1
Decision
6
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
17
LFA
3
RFA
2
Sparta Combat League
1
Paramount MMA
1
Prize FC
1
Full career — 25 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mario Bautista | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 329
2026-07-11 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Merab Dvalishvili | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 320
2025-10-04 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Deiveson Figueiredo | TKO (knee injury) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
2025-05-03 |
UFC | 2 | 4:08 |
| L | Umar Nurmagomedov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
2024-08-03 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Rob Font | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font
2023-08-05 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Marlon Vera | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
2023-03-25 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Song Yadong | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
2022-09-17 |
UFC | 4 | 5:00 |
| L | Petr Yan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267
2021-10-30 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | T.J. Dillashaw | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
2021-07-24 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Frankie Edgar | KO (flying knee) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2021-02-06 |
UFC | 1 | 0:28 |
| W | Marlon Moraes | TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
2020-10-10 |
UFC | 2 | 1:03 |
| L | Aljamain Sterling | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 250
2020-06-06 |
UFC | 1 | 1:28 |
| W | Raphael Assunção | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 241
2019-08-17 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | John Lineker | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson
2019-04-27 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mario Bautista | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
2019-01-19 |
UFC | 1 | 3:31 |
| W | Iuri Alcântara | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
2018-08-25 |
UFC | 2 | 1:01 |
| W | Austin Arnett | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2
2018-01-27 |
UFC | 2 | 3:48 |
| W | José Aguayo | TKO (knee and elbows) | LFA 31
2018-01-19 |
LFA | 1 | 1:07 |
| W | Luiz Antônio Lobo Gavinho | TKO (punches) | LFA 24
2017-10-13 |
LFA | 1 | 3:00 |
| L | Jamall Emmers | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 5
2017-02-24 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Clay Wimer | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 43
2016-09-09 |
RFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Josh Huber | Decision (unanimous) | Sparta Combat League 50
2016-07-16 |
Sparta Combat League | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dalton Goddard | Submission (triangle choke) | Paramount MMA 2016
2016-05-15 |
Paramount MMA | 1 | 3:38 |
| W | Andrew Tenneson | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 34
2016-01-15 |
RFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bruce Sessman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Prize FC 9
2015-05-30 |
Prize FC | 1 | 1:16 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Cory Sandhagen) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Bantamweight average, over 118 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.