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 7th 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 6-1-0.

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 3 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 13 more professional rounds, 60 to Nurmagomedov's 47.

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Sandhagen's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Nurmagomedov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 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.