Ryan Sanders
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
- Fighting out of
- Bangor, Maine
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Young's MMA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Ryan Sanders 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
347-346-3
.501 win rate
Winning-record opponents
18 of 32
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
35
32 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 35 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 13 sub · 5 decNEF · T2T · DonnyBrooke Fight Promotion · NEF 58 · NEF 57 +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chris Perreault4-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:14 | DonnyBrooke Fight Promotion | Mar 22, 2025 |
| L | Michael Lombardo14-4 | Submission | Brabo Choke | R3 | 4:37 | NEF 58 | Jun 29, 2024 |
| W | Emmanuel Walo14-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NEF 57 | Apr 20, 2024 |
| W | Sage Philippe4-6 | Submission | — | R3 | 4:06 | NEF 55 | Nov 11, 2023 |
| W | Ali Zebian10-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | NEF 53 | Jul 8, 2023 |
| L | Jonathan Piersma12-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | NEF 50 | Nov 12, 2022 |
| W | Stephen Stengel6-26 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:32 | NEF 49 | Sep 9, 2022 |
| W | Mark Gardner3-3 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 0:25 | NEF 47 | May 14, 2022 |
| W | Jacob Bohn14-14 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 4:29 | NEF 36 | Nov 17, 2018 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:10 | NEF 35 | Sep 8, 2018 | |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:58 | NEF 34 | Jun 16, 2018 | |
| L | Jon Manley13-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AMMO Fight League 4 | Mar 17, 2018 |
| W | Jay Ellis17-112 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:34 | NEF 30 | Aug 5, 2017 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:22 | NEF 28 | Apr 29, 2017 | |
| W | John Ortolani11-15 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 0:13 | NEF 27 | Feb 11, 2017 |
| W | Decision | — | R3 | — | NEF 26 | Nov 19, 2016 | |
| W | Derrick Kennington13-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NEF | Aug 5, 2016 |
| L | Levan Makashvili22-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CES MMA 36 | Jun 10, 2016 |
| W | Luis Felix15-9 | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R2 | 1:46 | CES MMA 32 | Jan 8, 2016 |
| W | Lucas Cruz10-4 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | T2T | Oct 3, 2015 |
| W | Regiclaudio Alves Macedo7-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:44 | T2T | May 9, 2015 |
| L | Avery McPhatter9-12 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | T2T | Dec 13, 2014 |
| W | Mark Deford | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:07 | NEF | Nov 15, 2014 |
| L | Ryan Quinn14-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NEF | Sep 6, 2014 |
| L | Gil de Freitas18-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | NEF | May 10, 2014 |
| W | Marcus Davis23-11 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | NEF | Feb 8, 2014 |
| W | Rashaun Spencer8-11 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:02 | NEF | Sep 21, 2013 |
| L | Michael Page25-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:10 | Bellator | Mar 21, 2013 |
| L | Jarod Lawton | Submission | Kneebar | R3 | 0:00 | NEF | Nov 17, 2012 |
| L | Gil de Freitas18-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NEF | Sep 8, 2012 |
| W | Ray Shawdee3-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:53 | NEF | Jun 16, 2012 |
| L | Mike Winters8-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NEF | Apr 14, 2012 |
| W | Dan Keefe | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:40 | NEF | Feb 11, 2012 |
| W | Vincent Silvestre1-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 1:30 | GFL 13 | Sep 23, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:38 | CFX 15 | Apr 30, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.