Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov

Who won Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov?

Umar Nurmagomedov beat Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Umar Nurmagomedov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov stats

Cory Sandhagen stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Umar Nurmagomedov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 17 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Cory Sandhagen's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Umar Nurmagomedov marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Cory Sandhagen's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Umar Nurmagomedov's came in at 6-0-0.

The stats suggested Sandhagen had a large advantage in power over Nurmagomedov, boasting a 41% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 12%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a large advantage over Sandhagen, boasting a 41% submission rate over Sandhagen's 18%.

Cory Sandhagen was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Sandhagen had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nurmagomedov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Sandhagen was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Nurmagomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 60 to Nurmagomedov's 42.

Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov form

Sandhagen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Petr Yan at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

He had been beaten by T.J. Dillashaw at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Nurmagomedov remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Bekzat Almakhan at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Raoni Barcelos at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Brian Kelleher at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Sidemar Honorio at PFL 2019 #6 on 8th August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cory Sandhagen had been fighting more than Umar Nurmagomedov.

Going to this contest, Cory Sandhagen had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 16 days ago, while Umar Nurmagomedov's last outing had been 9 months and 19 days ago.

Sandhagen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov?

Cory Sandhagen was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Umar Nurmagomedov made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.