Cory Sandhagen
“Sandman”
Cory Sandhagen is ranked 10th of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating, and 6th in the UFC’s own bantamweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,98710th of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.29Fame ahead of skill
▼ −0.08 in 30 days - Career phase
- DecliningCareer-best FLR 2,026, 5 Aug 2023
- Record
- 18–7Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2026 | Lost to Mario BautistaUFC 329 - McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −17 |
| 4 Oct 2025 | Lost to Merab Dvalishvili TitleUFC 320 - Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −11 |
| 3 May 2025 | Won vs Deiveson FigueiredoUFC on ESPN 67 - Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · TKO (Knee Injury), R2 | +16 |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Lost to Umar NurmagomedovUFC on ABC 7 - Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −24 |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Won vs Rob FontUFC on ESPN 50 - Sandhagen vs. Font · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +27 |
| 25 Mar 2023 | Won vs Marlon VeraUFC on ESPN 43 - Vera vs. Sandhagen · Decision (Split), R5 | +6 |
| 17 Sept 2022 | Won vs Yadong SongUFC Fight Night 210 - Sandhagen vs. Song · TKO (Doctor Stoppage), R4 | +8 |
| 30 Oct 2021 | Lost to Petr Yan TitleUFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −9 |
| 24 Jul 2021 | Lost to T.J. DillashawUFC on ESPN 27 - Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw · Decision (Split), R5 | −7 |
| 6 Feb 2021 | Won vs Frankie EdgarUFC Fight Night 184 - Overeem vs. Volkov · KO (Flying Knee), R1 | +35 |
| 10 Oct 2020 | Won vs Marlon MoraesUFC Fight Night 179 - Moraes vs. Sandhagen · TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches), R2 | +40 |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Lost to Aljamain SterlingUFC 250 - Nunes vs. Spencer · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | −29 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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