Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez
Bantamweight★ Performance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Renan Barao
BrazilRenan Barao
“The Baron”
34-9-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Luke Sanders def. Renan Barao (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 1:01
WIN
Luke Sanders
United StatesLuke Sanders
“Cool Hand”
13-5-0
Monday, February 18, 2019
Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States

Luke Sanders defeated Renan Barao by TKO in round 2 (1:01) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez, held Monday, February 18, 2019 at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Fight stats

Renan Barao
Luke Sanders
0
Knockdowns
1
40 of 78
Significant strikes
39 of 75
51%
Sig. strike accuracy
52%
41 of 79
Total strikes
41 of 78
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
-
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:18
Significant strikes by target
10 of 33
Head
26 of 58
27 of 41
Body
6 of 8
3 of 4
Leg
7 of 9
34 of 72
Distance
34 of 70
6 of 6
Clinch
2 of 2
0 of 0
Ground
3 of 3

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
33 of 62
Sig. str.
25 of 48
34 of 63
Total str.
27 of 51
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:16
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
7 of 16
Sig. str.
14 of 27
7 of 16
Total str.
14 of 27
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:02

Betting Odds

Renan Barao
+131
43% implied win probability
Open: +160Best: +135
Luke Sanders
-164
62% implied win probability
Open: -207Best: -145

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Renan BaraoLuke Sanders
40%50%60%70%Jan 16Jan 27Feb 7Feb 18Jan 16, 4:45 AM UTC · Renan Barao +150 (40%)Jan 16, 5:27 AM UTC · Renan Barao +130 (43%)Jan 16, 1:39 PM UTC · Renan Barao +135 (43%)Jan 16, 3:36 PM UTC · Renan Barao +140 (42%)Jan 17, 11:27 AM UTC · Renan Barao +145 (41%)Jan 18, 3:39 AM UTC · Renan Barao +150 (40%)Jan 18, 8:54 AM UTC · Renan Barao +150 (40%)Jan 20, 4:09 PM UTC · Renan Barao +152 (40%)Jan 22, 12:30 AM UTC · Renan Barao +160 (38%)Jan 22, 1:48 AM UTC · Renan Barao +161 (38%)Jan 22, 4:18 PM UTC · Renan Barao +165 (38%)Jan 23, 7:09 AM UTC · Renan Barao +162 (38%)Jan 24, 6:42 PM UTC · Renan Barao +161 (38%)Jan 29, 5:12 PM UTC · Renan Barao +162 (38%)Feb 4, 12:03 PM UTC · Renan Barao +162 (38%)Feb 4, 12:06 PM UTC · Renan Barao +162 (38%)Feb 4, 12:09 PM UTC · Renan Barao +162 (38%)Feb 4, 2:51 PM UTC · Renan Barao +163 (38%)Feb 5, 5:33 PM UTC · Renan Barao +160 (38%)Feb 6, 7:51 AM UTC · Renan Barao +161 (38%)Feb 8, 5:30 AM UTC · Renan Barao +159 (39%)Feb 9, 5:15 AM UTC · Renan Barao +158 (39%)Feb 10, 1:15 AM UTC · Renan Barao +158 (39%)Feb 10, 1:21 AM UTC · Renan Barao +158 (39%)Feb 10, 1:24 AM UTC · Renan Barao +158 (39%)Feb 11, 2:36 AM UTC · Renan Barao +152 (40%)Feb 13, 4:18 AM UTC · Renan Barao +152 (40%)Feb 16, 12:03 AM UTC · Renan Barao +151 (40%)Feb 17, 9:18 PM UTC · Renan Barao +149 (40%)Feb 17, 10:00 PM UTC · Renan Barao +148 (40%)Feb 17, 10:39 PM UTC · Renan Barao +146 (41%)Feb 18, 1:06 AM UTC · Renan Barao +145 (41%)Feb 18, 1:24 AM UTC · Renan Barao +144 (41%)Feb 18, 1:51 AM UTC · Renan Barao +144 (41%)Feb 18, 1:54 AM UTC · Renan Barao +144 (41%)Feb 18, 1:57 AM UTC · Renan Barao +144 (41%)Feb 18, 4:36 AM UTC · Renan Barao +145 (41%)Feb 18, 5:09 AM UTC · Renan Barao +140 (42%)Feb 18, 6:09 AM UTC · Renan Barao +139 (42%)Feb 18, 6:24 AM UTC · Renan Barao +140 (42%)Feb 18, 6:36 AM UTC · Renan Barao +136 (42%)Feb 18, 6:36 AM UTC · Renan Barao +137 (42%)Feb 18, 6:42 AM UTC · Renan Barao +136 (42%)Feb 18, 6:45 AM UTC · Renan Barao +137 (42%)Feb 18, 7:15 AM UTC · Renan Barao +134 (43%)Feb 18, 7:27 AM UTC · Renan Barao +133 (43%)Feb 18, 7:30 AM UTC · Renan Barao +131 (43%)Feb 18, 7:30 AM UTC · Renan Barao +133 (43%)Feb 18, 7:33 AM UTC · Renan Barao +131 (43%)Jan 16, 4:45 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -185 (65%)Jan 16, 5:27 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -160 (62%)Jan 16, 1:39 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -165 (62%)Jan 16, 3:36 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -170 (63%)Jan 17, 11:27 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -175 (64%)Jan 18, 3:39 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -185 (65%)Jan 18, 8:54 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -187 (65%)Jan 20, 4:09 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -190 (66%)Jan 22, 12:30 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -204 (67%)Jan 22, 1:48 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -209 (68%)Jan 22, 4:18 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -215 (68%)Jan 23, 7:09 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -210 (68%)Jan 24, 6:42 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -208 (68%)Jan 29, 5:12 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -210 (68%)Feb 4, 12:03 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -208 (68%)Feb 4, 12:06 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -210 (68%)Feb 4, 12:09 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -208 (68%)Feb 4, 2:51 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -212 (68%)Feb 5, 5:33 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -207 (67%)Feb 6, 7:51 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -208 (68%)Feb 8, 5:30 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -204 (67%)Feb 9, 5:15 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -203 (67%)Feb 10, 1:15 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -201 (67%)Feb 10, 1:21 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -203 (67%)Feb 10, 1:24 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -201 (67%)Feb 11, 2:36 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -193 (66%)Feb 13, 4:18 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -195 (66%)Feb 16, 12:03 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -192 (66%)Feb 17, 9:18 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -188 (65%)Feb 17, 10:00 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -185 (65%)Feb 17, 10:39 PM UTC · Luke Sanders -183 (65%)Feb 18, 1:06 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -181 (64%)Feb 18, 1:24 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -179 (64%)Feb 18, 1:51 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -180 (64%)Feb 18, 1:54 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -179 (64%)Feb 18, 1:57 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -180 (64%)Feb 18, 4:36 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -178 (64%)Feb 18, 5:09 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -172 (63%)Feb 18, 6:09 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -172 (63%)Feb 18, 6:24 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -173 (63%)Feb 18, 6:36 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -168 (63%)Feb 18, 6:36 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -170 (63%)Feb 18, 6:42 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -168 (63%)Feb 18, 6:45 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -170 (63%)Feb 18, 7:15 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -167 (63%)Feb 18, 7:27 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -165 (62%)Feb 18, 7:30 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -164 (62%)Feb 18, 7:30 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -165 (62%)Feb 18, 7:33 AM UTC · Luke Sanders -164 (62%)+131-164
SportsbookRenan BaraoLuke Sanders
Bookmaker+120-150
Bovada+115-145
sports-interaction+115-145
unibet+135-167

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Renan Barao vs Luke Sanders?

Luke Sanders defeated Renan Barao by TKO in round 2 (1:01) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez, held Monday, February 18, 2019 at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Referee
Al Guinee
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Renan Barao 68%32% 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 · Bantamweight roster (170 fighters)

Renan Barao
Complete Fighter
6 edges
Luke Sanders
Knockout Artist
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

71Power75
85Speed78
70Precision89
81Durability84
97Engine85
94Wrestling67
75Ground80

Biggest edge Luke Sanders, Punch power +38

Attribute by attribute

Renan Barao is on the left of every row, Luke Sanders on the right.
58Punch power96
83Kick power53
86Punch speed96
83Kick speed59
70Accuracy89
94Takedowns67
55Ground striking79
94Submissions80
85Chin79
77Body strength89
97Cardio85

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

Tale of the Tape

34-9-0 (1 NC)
Record
13-5-0
1838
Power Index rating
1707
0
Win Streak
0
39
Age
40
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
67"
170 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

BJJ
vs
-
Renan Barao
  • 2011Black belt · BJJ · Andre 'Dede' Pederneiras
  • 2014UFC Bantamweight Championship · UFC
  • 2012UFC Interim Bantamweight Championship · UFC
  • 2024Competitor · Ajp Tour Brasil · up to 77 kg

Camp Pitbull Brothers · Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Luke Sanders

No background on record

Striking Profile

3.78
SLpM
6.61
36%
Str. Acc.
52%
3.90
SApM
4.37
57%
Str. Def.
50%

Grappling Profile

1.49
TD Avg.
0.71
41%
TD Acc.
30%
91%
TD Def.
72%
0.50
Sub. Avg.
0.20

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Renan Barao · 0-4-1
  • D
    Arman Ospanov
    Alash Pride 108 · May 27, 2025
    Decision · Lightweight
  • L
    Walter Zamora
    Fera Championship · Oct 7, 2023
    Split Decision · Featherweight
  • L
    Simão Peixoto
    Solidário Fight Combat 1 · Dec 17, 2022
    Submission
  • L
    Douglas Silva de Andrade
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza · Nov 17, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Luke Sanders
    UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez · Feb 18, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 1:01 · Bantamweight
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 17 fights · 8 fights
54.2
Avg sig. strikes
52.0
1.41
Avg takedowns
0.38
2:11
Avg control time
1:24
116
Career high strikes
118
6
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Renan Barao
Strike target
Luke Sanders
58%
Head
81%
23%
Body
12%
19%
Leg
7%
Renan Barao
Strike position
Luke Sanders
84%
Distance
68%
12%
Clinch
10%
5%
Ground
22%