Lumumba Sayers
UFC DebutNickname“Heavy Hands”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Denver, Colorado
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Grapplers Edge
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Lumumba Sayers makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
153-88
.635 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
10 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 11 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 5 subStrikeforce · FTW · MFW · FFFC · NMEF +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R2 | 2:18 | FTW | Aug 15, 2014 | |
| L | Tom Speer21-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:39 | MFW | Apr 5, 2013 |
| L | Anthony Smith39-22 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:52 | Strikeforce | Aug 18, 2012 |
| W | Scott Smith18-11 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:34 | Strikeforce | Mar 3, 2012 |
| W | Antwain Britt11-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:28 | Strikeforce | Nov 18, 2011 |
| L | Derek Brunson24-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:33 | Strikeforce | Jul 30, 2011 |
| W | Edward Banks4-9 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:39 | FFFC | Jan 29, 2011 |
| W | Justin Guthrie18-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:16 | NMEF | Aug 7, 2010 |
| L | Submission | — | R1 | 4:15 | Red Dragon Promotions | May 8, 2010 | |
| W | Ian Berg4-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:30 | FTW | Jan 30, 2010 |
| W | Brian Christina | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:54 | Rocky Mountain Nationals | Oct 30, 2009 |
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.
Amateur
7-3across 10 amateur bouts · 7 promotionsRMBB · NMEF · Rocky Mountain Nationals · Strikeforce · PCF 3 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jeremy Kimball20-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:15 | Rocky Mountain Nationals | Aug 28, 2009 |
| L | Drew Dober29-15 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:16 | Strikeforce | Oct 3, 2008 |
| W | Peter Baldwin0-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:53 | RMBB | Jul 18, 2008 |
| W | Ryan McKee1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:01 | PCF 3 | Jun 21, 2008 |
| L | Disqualification | — | R2 | 2:52 | RMBB | Jan 12, 2008 | |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:33 | RMBB & PCF 1 | Oct 26, 2007 | |
| W | Brandon Vincent | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:11 | NMEF / RMBB | Sep 29, 2007 |
| W | Jesus Benitez | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:35 | NMEF | Aug 17, 2007 |
| W | David Rodriguez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:03 | NMEF | Jul 20, 2007 |
| W | Anthony Martinez | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:59 | RMBB | Jun 30, 2007 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.