Fighter Profile›Featherweight

“Cool Hand”

Luke Sanders

13-58 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 2L

Inactive

High Variance

Moderate Wear

5'6"ht·67"reach·Southpawstance·40age

Last fightLFelipe Colares·U-DEC·R3·5yr ago

Fighter Context

3–5UFC·

1KO

1Sub

1Dec

7.9min/fight

63UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–3(5 fights)

100%finish rate

+2.6str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

1–2(3 fights)

100%finish rate

+2.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+2.24

Dominant

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.079

Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

56%

Average

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Sanders

Head Hunter

Featherweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min6.61

Str. Accuracy52%

416UFC landed/791attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.4 vs avg4.37

Str. Defense50%

KD Rate / fight0.50

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

81%

Body

12%

Leg

By Position

Distance68%

Clinch10%

Ground22%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 18 rounds	Round 26 rounds	Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed	31	19	27
Avg. Absorbed	15	16	30
Avg. Net	+16	+3	-2

Grappling

Sanders

G&P Threat

·84s ctrlAverage Control

Featherweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.71

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.38

TD Accuracy30%

3UFC landed/10attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense72%

16UFC defended/22opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Vulnerable

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

div avg 47%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 3

Submission1 / 3

Decision1 / 3

KD → Finish

1/4Low

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 5

Submission3 / 5

Decision1 / 5

Loss Pattern

4 of 5 losses by finish in R1–R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 54 vs 51 first half

8 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=6

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

7.0

6.5

5.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.4

5.5

5.9

Diff

+3.6

+1.0

-0.5

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+46%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Sanders — 8 UFC Fights

Result

Method

8 fights

Felipe Colares

U-DEC R3May '21

+40

·118 SS (56%)·78 abs·2/5 td·2 td taken·175s ctrl·1 kd landed

Nate Maness

SUB R2 · 2:29Nov '20

+22

·55 SS (49%)·33 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·40s ctrl·1 kd taken

↵ 21mo layoff

Renan BaraoVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 1:01Feb '19

-1

·39 SS (52%)·40 abs·0/1 td·18s ctrl·1 kd landed

Rani YahyaVeteran

SUB R1 · 1:31Aug '18

-2

·2 SS (50%)·4 abs·22s ctrl

Patrick Williams

U-DEC R3Apr '18

-2

·59 SS (42%)·61 abs·1 td taken·78s ctrl·1 kd landed

Andre Soukhamthath

KO/TKO R2 · 1:06Dec '17

·23 SS (34%)·20 abs·0/1 td·109s ctrl·1 kd taken

Iuri AlcantaraVeteran

SUB R2 · 3:13Mar '17

+71

·94 SS (70%)·23 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·217s ctrl

Maximo Blanco

SUB R1 · 3:38Jan '16

+10

·26 SS (54%)·16 abs·1 td taken·12s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Sanders — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WJosh JarvisStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

All Fighters

Featherweight

“Cool Hand”

Luke Sanders

13-58 UFC

Form

5'6"ht·67"reach·Southpawstance·40age

Last fightLFelipe Colares·U-DEC·5yr ago

Fighter Context

3–5UFC·

1KO

1Sub

1Dec

7.9min/fight

63UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–3

vs. Veterans (8+ W)1–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+2.24

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.079

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

56%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Sanders

Featherweight avg

Head Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min6.61

Str. Accuracy52%

416UFC landed/791attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.4 vs avg4.37

Str. Defense50%

KD Rate / Fight0.50

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

81%

Body

12%

Leg

By Position

Dist68%

Clinch10%

Ground22%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=8	R2 n=6	R3 n=2
Landed	31	19	27
Absorbed	15	16	30
Net	+16	+3	-2

Grappling

Sanders

Featherweight avg

G&P Threat

84s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.71

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.38

TD Accuracy30%

3UFC landed/10attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense72%

16UFC defended/22opp. attempts

Sub Defense3 loss / 5 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

1Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

3Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=6

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

7.0

6.5

5.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.4

5.5

5.9

Diff

+3.6

+1.0

-0.5

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Sanders — UFC Fight Log

Felipe Colares

U-DEC·R3·May '21

118 SS (56%)·78 abs·2/5 td·2 td taken·175s ctrl·1 kd

Nate Maness

SUB·R2·Nov '20

55 SS (49%)·33 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·40s ctrl·1 kd taken

Renan BaraoVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Feb '19

39 SS (52%)·40 abs·0/1 td·18s ctrl·1 kd

Rani YahyaVeteran

SUB·R1·Aug '18

2 SS (50%)·4 abs·22s ctrl

Patrick Williams

U-DEC·R3·Apr '18

59 SS (42%)·61 abs·1 td taken·78s ctrl·1 kd

Andre Soukhamthath

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '17

23 SS (34%)·20 abs·0/1 td·109s ctrl·1 kd taken

Iuri AlcantaraVeteran

SUB·R2·Mar '17

94 SS (70%)·23 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·217s ctrl

Maximo Blanco

SUB·R1·Jan '16

26 SS (54%)·16 abs·1 td taken·12s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Sanders — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WJosh JarvisStrikeforceKO/TKOR1

Round 18 rounds

Round 26 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+16

-2

n=8

n=6

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+16

-2