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Luke Sanders

Luke Sanders

987 ELO #1444

"Cool Hand"

MMA 13-5-0 · UFC 3-5-0 · Featherweight · Last fought 5 years and 40 days ago

Luke Sanders "Cool Hand" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Luke Sanders has 3 wins in the UFC. Luke Sanders lands an average of 6.61 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.71 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Featherweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 987), and have not fought Luke Sanders before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Daniel Pineda 5-8-0 40 986 0.0 1
Douglas Silva de Andrade 7-7-0 40 1015 0.0 28
Erik Silva 0-3-0 39 956 1.0 31
Josh Emmett 10-7-0 41 1058 1.0 71
Jose Aldo 14-9-0 39 1137 1.0 150
Patricio Pitbull 1-2-0 38 991 2.0 4

Fight Results Breakdown

8
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Renan Barao in 2019
Opponent ELO: 1065

Biggest Upset Loss

Felipe Colares in 2021
Your ELO: 1005 · Opponent ELO: 970 · Favored by 35

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 6'
Weight
Featherweight
Reach
67'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Dec 12 1985
Age
40
Peak ELO
1023
ELO Rank
1444 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
156-60-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1021.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1007.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
6.61
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
52%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.37
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
50%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.71
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
30%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Luke Sanders Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2021-05-01 UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka Felipe Colares U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-11-28 UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark Nate Maness SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 2:29 Loss -
2019-02-17 UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Renan Barao KO/TKO Punch 2 1:01 Win -
2018-08-25 UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick Rani Yahya SUB Heel Hook 1 1:31 Loss -
2018-04-14 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje Patrick Williams U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-12-09 UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega Andre Soukhamthath KO/TKO Punches 2 1:06 Loss -
2017-03-04 UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 Iuri Alcantara SUB Kneebar 2 3:13 Loss -
2016-01-17 UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz Maximo Blanco SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 3:38 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Luke Sanders ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
8 2021-05-01 Felipe Colares 970 Loss -18 987
7 2020-11-28 Nate Maness 1016 Loss -16 1005
6 2019-02-17 Renan Barao 1065 Win +24 1021
5 2018-08-25 Rani Yahya 1111 Loss -11 997
4 2018-04-14 Patrick Williams 990 Win +16 1008
3 2017-12-09 Andre Soukhamthath 1000 Loss -16 992
2 2017-03-04 Iuri Alcantara 1053 Loss -15 1008
1 2016-01-17 Maximo Blanco 1052 Win +23 1023

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