Sterling vs Sandhagen

Who won Sterling vs Sandhagen?

Aljamain Sterling beat Cory Sandhagen by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 250, on Saturday 6th June 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sterling vs Sandhagen stats

Aljamain Sterling stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Cory Sandhagen made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Aljamain Sterling's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Cory Sandhagen marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Aljamain Sterling's UFC record stood at 16-5-0, while Cory Sandhagen's came in at 10-4-0.

The stats suggested Sandhagen had a large advantage in power over Sterling, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Sterling's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sterling had an advantage over Sandhagen, with a 39% submission rate over Sandhagen's 25%.

Aljamain Sterling was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Sandhagen had a height advantage of 4 inches over Sterling. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Sterling was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Sandhagen, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 79 to Sandhagen's 60.

Sterling vs Sandhagen form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had been beaten by Petr Yan at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

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Sandhagen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 26 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.

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