Bantamweight
Cory Sandhagen
18-7-0 UFC 11-6-0
Relentless Attack
Durable
Taken Down Often
5'11"Height
70"Reach
SwitchStance
34Age
6KO wins
1Sub wins
63.6%Finish rate
14:43Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
solid
1 read
grappling
solid
1 read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Relentless Attack
82 offensive actions per 15 min — strikes, takedown and submission attempts together
Durable
above avg durability — rates 73 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often
put on his back 49 times · 2.9 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.92
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.72
Striking accuracy45.4%
Striking defense55.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.24
Takedowns / 15 min1.14
Takedown accuracy33.9%
Takedown defense57.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.24
Control time19.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents9-6
Insider info
Cory Sandhagen favored over Mario Bautista clear UFC 329 · July 5, 2026
strikingsolid
grapplingsolid
Picked clearly on the reasoning that he won their first meeting and remains the better all-around fighter, with the analyst stating outright he still is the better fighter.
A solid striker with genuinely unorthodox movement the analyst rates as mostly a positive, occasionally at the cost of getting caught -- keeps his hands low and is willing to back up, both real risk factors, but also very hard to prepare for. Loves the knees and elbows, is lanky enough that they cut opponents up, has a good flying knee, good volume and combinations, and a distinctive body-hook-to-leg-kick combination the analyst singles out as underused elsewhere. Solid grappler who mixes takedowns into his strikes, controls well because of his long limbs, and lands good ground strikes with elbows plus good sweeps.
Strengthunorthodox, hard-to-prepare-for movement
Strengthgood knees and elbows, especially given his frame
Strengthgood flying knee
Strengthdistinctive body-hook-to-leg-kick combination
Strengthsolid grappler who mixes takedowns into strikes with good control from his length
Weaknesskeeps his hands low and is willing to back up, both real openings
Striking trend
Fight history
L Mario Bautista 17-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · July 11, 2026
89/176Sig. strikes
114/185Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
1:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Merab Dvalishvili 20-4 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · October 4, 2025
80/184Sig. strikes
114/265Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Deiveson Figueiredo 24-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:08 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
54/87Sig. strikes
6/9Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
5:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Umar Nurmagomedov 17-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · August 3, 2024
71/159Sig. strikes
98/187Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rob Font 20-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · August 5, 2023
34/84Sig. strikes
9/49Absorbed
7/7Takedowns
19:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Marlon Vera 22-7-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · March 25, 2023
128/280Sig. strikes
58/158Absorbed
3/12Takedowns
7:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Song Yadong 19-6-1 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R4 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · September 17, 2022
94/222Sig. strikes
54/145Absorbed
1/14Takedowns
3:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Petr Yan 15-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · October 30, 2021
169/445Sig. strikes
149/270Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L TJ Dillashaw 16-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw · July 24, 2021
128/281Sig. strikes
110/268Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Frankie Edgar 24-8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:28 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · February 6, 2021
2/5Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marlon Moraes 23-6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · October 10, 2020
38/88Sig. strikes
14/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Aljamain Sterling 18-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:28 — UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · June 6, 2020
1/2Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Raphael Assuncao 27-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · August 17, 2019
62/116Sig. strikes
45/81Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W John Lineker 29-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · April 27, 2019
120/275Sig. strikes
106/256Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mario Bautista 6-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:31 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · January 19, 2019
17/54Sig. strikes
9/30Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:38Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Iuri Alcantara 36-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:01 — UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · August 25, 2018
66/113Sig. strikes
9/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Austin Arnett 15-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:48 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 · January 27, 2018
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
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
July 11, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Merab Dvalishvili | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 320
October 4, 2025 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Deiveson Figueiredo | TKO (knee injury) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
May 3, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 4:08 |
| L | Umar Nurmagomedov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
August 3, 2024 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Rob Font | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font
August 5, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Marlon Vera | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
March 25, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Song Yadong | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
September 17, 2022 |
UFC | 4 | 5:00 |
| L | Petr Yan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267
October 30, 2021 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | T.J. Dillashaw | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
July 24, 2021 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Frankie Edgar | KO (flying knee) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
February 6, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 0:28 |
| W | Marlon Moraes | TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
October 10, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 1:03 |
| L | Aljamain Sterling | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 250
June 6, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 1:28 |
| W | Raphael Assunção | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 241
August 17, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | John Lineker | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson
April 27, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mario Bautista | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
January 19, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 3:31 |
| W | Iuri Alcântara | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
August 25, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 1:01 |
| W | Austin Arnett | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2
January 27, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 3:48 |
| W | José Aguayo | TKO (knee and elbows) | LFA 31
January 19, 2018 |
LFA | 1 | 1:07 |
| W | Luiz Antônio Lobo Gavinho | TKO (punches) | LFA 24
October 13, 2017 |
LFA | 1 | 3:00 |
| L | Jamall Emmers | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 5
February 24, 2017 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Clay Wimer | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 43
September 9, 2016 |
RFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Josh Huber | Decision (unanimous) | Sparta Combat League 50
July 16, 2016 |
Sparta Combat League | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dalton Goddard | Submission (triangle choke) | Paramount MMA 2016
May 15, 2016 |
Paramount MMA | 1 | 3:38 |
| W | Andrew Tenneson | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 34
January 15, 2016 |
RFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bruce Sessman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Prize FC 9
May 30, 2015 |
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
Hero photo of Cory Sandhagen by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons