Cory Sandhagen vs Umar Nurmagomedov
Cory Sandhagen is 18-7-0; Umar Nurmagomedov is 20-2-0. Cory Sandhagen is 4 years older than Umar Nurmagomedov. Cory Sandhagen has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Umar Nurmagomedov. Cory Sandhagen is 3" · 8 cm taller than Umar Nurmagomedov. They have met once: Cory Sandhagen 0, Umar Nurmagomedov 1.
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Style & credentials
Cory Sandhagen
KickboxingBJJ
- —Brown belt · BJJEliot Marshall
- —Champion · Wka
- —Champion · Wkanational / North American
- —Kickboxing undefeated (exact record not sourced)Record
Umar Nurmagomedov
Freestyle WrestlingCombat SamboMuay Thai
- —International Master Of Sports · Combat SamboRussia (state sports rank)
- 2019GFC Bantamweight ChampionshipGorilla Fighting Championship (GFC)
- 2016Champion · WMMAA Worldsbantamweight
- 2016Champion · Russian Nationals
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
66%68%
Head
15%20%
Body
19%12%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Cory Sandhagenlast 7 fights
60%15%25%
Umar Nurmagomedovlast 7 fights
64%31%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Cory Sandhagen· from fights outside the UFC Umar Nurmagomedov· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.923.76
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersUmar Nurmagomedov · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.721.85
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersUmar Nurmagomedov · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.143.94
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersUmar Nurmagomedov · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%46%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersUmar Nurmagomedov · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
57%79%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersUmar Nurmagomedov · Good · better than 82% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cory Sandhagen · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersUmar Nurmagomedov · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.92
Strikes landed / min3.76
3.72
Strikes taken / minfewer is better1.85
1.14 / 3.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min3.94 / 8.6
34%
Takedown accuracy46%
57%
Takedown defence79%
2:52
Control time / fight5:06
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Cory Sandhagen17 UFC fights · 1233 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%622/1888
14%169/232
19%231/258
Clinch
3%36/57
1%14/20
0%0/0
Ground
12%154/256
0%4/4
0%3/3
Umar Nurmagomedov10 UFC fights · 502 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%199/485
16%81/119
12%62/71
Clinch
4%18/25
2%11/14
0%0/0
Ground
25%124/166
1%7/7
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Cory Sandhagen12 of 25 ended early · 48%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Umar Nurmagomedov10 of 22 ended early · 45%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Cory Sandhagen2-3
- LUFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 · Jul 11, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2 · Oct 4, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025TKO · R2 · 4:08 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Font · Aug 5, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- LUFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Bantamweight
- L
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic · Aug 17, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WJose AguayoLFA 31: Moffett vs. Le · Jan 19, 2018TKO · R1 · 1:07 · Featherweight
- WToninho GavinhoLFA 24: Frincu vs. Millender · Oct 13, 2017TKO · R1 · 3:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WClay WimerRFA 43: Camozzi vs. Barnes · Sep 9, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WJosh HuberSCL 50 · Jul 16, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WDalton GoddardParamount MMA · Apr 15, 2016SUB · R1 · 3:38 · Featherweight
- WAndrew TennesonRFA 34: Velickovic vs. Smith · Jan 15, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WBruce SessemanPrize FC 9: Bakken Brawlers · May 30, 2015SUB · R1 · 1:16 · Bantamweight
Umar Nurmagomedov3-2
- L
- WUFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett · Jan 24, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- LUFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano · Jan 18, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Gaziev · Mar 2, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Gamrot · Jun 25, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- WBraian GonzálezGFC 20 · Nov 23, 2019· R1 · 4:34 · Bantamweight
- WSidemar HonorioProfessional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season · Aug 7, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · Bantamweight
- WTaras GryckivGFC 14: Dagestan · Jul 13, 2019· R1 · 2:48 · Bantamweight
- WWagner LimaBattle on Volga 10 · Apr 14, 2019Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2018 Regular Season · Aug 29, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- W
- WShyudi YamauchiFight Nights Global 83 · Feb 22, 2018Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WNauruz DzamikhovFight Nights Global 76 · Oct 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WValisher RakhmonovFight Nights Global 71 · Jul 29, 2017· R2 · 4:45 · Bantamweight
- WAlym IsabaevFight Nights Global 62 · Mar 31, 2017TKO · R2 · 3:32 · Bantamweight
- WUlukbek AmanbaevFight Stars · Jan 5, 2017· R1 · 4:12 · Bantamweight
- WRishat KharisovFight Nights Global 57 · Dec 16, 2016· R2 · 2:28 · Bantamweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Cory SandhagenUmar Nurmagomedov
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jul 11, 2026WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 25, 2025
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Oct 4, 2025LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jan 18, 2025
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 4:08Sat, May 3, 2025WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jan 24, 2026
- WTKO · ROUND 4 · 5:00Sat, Sep 17, 2022LTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:48Sat, Aug 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Have Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov (Sat, Aug 3, 2024), where Umar Nurmagomedov won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov?
Cory Sandhagen is 18-7-0 and Umar Nurmagomedov is 20-2-0.
Who has the longer reach, Cory Sandhagen or Umar Nurmagomedov?
Cory Sandhagen has the longer reach: 70" · 178 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Umar Nurmagomedov, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Cory Sandhagen or Umar Nurmagomedov?
Cory Sandhagen is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Umar Nurmagomedov stands 5'8" · 173 cm.
Who is older, Cory Sandhagen or Umar Nurmagomedov?
Cory Sandhagen is 34 and Umar Nurmagomedov is 30.
Who has more finishes, Cory Sandhagen or Umar Nurmagomedov?
Cory Sandhagen has 11 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Umar Nurmagomedov has 4 wins (2 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).
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