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Cory Sandhagen

Bantamweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #6; v1.1 (shadow) #6

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 6-6: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights (the position does not depend on the weights). Rating 1,733, deviation 113: measured from 17 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 34 (born 1992-04-20) · Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) · Reach 70 in (178 cm) · Stance Switch · 113 days since last bout (2026-07-11) · Last five 2-3 · Streak L2

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,733 is the division's 4th highest of 86 board fighters; the ledger stands at +2.3 (+5.3 from quality wins, less 2.0 for blowout losses, less 1.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 9 quality wins in 15 years, 8 over top-10 opponents, which makes him entrenched; form penalty 0.15 for a 2-3 last five. Score +0.65 = +0.59 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.21 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.15 (form penalty); score order put him at #6.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.6570% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.59resume rating 1,733, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.21quality ledger +2.3: +5.3 QW +0.0 proof -2.0 blowout -1.0 weak
Form penalty0.15last five 2-3
Quality wins, 15 years98 over top-10 opponents, 8 over top-15; entrenched
Placementscore order #6v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#6score +0.78; score order #5; placement rules -> #6

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-07-11UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2Mario Bautista#7Lunanimous decision3 (5:00)60%
2025-10-04UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 (title)Merab DvalishviliCLunanimous decision5 (5:00)39%
2025-05-03UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. FigueiredoDeiveson Figueiredo#5WKO/TKO2 (4:08)73%
2024-08-03UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. NurmagomedovUmar Nurmagomedov#10Lunanimous decision5 (5:00)63%
2023-08-05UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. FontRob Font#7Wunanimous decision5 (5:00)57%
2023-03-25UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. SandhagenMarlon Vera#3Wsplit decision5 (5:00)71%
2022-09-17UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. SongSong Yadong#10WKO/TKO4 (5:00)61%
2021-10-30UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira (title)Petr Yan#1Lunanimous decision5 (5:00)50%
2021-07-24UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. DillashawTJ DillashawunrankedLsplit decision5 (5:00)71%
2021-02-06UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. VolkovFrankie Edgar#4WKO/TKO1 (0:28)62%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 86 board fighters at Bantamweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute4.92(76th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strike accuracy45%(41st percentile at Bantamweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.24(49th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of wins by finish64%(68th percentile at Bantamweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.72(48th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strike defence55%(58th percentile at Bantamweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.12(53rd percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career931(92nd percentile at Bantamweight)
KO/TKO losses0(63rd percentile at Bantamweight)
Submission losses1(90th percentile at Bantamweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.000(64th percentile at Bantamweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.14(52nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Takedown defence57%(30th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of cage time in control19%(56th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground17%(48th percentile at Bantamweight)
Stylemixed (3.4 takedown attempts per 15 min; 19% control)
Career stage
Age34.5(76th percentile at Bantamweight)
Age at UFC debut25.8(33rd percentile at Bantamweight)
Years since UFC debut8.8(87th percentile at Bantamweight)
UFC bouts17(90th percentile at Bantamweight)
Cage time, minutes250(93rd percentile at Bantamweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.3(52nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Days since last bout113(52nd percentile at Bantamweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C24681020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #2, Bantamweight2023-10-13: #2, Bantamweight2023-10-20: #2, Bantamweight2023-11-03: #2, Bantamweight2023-11-10: #2, Bantamweight2023-11-17: #2, Bantamweight2023-12-01: #2, Bantamweight2023-12-08: #2, Bantamweight2023-12-15: #2, Bantamweight2024-01-12: #2, Bantamweight2024-01-19: #2, Bantamweight2024-02-02: #2, Bantamweight2024-02-09: #2, Bantamweight2024-02-16: #2, Bantamweight2024-02-23: #2, Bantamweight2024-03-01: #2, Bantamweight2024-03-08: #2, Bantamweight2024-03-15: #2, Bantamweight2024-03-22: #2, Bantamweight2024-03-29: #2, Bantamweight2024-04-05: #2, Bantamweight2024-04-12: #2, Bantamweight2024-04-26: #3, Bantamweight2024-05-03: #3, Bantamweight2024-05-10: #3, Bantamweight2024-05-17: #3, Bantamweight2024-05-31: #3, Bantamweight2024-06-07: #3, Bantamweight2024-06-14: #3, Bantamweight2024-06-21: #3, Bantamweight2024-06-28: #3, Bantamweight2024-07-12: #3, Bantamweight2024-07-19: #3, Bantamweight2024-07-26: #3, Bantamweight2024-08-02: #3, Bantamweight2024-08-09: #4, Bantamweight2024-08-16: #5, Bantamweight2024-08-23: #5, Bantamweight2024-09-06: #5, Bantamweight2024-09-13: #5, Bantamweight2024-09-27: #5, Bantamweight2024-10-04: #5, Bantamweight2024-10-11: #5, Bantamweight2024-10-18: #5, Bantamweight2024-10-25: #5, Bantamweight2024-11-01: #5, Bantamweight2024-11-08: #5, Bantamweight2024-11-15: #5, Bantamweight2024-11-22: #5, Bantamweight2024-12-06: #5, Bantamweight2024-12-13: #4, Bantamweight2025-01-10: #4, Bantamweight2025-01-17: #4, Bantamweight2025-01-31: #5, Bantamweight2025-02-07: #5, Bantamweight2025-02-14: #5, Bantamweight2025-02-21: #5, Bantamweight2025-02-28: #5, Bantamweight2025-03-07: #5, Bantamweight2025-03-14: #5, Bantamweight2025-03-21: #5, Bantamweight2025-03-28: #5, Bantamweight2025-04-04: #5, Bantamweight2025-04-11: #5, Bantamweight2025-04-25: #5, Bantamweight2025-05-02: #5, Bantamweight2025-05-09: #5, Bantamweight2025-05-16: #5, Bantamweight2025-05-30: #5, Bantamweight2025-06-06: #5, Bantamweight2025-06-13: #5, Bantamweight2025-06-20: #5, Bantamweight2025-06-27: #5, Bantamweight2025-07-11: #5, Bantamweight2025-07-18: #5, Bantamweight2025-07-25: #5, Bantamweight2025-08-01: #5, Bantamweight2025-08-08: #1, Bantamweight2025-08-15: #1, Bantamweight2025-08-22: #1, Bantamweight2025-09-05: #1, Bantamweight2025-09-12: #1, Bantamweight2025-09-26: #1, Bantamweight2025-10-03: #1, Bantamweight2025-10-10: #4, Bantamweight2025-10-17: #4, Bantamweight2025-10-24: #4, Bantamweight2025-10-31: #4, Bantamweight2025-11-07: #4, Bantamweight2025-11-14: #4, Bantamweight2025-11-21: #4, Bantamweight2025-12-05: #4, Bantamweight2025-12-12: #4, Bantamweight2026-01-23: #4, Bantamweight2026-01-30: #4, Bantamweight2026-02-06: #4, Bantamweight2026-02-20: #4, Bantamweight2026-02-27: #4, Bantamweight2026-03-06: #4, Bantamweight2026-03-13: #4, Bantamweight2026-03-20: #4, Bantamweight2026-03-27: #4, Bantamweight2026-04-03: #4, Bantamweight2026-04-10: #4, Bantamweight2026-04-17: #4, Bantamweight2026-04-24: #4, Bantamweight2026-05-01: #4, Bantamweight2026-05-08: #4, Bantamweight2026-05-15: #4, Bantamweight2026-05-29: #4, Bantamweight2026-06-05: #5, Bantamweight2026-06-13: #5, Bantamweight2026-06-19: #5, Bantamweight2026-06-26: #5, Bantamweight2026-07-10: #5, Bantamweight2026-07-17: #6, Bantamweight2026-07-24: #6, Bantamweight2026-07-31: #6, Bantamweight2026-08-07: #6, Bantamweight2026-08-14: #6, Bantamweight2026-08-21: #6, Bantamweight2026-08-28: #6, Bantamweight2026-09-04: #6, Bantamweight2026-09-11: #6, Bantamweight2026-09-18: #6, Bantamweight2026-09-25: #6, Bantamweight2026-09-26: #6, Bantamweight2026-10-03: #6, Bantamweight2026-10-10: #6, Bantamweight2026-10-17: #6, Bantamweight2026-10-24: #6, Bantamweight2026-10-31: #6, Bantamweight#6

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,5001,6001,7001,8001,900202020212022202320242025Jan 2018Oct 20262018-01-27: 1,590 (W vs Austin Arnett)2018-08-25: 1,698 (W vs Iuri Alcantara)2019-01-19: 1,730 (W vs Mario Bautista)2019-04-27: 1,758 (W vs John Lineker)2019-08-17: 1,764 (W vs Raphael Assuncao)2020-06-06: 1,724 (L vs Aljamain Sterling)2020-10-10: 1,793 (W vs Marlon Moraes)2021-02-06: 1,841 (W vs Frankie Edgar)2021-07-24: 1,818 (L vs TJ Dillashaw)2021-10-30: 1,817 (L vs Petr Yan)2022-09-17: 1,836 (W vs Song Yadong)2023-03-25: 1,851 (W vs Marlon Vera)2023-08-05: 1,879 (W vs Rob Font)2024-08-03: 1,833 (L vs Umar Nurmagomedov)2025-05-03: 1,861 (W vs Deiveson Figueiredo)2025-10-04: 1,829 (L vs Merab Dvalishvili)2026-07-11: 1,768 (L vs Mario Bautista)1,768

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances run about 64 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 38 points behind their rating, and his own recent results put him a further 26 points behind.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-38what fighters aged 34.5 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-26his recency-weighted mean and trend over 17 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -10 points a year
Combined-64the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingbehind ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.025262728293031323334352018-01-27 (age 25.8): W vs Austin Arnett, residual +0.532018-08-25 (age 26.3): W vs Iuri Alcantara, residual +0.542019-01-19 (age 26.7): W vs Mario Bautista, residual +0.342019-04-27 (age 27.0): W vs John Lineker, residual +0.212019-08-17 (age 27.3): W vs Raphael Assuncao, residual +0.282020-06-06 (age 28.1): L vs Aljamain Sterling, residual -0.382020-10-10 (age 28.5): W vs Marlon Moraes, residual +0.542021-02-06 (age 28.8): W vs Frankie Edgar, residual +0.572021-07-24 (age 29.3): L vs TJ Dillashaw, residual +0.082021-10-30 (age 29.5): L vs Petr Yan, residual -0.182022-09-17 (age 30.4): W vs Song Yadong, residual +0.442023-03-25 (age 30.9): W vs Marlon Vera, residual +0.342023-08-05 (age 31.3): W vs Rob Font, residual +0.302024-08-03 (age 32.3): L vs Umar Nurmagomedov, residual -0.492025-05-03 (age 33.0): W vs Deiveson Figueiredo, residual +0.472025-10-04 (age 33.5): L vs Merab Dvalishvili, residual -0.392026-07-11 (age 34.2): L vs Mario Bautista, residual -0.39-0.09

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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