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Cory Sandhagen

18-7-0
34y·5' 11"·70" reach·Switch
2:55
Control / 15m
time on top
+1.20
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
64%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.3
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 17 recorded bouts, 1233 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 66%Body 15%Legs 19%
Position
Distance 83%Clinch 4%Ground 13%
And how often each lands
Head37%
Body73%
Legs90%
Distance43%
Clinch65%
Ground61%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

11Wins6 KO · 1 SUB · 4 DEC
6Losses1 SUB · 5 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

22%
Arnett
70%
Alcantara
18%
Bautista
4%
Lineker
25%
Assuncao
0%
Sterling
1%
Moraes
7%
Edgar
0%
Dillashaw
1%
Yan
19%
Yadong
29%
Vera
79%
Font
1%
Nurmagomedov
56%
Figueiredo
0%
Dvalishvili
8%
Bautista

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R15.67100%17
R25.1591%14
R34.7884%10
R44.1473%7
R53.7366%6

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min4.92
Strikes absorbed / min3.72
Striking accuracyof everything thrown45%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed55%
Takedowns / 15 min1.14
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land33%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed57%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.2
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together8.64
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 17 bouts14.7m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

43.4%
Landed at range
2,331 thrown over 16 bouts
37.4%
Expected
against these opponents
+6.0pp
Gap
above expected
87.3%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

LMario BautistaJul 2026U-DEC1:13 ctrl89 str1 td
Significant strikes
89 of 176 · 51%
Total strikes
104 of 196 · 53%
Takedowns
1 of 4 · 25%
Control
1:13
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 79%Body 10%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 82%Clinch 18%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LMerab DvalishviliOct 2025U-DEC0:00 ctrl80 str0 td
Significant strikes
80 of 184 · 43%
Total strikes
149 of 257 · 58%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 57%Body 23%Legs 20%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WDeiveson FigueiredoMay 2025KO R25:07 ctrl54 str2 td
Significant strikes
54 of 87 · 62%
Total strikes
92 of 149 · 62%
Takedowns
2 of 2 · 100%
Control
5:07
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 4:08
to Knee Injury
Target
Head 61%Body 4%Legs 35%
Position
Distance 44%Clinch 0%Ground 56%
This fight on UFCStats
LUmar NurmagomedovAug 2024U-DEC0:12 ctrl71 str0 td
Significant strikes
71 of 159 · 45%
Total strikes
80 of 172 · 47%
Takedowns
0 of 2 · 0%
Control
0:12
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 37%Body 25%Legs 38%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WRob FontAug 2023U-DEC19:38 ctrl34 str7 td
Significant strikes
34 of 84 · 40%
Total strikes
132 of 211 · 63%
Takedowns
7 of 7 · 100%
Control
19:38
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 88%Body 6%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 29%Clinch 0%Ground 71%
This fight on UFCStats
WMarlon VeraMar 2023S-DEC7:08 ctrl128 str3 td
Significant strikes
128 of 280 · 46%
Total strikes
187 of 378 · 49%
Takedowns
3 of 12 · 25%
Control
7:08
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 66%Body 13%Legs 22%
Position
Distance 84%Clinch 2%Ground 15%
This fight on UFCStats
WSong YadongSep 2022DOC R43:47 ctrl94 str1 td
Significant strikes
94 of 222 · 42%
Total strikes
130 of 259 · 50%
Takedowns
1 of 14 · 7%
Control
3:47
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Doctor's stoppage, R4 5:00
Cut
Target
Head 66%Body 18%Legs 16%
Position
Distance 91%Clinch 5%Ground 3%
This fight on UFCStats
LPetr YanOct 2021U-DEC0:20 ctrl169 str1 td
Significant strikes
169 of 445 · 38%
Total strikes
172 of 449 · 38%
Takedowns
1 of 6 · 17%
Control
0:20
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 70%Body 17%Legs 14%
Position
Distance 99%Clinch 1%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LTJ DillashawJul 2021S-DEC0:00 ctrl128 str0 td
Significant strikes
128 of 281 · 46%
Total strikes
171 of 331 · 52%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 86%Body 8%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 98%Clinch 2%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WFrankie EdgarFeb 2021KO R10:02 ctrl2 str0 td
Significant strikes
2 of 5 · 40%
Total strikes
2 of 5 · 40%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:02
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:28
Flying Knee Head
Target
Head 50%Body 0%Legs 50%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WMarlon MoraesOct 2020KO R20:04 ctrl38 str0 td
Significant strikes
38 of 88 · 43%
Total strikes
38 of 88 · 43%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:04
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 1:03
Kick to Head At Distance Wheel Kick
Target
Head 42%Body 24%Legs 34%
Position
Distance 95%Clinch 0%Ground 5%
This fight on UFCStats
LAljamain SterlingJun 2020SUB R10:00 ctrl1 str0 td
Significant strikes
1 of 2 · 50%
Total strikes
1 of 2 · 50%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 1:28
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 0%Body 100%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WRaphael AssuncaoAug 2019U-DEC3:46 ctrl62 str0 td
Significant strikes
62 of 116 · 53%
Total strikes
78 of 135 · 58%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
3:46
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 37%Body 26%Legs 37%
Position
Distance 89%Clinch 5%Ground 6%
This fight on UFCStats
WJohn LinekerApr 2019S-DEC0:36 ctrl120 str2 td
Significant strikes
120 of 275 · 44%
Total strikes
128 of 283 · 45%
Takedowns
2 of 4 · 50%
Control
0:36
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 60%Body 13%Legs 27%
Position
Distance 99%Clinch 1%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WMario BautistaJan 2019SUB R10:38 ctrl17 str1 td
Significant strikes
17 of 54 · 31%
Total strikes
17 of 55 · 31%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
0:38
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 3:31
Armbar On Ground
Target
Head 53%Body 12%Legs 35%
Position
Distance 76%Clinch 0%Ground 24%
This fight on UFCStats
WIuri AlcantaraAug 2018KO R24:12 ctrl66 str0 td
Significant strikes
66 of 113 · 58%
Total strikes
104 of 159 · 65%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
4:12
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 1:01
Punches to Head On Ground
Target
Head 98%Body 0%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 9%Clinch 0%Ground 91%
This fight on UFCStats
WAustin ArnettJan 2018KO R21:55 ctrl80 str1 td
Significant strikes
80 of 147 · 54%
Total strikes
108 of 179 · 60%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
1:55
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 3:48
Punches to Body At Distance
Target
Head 59%Body 29%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 56%Clinch 25%Ground 19%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.