Ultimate Fighting Calendar
WelterweightPerformance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Jake Ellenberger
The Juggernaut
31-15-0
RESULT

Ben Saunders def. Jake Ellenberger (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 1:56
WIN
Ben Saunders
Killa B
22-13-2
Saturday, June 2, 2018
Adirondack Bank Center, Utica, United States

Ben Saunders defeated Jake Ellenberger by TKO in round 1 (1:56) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs Moraes, held Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Adirondack Bank Center, Utica.

Fight stats

Jake Ellenberger
Ben Saunders
0
Knockdowns
1
5 of 9
Significant strikes
10 of 21
56%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
7 of 12
Total strikes
11 of 22
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
-
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:40
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
4 of 8
Head
7 of 17
1 of 1
Body
3 of 4
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
1 of 2
Distance
1 of 8
4 of 7
Clinch
7 of 10
0 of 0
Ground
2 of 3

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
5 of 9
Sig. str.
10 of 21
7 of 12
Total str.
11 of 22
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:40
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

Jake Ellenberger
-172
63% implied win probability
Open: -172Best: -160
Ben Saunders
+143
41% implied win probability
Open: +142Best: +155

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Jake EllenbergerBen Saunders
40%50%60%70%May 29May 30May 31Jun 2May 29, 1:45 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -164 (62%)May 29, 2:03 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -168 (63%)May 29, 3:57 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -171 (63%)May 29, 5:18 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -172 (63%)May 29, 7:57 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -173 (63%)May 29, 2:42 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -175 (64%)May 29, 9:09 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -174 (64%)May 30, 3:54 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -175 (64%)May 30, 4:00 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -176 (64%)May 30, 4:03 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -177 (64%)May 30, 4:09 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -179 (64%)May 30, 4:15 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -177 (64%)May 30, 4:18 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -179 (64%)May 30, 5:18 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -180 (64%)May 30, 5:24 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -182 (65%)May 30, 5:24 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -184 (65%)May 30, 9:15 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -189 (65%)May 30, 1:12 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -190 (66%)May 30, 2:06 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -189 (65%)May 30, 4:27 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -190 (66%)May 30, 11:21 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -191 (66%)May 31, 4:51 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -193 (66%)May 31, 11:36 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -193 (66%)May 31, 4:27 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -194 (66%)May 31, 6:39 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -192 (66%)Jun 1, 12:33 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -195 (66%)Jun 1, 3:45 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -194 (66%)Jun 1, 7:06 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -194 (66%)Jun 1, 7:12 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -194 (66%)Jun 1, 7:15 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -194 (66%)Jun 1, 7:36 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -192 (66%)Jun 1, 9:06 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -190 (66%)Jun 1, 9:09 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -187 (65%)Jun 1, 9:12 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -182 (65%)Jun 1, 9:18 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -187 (65%)Jun 1, 9:21 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -186 (65%)Jun 1, 9:24 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -189 (65%)Jun 1, 9:24 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -184 (65%)Jun 1, 9:51 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -182 (65%)Jun 1, 10:09 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -181 (64%)Jun 1, 10:24 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -180 (64%)Jun 1, 10:27 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -181 (64%)Jun 1, 12:18 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -183 (65%)Jun 1, 12:45 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -184 (65%)Jun 1, 2:33 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -183 (65%)Jun 1, 4:18 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -182 (65%)Jun 1, 9:24 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -181 (64%)Jun 1, 10:36 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -180 (64%)Jun 1, 11:18 PM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -182 (65%)Jun 2, 2:06 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -182 (65%)Jun 2, 2:24 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -181 (64%)Jun 2, 2:27 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -180 (64%)Jun 2, 2:27 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -181 (64%)Jun 2, 2:39 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -180 (64%)Jun 2, 2:45 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -178 (64%)Jun 2, 3:09 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -178 (64%)Jun 2, 3:15 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -177 (64%)Jun 2, 3:24 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -176 (64%)Jun 2, 3:39 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -175 (64%)Jun 2, 3:54 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -174 (64%)Jun 2, 4:00 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -174 (64%)Jun 2, 5:00 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -174 (64%)Jun 2, 5:33 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -175 (64%)Jun 2, 6:33 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -173 (63%)Jun 2, 6:33 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -173 (63%)Jun 2, 6:39 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -172 (63%)Jun 2, 6:39 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -173 (63%)Jun 2, 6:54 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -174 (64%)Jun 2, 6:57 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -173 (63%)Jun 2, 7:09 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -172 (63%)Jun 2, 7:18 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -171 (63%)Jun 2, 8:33 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -169 (63%)Jun 2, 8:45 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -170 (63%)Jun 2, 8:48 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -170 (63%)Jun 2, 9:00 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -171 (63%)Jun 2, 9:42 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -172 (63%)Jun 2, 9:54 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -173 (63%)Jun 2, 10:15 AM UTC · Jake Ellenberger -172 (63%)May 29, 1:45 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +145 (41%)May 29, 2:03 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +145 (41%)May 29, 3:57 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +144 (41%)May 29, 5:18 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +144 (41%)May 29, 7:57 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +144 (41%)May 29, 2:42 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +143 (41%)May 29, 9:09 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +143 (41%)May 30, 3:54 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +143 (41%)May 30, 4:00 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +144 (41%)May 30, 4:03 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +145 (41%)May 30, 4:09 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +146 (41%)May 30, 4:15 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +145 (41%)May 30, 4:18 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +146 (41%)May 30, 5:18 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +147 (40%)May 30, 5:24 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +149 (40%)May 30, 5:24 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +151 (40%)May 30, 9:15 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +154 (39%)May 30, 1:12 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +155 (39%)May 30, 2:06 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +154 (39%)May 30, 4:27 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +154 (39%)May 30, 11:21 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +157 (39%)May 31, 4:51 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +157 (39%)May 31, 11:36 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +158 (39%)May 31, 4:27 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +159 (39%)May 31, 6:39 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +157 (39%)Jun 1, 12:33 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +160 (38%)Jun 1, 3:45 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +159 (39%)Jun 1, 7:06 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +160 (38%)Jun 1, 7:12 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +159 (39%)Jun 1, 7:15 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +160 (38%)Jun 1, 7:36 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +158 (39%)Jun 1, 9:06 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +156 (39%)Jun 1, 9:09 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +155 (39%)Jun 1, 9:12 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +151 (40%)Jun 1, 9:18 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +155 (39%)Jun 1, 9:21 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +154 (39%)Jun 1, 9:24 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +155 (39%)Jun 1, 9:24 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +151 (40%)Jun 1, 9:51 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +150 (40%)Jun 1, 10:09 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +149 (40%)Jun 1, 10:24 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +148 (40%)Jun 1, 10:27 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +149 (40%)Jun 1, 12:18 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +151 (40%)Jun 1, 12:45 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +152 (40%)Jun 1, 2:33 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +151 (40%)Jun 1, 4:18 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +151 (40%)Jun 1, 9:24 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +150 (40%)Jun 1, 10:36 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +149 (40%)Jun 1, 11:18 PM UTC · Ben Saunders +151 (40%)Jun 2, 2:06 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +150 (40%)Jun 2, 2:24 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +149 (40%)Jun 2, 2:27 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +149 (40%)Jun 2, 2:27 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +149 (40%)Jun 2, 2:39 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +149 (40%)Jun 2, 2:45 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +148 (40%)Jun 2, 3:09 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +147 (40%)Jun 2, 3:15 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +147 (40%)Jun 2, 3:24 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +146 (41%)Jun 2, 3:39 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +145 (41%)Jun 2, 3:54 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +145 (41%)Jun 2, 4:00 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +144 (41%)Jun 2, 5:00 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +145 (41%)Jun 2, 5:33 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +144 (41%)Jun 2, 6:33 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +144 (41%)Jun 2, 6:33 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +143 (41%)Jun 2, 6:39 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +142 (41%)Jun 2, 6:39 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +142 (41%)Jun 2, 6:54 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +143 (41%)Jun 2, 6:57 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +142 (41%)Jun 2, 7:09 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +142 (41%)Jun 2, 7:18 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +142 (41%)Jun 2, 8:33 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +140 (42%)Jun 2, 8:45 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +140 (42%)Jun 2, 8:48 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +141 (41%)Jun 2, 9:00 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +142 (41%)Jun 2, 9:42 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +143 (41%)Jun 2, 9:54 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +143 (41%)Jun 2, 10:15 AM UTC · Ben Saunders +143 (41%)-172+143
SportsbookJake EllenbergerBen Saunders
BetOnline-160+140
Bookmaker-170+140
Bovada-170+140
Pinnacle-160+142
sports-interaction-200+155
unibet-195+145

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jake Ellenberger vs Ben Saunders?

Ben Saunders defeated Jake Ellenberger by TKO in round 1 (1:56) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs Moraes, held Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Adirondack Bank Center, Utica.

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Jake Ellenberger 48%52% Ben Saunders

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 · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Jake Ellenberger
Grappling Specialist
6 edges
Ben Saunders
Submission Ace
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

79Power90
74Speed68
70Precision65
70Durability68
59Engine64
97Wrestling57
92Ground95

Biggest edge Jake Ellenberger, Takedowns +40

Attribute by attribute

Jake Ellenberger is on the left of every row, Ben Saunders on the right.
97Punch power87
60Kick power92
95Punch speed71
52Kick speed65
70Accuracy65
97Takedowns57
97Ground striking94
87Submissions96
62Chin67
77Body strength69
59Cardio64

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

Tale of the Tape

31-15-0
Record
22-13-2
1761
Power Index rating
1774
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
43
5'9"
175 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
vs
Muay ThaiBJJFolkstyle Wrestling
Jake Ellenberger
  • Purple belt · BJJ · Rodrigo Vaghi
  • University of Nebraska at Omaha · Wrestling Folkstyle
  • Millard South High School · Swimming And Diving
Ben Saunders
  • Black belt · BJJ · Ricardo Liborio
  • 2007CFC Welterweight Championship · Combat Fighting Championships (CFC)
  • Black belt · BJJ · Eddie Bravo
  • J.P. Taravella High School · Wrestling Folkstyle

Camp American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US

Striking Profile

2.47
SLpM
3.23
39%
Str. Acc.
50%
2.83
SApM
3.58
60%
Str. Def.
51%

Grappling Profile

2.04
TD Avg.
0.20
47%
TD Acc.
40%
86%
TD Def.
66%
0.40
Sub. Avg.
1.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jake Ellenberger · 1-4
  • L
    Submission Underground 23 · May 23, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 1:15
  • L
    Submission Underground 13 · Apr 26, 2020
    Submission
  • L
    Submission Underground 12 · Mar 29, 2020
    Submission · R1 · 3:30
  • W
    Submission Underground 8 · May 12, 2019
    Decision
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs Vick · Aug 25, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 2:26 · Welterweight
Ben Saunders · 1-4
  • L
    Fury Pro Grappling 4 · May 28, 2022
    Submission · R1 · 4:25 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Pass Invitational 1 · Dec 16, 2021
    Decision
  • W
    XMMA 2: Saunders vs. Nijem · Jul 30, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC 245: Usman vs Covington · Dec 14, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 4:55 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson · Apr 28, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 1:18 · Welterweight

Common Opponents

Career Averages

Based on 21 fights · 19 fights
19.9
Avg sig. strikes
25.6
1.10
Avg takedowns
0.11
1:39
Avg control time
0:50
62
Career high strikes
98
5
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Jake Ellenberger
Strike target
Ben Saunders
74%
Head
51%
17%
Body
39%
9%
Leg
10%
Jake Ellenberger
Strike position
Ben Saunders
62%
Distance
59%
20%
Clinch
33%
18%
Ground
8%