Luke Sanders
"Cool Hand"
| Age | 39 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Bantamweight |
| Height | 168 cm |
| Reach | 170 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
18
fights
13
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
2
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
January 17, 2016
UFC debuts
May 01, 2021
UFC last fight
1h02:58
time in the cage
7:52
avg time by combat
37.5%
win rate
66.7%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1479
as of May 01, 2021
🥇 Peak Elo
1518
on January 17, 2016
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
69
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Head strikes landed | 98 | 26.60 / round |
| 2. | Significant strikes landed | 97 | 33.03 / round |
| 3. | Ground strikes accuracy | 97 | 92% |
| 4. | Significant strikes differential | 95 | +11.20 / round |
| 5. | Ground strikes landed | 95 | 7.23 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns landed | 32 | 0.24 / round |
| 2. | Submissions attempted | 39 | 0.08 / round |
| 3. | Ko tko | 41 | 1 |
| 4. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 42 | 416 |
| 5. | Control time | 49 | 53s / round |
74
Boxing Score
46
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+11.20
/ round
💫 Strike differential
22.6 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
18.6 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
44.9%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
53.2%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
59
Wrestling Score
52
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.8 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
30.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
72.7%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
53s / round
⏱ Control Time
24s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
7.2 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
91.9%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
100.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Luke Sanders' UFC Fight History
May 01, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 28, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark
Catch Weight bout
Loss by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (2:29).
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February 17, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (1:01).
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August 25, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
Bantamweight bout
Loss by submission (Heel Hook) at round 1 (1:31).
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April 14, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 09, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Bantamweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (1:06).
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March 04, 2017 - UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
Bantamweight bout
Loss by submission (Kneebar) at round 2 (3:13).
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January 17, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (3:38).
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Fighter's fights