Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
Featherweight★ Performance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Maximo Blanco
VenezuelaMaximo Blanco
“Maxi”
12-8-1 (1 NC)
RESULT

Luke Sanders def. Maximo Blanco (Submission)

Submission · Round 1 · 3:38
WIN
Luke Sanders
United StatesLuke Sanders
“Cool Hand”
13-5-0
Monday, January 18, 2016
TD 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 Monday, January 18, 2016 at TD Garden, Boston.

Fight stats

Maximo Blanco
Luke Sanders
0
Knockdowns
1
16 of 39
Significant strikes
26 of 48
41%
Sig. strike accuracy
54%
17 of 40
Total strikes
27 of 49
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
100%
Takedown accuracy
-
1
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:29
Control time
0:12
Significant strikes by target
2 of 25
Head
21 of 42
7 of 7
Body
1 of 1
7 of 7
Leg
4 of 5
16 of 37
Distance
24 of 43
0 of 1
Clinch
0 of 3
0 of 1
Ground
2 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
16 of 39
Sig. str.
26 of 48
17 of 40
Total str.
27 of 49
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
1
0:29
Ctrl
0:12

Betting Odds

Maximo Blanco
-123
55% implied win probability
Open: -125Best: -118
Luke Sanders
+102
50% implied win probability
Open: +105Best: +105

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

SportsbookMaximo BlancoLuke Sanders
Bookmaker-122+102
Bovada-130+100
Pinnacle-118+105

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

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 Monday, January 18, 2016 at TD Garden, Boston.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Maximo Blanco 40%60% Luke Sanders

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Maximo Blanco
Complete Fighter
6 edges
Luke Sanders
Knockout Artist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

70Power75
78Speed78
94Precision89
88Durability84
95Engine85
95Wrestling67
69Ground80

Biggest edge Maximo Blanco, Takedowns +28

Attribute by attribute

Maximo Blanco is on the left of every row, Luke Sanders on the right.
87Punch power96
53Kick power53
95Punch speed96
61Kick speed59
94Accuracy89
95Takedowns67
70Ground striking79
68Submissions80
84Chin79
91Body strength89
95Cardio85

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

12-8-1 (1 NC)
Record
13-5-0
1707
Power Index rating
1780
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
40
5'8"
173 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
67"
170 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
Venezuela
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

4.11
SLpM
6.61
44%
Str. Acc.
52%
3.19
SApM
4.37
66%
Str. Def.
50%

Grappling Profile

1.85
TD Avg.
0.71
36%
TD Acc.
30%
63%
TD Def.
72%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.20

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Maximo Blanco · 3-2
  • L
    Chas Skelly
    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson · Sep 18, 2016
    Submission · R1 · 0:19 · Featherweight
  • L
    Luke Sanders
    UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · Jan 18, 2016
    Submission · R1 · 3:38 · Featherweight
  • W
    Mike de la Torre
    The Ultimate Fighter Finale: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians · Jul 12, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 0:16 · Featherweight
  • W
    Dan Hooker
    UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · Sep 19, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Andy Ogle
    UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Luke Sanders · 2-3
  • L
    Felipe Colares
    UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka · May 1, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Nate Maness
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Clark · Nov 29, 2020
    Submission · R2 · 2:29 · Catchweight
  • W
    Renan Barao
    UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez · Feb 18, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 1:01 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Rani Yahya
    UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs Vick · Aug 25, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 1:31 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Patrick Williams
    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · Apr 15, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 9 fights · 8 fights
36.8
Avg sig. strikes
52.0
1.22
Avg takedowns
0.38
1:28
Avg control time
1:24
132
Career high strikes
118
3
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Maximo Blanco
Strike target
Luke Sanders
75%
Head
81%
13%
Body
12%
12%
Leg
7%
Maximo Blanco
Strike position
Luke Sanders
83%
Distance
68%
15%
Clinch
10%
1%
Ground
22%