Blanco vs Sanders Result & Stats: Sanders wins by SUB R1 · UFC Fight Night, Sun, Jan 17, 2016

UFCUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz

Maximo Blanco

“Maxi” · 12-8-1 (1 NC)

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 1 · 3:38

Featherweight3 rounds scheduled

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Luke SandersWIN

“Cool Hand” · 13-5-0

Sunday, January 17, 2016TD Garden, Boston, United States

Luke Sanders defeated Maximo Blanco by Submission in round 1 (3:38) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz, held Sunday, January 17, 2016 at TD Garden, Boston.

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The result

Luke SandersWIN

def. Maximo Blanco

Submission

Round 1 · 3:38

★ Performance of the Night

Referee: Herb Dean
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Maximo BlancoLuke Sanders

39%Power Index✓ Called it61%

53%Market · 3 sportsbooks✗ Missed47%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

Maximo Blanco

-123

55% implied win probability · Open: -125

Luke Sanders

+102

50% implied win probability · Open: +105

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Luke Sanders dropped Maximo Blanco once.
Luke Sanders out-landed Maximo Blanco 26 to 16 in significant strikes.

Tale of the tape

12-6-1

Record

10-0-0

Age

5'8" · 173 cm

Height

5'6" · 168 cm

71" · 180 cm

Reach

67" · 170 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Win Streak

1705

Power Index

1781

3-2

Last 5

5-0

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Maximo BlancoLuke Sanders

Knockdowns

16 / 39

Significant strikes

26 / 48

41%

Sig. strike accuracy

54%

17 / 40

Total strikes

27 / 49

1 / 1

Takedowns

0 / 0

Submission attempts

0:29

Control time

0:12

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Maximo BlancoLuke Sanders

213%

Head

2181%

744%

Body

14%

744%

Leg

415%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Maximo Blanco

100%

Luke Sanders

92%

DistanceClinchGround

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Maximo Blanco16 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

22/23

77/7

Clinch

00/1

Ground

00/1

Luke Sanders26 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1919/37

11/1

44/5

Clinch

00/3

Ground

22/2

Betting Odds

Maximo Blanco

-123

55% implied win probability

Open: -125

Luke Sanders

+102

50% implied win probability

Open: +105

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Maximo Blanco	Luke Sanders
Bookmaker	-122	+102
Bovada	-130	+100
Pinnacle	-118	+105

Odds are for information only.

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Insights

Luke Sanders absorbs 4.37 significant strikes a minute, more than 78% of UFC fighters.
Luke Sanders lands 6.61 significant strikes a minute, more than 98% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Maximo Blanco

No background on record

Camp · Yoshida Dojo

Luke Sanders

No background on record

Camp · Nashville MMA

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

75%

Head

81%

13%

Body

12%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Maximo Blancolast 9 fights

83%15%

Luke Sanderslast 8 fights

68%10%22%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Maximo Blanco Luke Sanders

Strikes landed / min

4.166.61

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Maximo Blanco · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersLuke Sanders · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.284.37

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Maximo Blanco · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersLuke Sanders · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.070.71

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Maximo Blanco · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersLuke Sanders · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

37%30%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Maximo Blanco · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersLuke Sanders · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

80%73%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Maximo Blanco · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersLuke Sanders · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.400.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Maximo Blanco · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersLuke Sanders · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.16

Strikes landed / min

6.61

3.28

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.37

2.07 / 5.6

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.71 / 2.4

37%

Takedown accuracy

30%

80%

Takedown defence

73%

1:28

Control time / fight

1:24

0.40

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.20

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

Maximo Blanco8 UFC fights · 327 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

63%206/523

9%28/59

12%38/50

Clinch

11%35/72

5%15/19

0%1/1

Ground

1%4/10

0%0/1

0%0/0

Luke Sanders8 UFC fights · 416 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

53%222/547

8%32/46

7%30/39

Clinch

6%24/41

4%17/19

0%0/0

Ground

21%89/97

0%2/2

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

Maximo Blanco12 of 19 ended early · 63%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Luke Sanders7 of 10 ended early · 70%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

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W
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TKO
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SUB
W
Josh Jarvis
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Maximo Blanco vs Luke Sanders?

Luke Sanders defeated Maximo Blanco by Submission in round 1 (3:38) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz, held Sunday, January 17, 2016 at TD Garden, Boston.

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