Cory Sandhagen
11W · 5L
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Bantamweight
Catch Weight
64% finish rate83% as favorite25% as underdog
1502
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1501.5Mid-tier→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#43of 78 active
Age
34
Apr 20, 1992
Height
5'11" (180.34 cm)
Reach
177.8 cm
Win Rate
68.8%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.86
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.39
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
56%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
56%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
Sub_Avg
High-volume striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
18.4
Sig. Strikes
1.1
Takedowns
0.4
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO6 (55%)
Submission1 (9%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission1 (20%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
83%
10W – 2L in 12 fights
As Underdog
25%
1W – 3L in 4 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Merab Dvalishvili
-10.31502
def. Deiveson Figueiredo
+9.51512
lost to Umar Nurmagomedov
-4.51502
def. Rob Font
+2.61507
def. Marlon Vera
+1.91504
def. Song Yadong
+1.61502
lost to Petr Yan
-0.71501
lost to TJ Dillashaw
-0.61501
def. Frankie Edgar
+0.61502
def. Marlon Moraes
+0.41501
lost to Aljamain Sterling
-0.31501
def. Raphael Assuncao
+0.41501
def. John Lineker
+0.31501
def. Mario Bautista
+0.21501
def. Iuri Alcantara
+0.21500
def. Austin Arnett
+0.11500
Division ELO Rankings
Bantamweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Farid Basharat
1558
Elijah Smith
1550
David Martinez
1546
Raul Rosas Jr.
1546
Aiemann Zahabi
1540
Mario Bautista
1539
Payton Talbott
1536
Jakub Wiklacz
1536
Fight History (16 fights)
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · Oct 4, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →vs Rob Font
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · Aug 5, 2023
vs Marlon Vera
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023
vs Song Yadong
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · Sep 17, 2022
vs Petr Yan
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →vs TJ Dillashaw
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw · Jul 24, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · Feb 6, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Oct 10, 2020
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · Jun 6, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Aug 17, 2019
vs John Lineker
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · Apr 27, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · Jan 19, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · Aug 25, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 · Jan 27, 2018