Ben Saunders Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	#15Matt Brown Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Guard	R2	4:55	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington	Dec 14, 2019
L	Takashi Sato Welterweight	KO/TKO	Elbows to Head From Guard	R2	1:18	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson	Apr 27, 2019
L	Lyman Good Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head In Clinch	R1	1:32	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis	Nov 3, 2018
L	Sergio Moraes Welterweight	Submission	Arm Triangle From Mount	R2	4:42	UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders	Sep 22, 2018
W	#13Jake Ellenberger Welterweight	KO/TKO	Knee to Body In Clinch	R1	1:56	UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes	Jun 1, 2018
L	Alan Jouban Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R2	2:38	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens	Feb 24, 2018
L	Peter Sobotta Welterweight	KO/TKO	Knee to Head In Clinch	R2	2:29	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira	May 28, 2017
W	Court McGee Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn	Jan 15, 2017
L	Patrick Cote Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head In Clinch	R2	1:14	UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz	Jan 17, 2016
W	Kenny Robertson Welterweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II	Jul 25, 2015
W	Joe Riggs Welterweight	Submission	Injury Neck Injury	R1	0:57	UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic	Dec 13, 2014
W	Chris Heatherly Welterweight	Submission	Omoplata From Bottom Guard	R1	2:18	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos	Aug 23, 2014
L	Dennis Hallman Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen	Aug 7, 2010
L	Jon Fitch Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy	Mar 27, 2010
W	Marcus Davis Welterweight	KO/TKO	Knee to Head In Clinch	R1	3:24	UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2	Nov 21, 2009
L	Mike Swick Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R2	3:47	UFC 99: The Comeback	Jun 13, 2009
W	Brandon Wolff Welterweight	KO/TKO	Knees to Head In Clinch	R1	1:49	UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops	Dec 10, 2008
W	Ryan Thomas Welterweight	Submission	Armbar From Back Control	R2	2:28	UFC 87: Seek And Destroy	Aug 9, 2008
W	DB Dan Barrera Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale	Dec 8, 2007

Outside the UFC

14-3-2across 19 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 4 sub · 3 decBFC · Bellator · XMMA 2 · Fight Night at the Island · WEF +6

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Ramsey Nijem10-9	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	XMMA 2	Jul 30, 2021
W	Jacob Volkmann19-7	Submission	Armbar	R1	0:17	Fight Night at the Island	Sep 9, 2016
L	Douglas Lima33-12	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R2	4:33	Bellator	Sep 20, 2013
W	Raul Amaya11-3	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R1	2:56	Bellator	Feb 21, 2013
W	Koffi Adzitso20-11	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Jan 24, 2013
W	Brian Warren18-18-1	KO/TKO	Knees	R1	0:22	BFC	Jul 20, 2012
L	Bryan Baker18-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	BFC	May 4, 2012
W	Raul Amaya11-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	BFC	Mar 30, 2012
L	Douglas Lima33-12	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:21	BFC	Nov 12, 2011
W	Luis Santos65-12-1	Submission	Keylock	R3	1:45	BFC	Oct 8, 2011
W	Chris Cisneros20-13	KO/TKO	Knee to the Body and Punches	R3	0:29	BFC	Sep 10, 2011
W	Matt Lee14-10-1	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R3	1:24	BFC	Apr 2, 2011
W	Elijah Harshbarger9-5	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches and Elbows	R1	4:22	WEF	Nov 6, 2010
W	Charles Blanchard10-3	Submission	Armbar	R1	0:46	CFC 3	Feb 17, 2007
W	Kenny Stevens9-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	3:05	CFC 1	Jul 15, 2006
W	Rick Delvecchio2-1	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R1	4:31	AFC 15	Feb 18, 2006
W	Reggie Pena15-7	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:12	AFC 14	Dec 10, 2005
D	Diego Lionel Visotzky19-6-1	Draw	—	R2	5:00	AFC 12	Apr 30, 2005
D	Crafton Wallace18-6-1	Draw	—	R2	5:00	AFC 8	May 1, 2004

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

11 wins, 9 losses

W11

L9

Submission

6 wins, 1 loss

W6

L1

Decision

6 wins, 3 losses

W6

L3

Finishes

UFC KOs

3

Above avg · 13%Welterweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.16

Below avg · 0.24Welterweight

UFC submissions

3

Above avg · 7%Welterweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.68

Above avg · 0.39Welterweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Ben Saunders

PowerChin

Knockout rate

16%

3 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

3

1.21 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

7

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

10

2.67 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

3 scorecards on file

Ben Saunders

Scorecard luck

Cards have leaned their way

Won 1 of 1 coin-flip decision — the kind of close calls that have tended to fall their way. Judges have given them 1 of 1 round they disagreed on (100%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

1–0

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

1–0

Won – Lost

100% went their way

Unanimous2 decisions · 67%

1W1L

Split1 decision · 33%

1W

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

None scoredno 10-8 rounds in this fighter’s decisions

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC53rd

50%486 / 968

Striking accuracy

51%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.35 differential

Landed3.23

Absorbed3.58

59%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+1%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head51%46th247
Body39%88th188
Leg10%45th51

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

59%Standing

Standing59%285
Clinch33%160
Ground8%41

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Ben Saunders

Landed per 15

Head

D

42nd

24.6

42nd

Body

A+

92nd

18.7

92nd

Leg

D

39th

5.1

39th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

D

32nd

37.3

32nd

Body

A

72nd

6.4

72nd

Leg

D

28th

10.0

28th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	24.6	247	641	39%
Body	18.7	188	267	70%
Leg	5.1	51	60	85%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	37.3	374	880	43%
Body	6.4	64	103	62%
Leg	10.0	100	118	85%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Ben Saunders

40%

Takedown accuracy

67%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-5.3 min net

On top1.6

On bottom6.9

Offense

Takedowns

D

27th

0.2

27th

TD accuracy

40%

Sub attempts

A

82nd

1.3

82nd

Control

D

36th

1.6 min

36th

Defense

TD defense

C

56th

67%

56th

Controlled

6.9 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	2 / 5
Submission attempts	13
Control time	15:58

Defense

TDs defended	32 / 48
Control absorbed	69:28

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (150min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Ben Saunders

19 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 150 min

105%

R3 pace · 5 bouts

Saunders fades (-17% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Saunders lifts to 105% of round-1 output by round 3 (5 bouts).

Saunders ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Saunderslanded / min

Takedown attempts

Saundersattempts / min

Control time

Saunders% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.3	3.7	3.0	0.05	13%	19
R2	3.2	2.9	4.9	0.02	6%	13
R3	3.1	2.6	2.8	0.00	13%	5

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Ben Saunders

19 resolved UFC bouts · 2 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

38/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

C

53rd

34%

53rd

Win quality

B

61st

43%

61st

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

2

4

7

5

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	2	1-1	50%
Top-15	1	0-1	0%
Contender-level	4	1-3	25%
Building	7	3-4	43%
Unproven	5	4-1	80%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Matt Brown#15	Top-5	72	Dec 14, 2019
L	Takashi Sato	Unproven	8	Apr 27, 2019
L	Lyman Good	Building	15	Nov 3, 2018
L	Sergio Moraes	Contender-level	40	Sep 22, 2018
W	Jake Ellenberger#13	Top-5	75	Jun 1, 2018
L	Alan Jouban	Contender-level	40	Feb 24, 2018
L	Peter Sobotta	Building	18	May 28, 2017
W	Court McGee	Building	22	Jan 15, 2017
L	Patrick Cote	Building	22	Jan 17, 2016
W	Kenny Robertson	Building	18	Jul 25, 2015
W	Joe Riggs	Building	18	Dec 13, 2014
W	Chris Heatherly	Unproven	8	Aug 23, 2014
L	Dennis Hallman	Building	15	Aug 7, 2010
L	Jon Fitch	Top-15	61	Mar 27, 2010
W	Marcus Davis	Contender-level	45	Nov 21, 2009
L	Mike Swick	Contender-level	45	Jun 13, 2009
W	Brandon Wolff	Unproven	8	Dec 10, 2008
W	Ryan Thomas	Unproven	8	Aug 9, 2008
W	Dan Barrera	Unproven	8	Dec 8, 2007

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

19 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

1-1

2 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

3-6

9 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

4-3

7 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

4-5

9 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

4-5

9 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

4y 11mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Ben Saunders

Extended layoff

4y 11mosince last bout

vs Ramsey Nijem · Jul 30, 2021

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 4-2As underdog 4-8

51.7

DK avg

19.4

Median

104.2

Ceiling

10.4

Floor

37%

Boom

53%

Bust

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