Aljamain Sterling vs Cory Sandhagen — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer

Las Vegas, USA

6 Jun 2020

Bantamweight

46%

Sterling

54%

Sandhagen

Win Probability

Submission

Round 1 · 1:28

Aljamain Sterling

"Funk Master"

26 – 5

5'7"71" reachOrthodox37 yrs2-fight win streakWell-Rounded

CFR 54

Cory Sandhagen

18 – 6

Well-Rounded2-fight slide34 yrsSwitch70" reach5'11"

CFR 63

★ Official Result

Aljamain SterlingwinsSubmissionR1 · 1:28

def. Cory Sandhagen · UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Sandhagen

→

Actual result

Sterling wins

Submission · R1

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Sterling at 46% vs Sandhagen at 54% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 9 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Sterling's chin rating of 50 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

SterlingSandhagen

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

—

Strike Accuracy

—

Sterling

Sandhagen

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'7"

Height

+5'11"

71"+

Reach

70"

Age

+34

Orthodox

Stance

Switch

Sterling

Sandhagen

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

54.2

63.1

54.2

Performance Avg

52.1

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

100

Sterling

Sandhagen

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.7

/ 10

5.8

/ 10

4.7

Style: Pressure

5.8

6.5

Style: Volume

4.2

2 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

5 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

2Distance1

0Clinch0

0Ground0

Sterling

Sandhagen

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

3.2

/ 10

1.6

/ 10

2.3

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.1

2.2

Submission Style (/10)

0.9

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Sterling

Sandhagen

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

KO risk

Verdict

Never stopped

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.5 stoppage

KO round context

—

4 fights ago

Last KO loss

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

23/31 fights

Chin rating based on

17/24 fights

Sterling

Sandhagen

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

2-fight 🔥 win streak

Current form

2-fight 📉 slide

W · Dec · R5

L · Dec · R3

W · Dec · R3

L · KO · R2

Last 5

L · Dec · R3

L · Dec · R5

W · KO · R2

L · Dec · R5

W · Dec · R5

Sterling

Sandhagen

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

33%

55%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Sterling

Sandhagen

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

2.7

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

5.8

3.2

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

1.6

2.3

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.1

2.2

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.9

4.7

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

5.8

6.5

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

4.2

Sterling

Strike Zones

Sandhagen

Sterling

Attacking

2 landed

Absorbing

1 absorbed

Sandhagen

Attacking

1 landed

Absorbing

2 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Sterling targets the legs (100% of attacks) — Sandhagen absorbs 100% of strikes there

🎯Sandhagen targets the body (100% of attacks) — Sterling absorbs 100% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Sterling

RND

Sandhagen

0/0R00/0

Sterling · Last 5

W · Dec · R5

Youssef Zalal

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · 2026-04

W · Dec · R5

Brian Ortega

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · 2025-08

L · Dec · R3

Movsar Evloev

Decision

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · 2024-12

W · Dec · R3

Calvin Kattar

Decision

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · 2024-04

L · KO · R2

Sean O'Malley

KO/TKO

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · 2023-08

Sandhagen · Last 5

L · Dec · R3

Mario Bautista

Decision

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · 2026-07

L · Dec · R5

Merab Dvalishvili

Decision

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · 2025-10

W · KO · R2

Deiveson Figueiredo

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · 2025-05

L · Dec · R5

Umar Nurmagomedov

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · 2024-08

W · Dec · R5

Rob Font

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · 2023-08

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