Samuel Sanches
UFC DebutNickname“The Prodigy”
Record
Streak
W8
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Salvador, Bahia
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Galpao da Luta
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
- Reach
- 75" · 189 cm
Before the UFC
Samuel Sanches 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.
UFC debut
Apr 4, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
61-88-2
.409 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
all opponents have 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 12 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 1 sub · 2 decDF · JF · Dana White's Contender Series · Thunder Fight 47 · Jua Fight +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Chasen Blair7-4 | KO/TKO | punches | R1 | 2:01 | Dana White's Contender Series | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:54 | Thunder Fight 47 | ||
| W | Severino Neto6-16-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 2:40 | Jua Fight | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | DF | ||
| W | Bruno Justo12-7 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:18 | DF | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | DF | ||
| W | Paulo Roberto4-27-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:00 | DF | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:58 | WS Fighting 6 | ||
| L | Hugo Vargas8-5 | Submission | — | R1 | 4:19 | QC 11 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Knee and Punch | R1 | 0:59 | JF | ||
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 3:14 | JF | ||
| W | Joao Pedro0-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:13 | Imperium |
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.