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Cory Sandhagen

Cory Sandhagen#7 BW

VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER
DURABLE
established · 17 UFC fights
18-7
Record
8 KO · 3 SUB · 7 DEC
Wins by method
WinLossWinLossLoss
Recent form
34
Age
180 cm
Height
178 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-07-11
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P89
Volume
P88
Striking Efficiency
P73
Range Sniper
P64
Kickboxing
P80
Clinch Striking
P8
Defensive Striking
P52
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P40
Pressure Wrestling
P41
Top Control
P53
Submission
P34
Anti-Wrestling
P68
Grappling Defense
P45
Scrambler
P56
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P52
Finisher
P35
Damage Resistance
P96
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P70
Pace
P84
Late Fighter
P21
GLOBAL
Versatility
P68
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-07-11
Striking
4.92
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.72
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
45%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
55%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.24
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.12
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
1.14
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
3.35
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
34%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
57%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
2:55
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.24
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head66%
Body15%
Leg19%
Position
Distance83%
Clinch4%
Ground13%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R288R3105stable
TakedownsR1100R271R3120increasing
ControlR1100R2115R361declining

Ranking evolution

Up DownFighters with a UFC fight in the previous 18 months
Model track record
71%
Model correct (5/7)
2/2
Fighter wins when model favored
2/5
Fighter wins when model underdog
1/1
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-07-11
vs Mario Bautista Loss · DEC
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
43.3%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-10-04
vs Merab Dvalishvili Loss · DEC
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
36.1%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-05-03
vs Deiveson Figueiredo Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
60.7%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-08-03
vs Umar Nurmagomedov Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
35.9%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-08-05
vs Rob Font Win · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
76.1%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-03-25
vs Marlon Vera Win · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
34.7%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-09-17
vs Song Yadong Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
45.4%
Model · pick ✗
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