Sandhagen vs Edgar

Who won Sandhagen vs Edgar?

Cory Sandhagen beat Frankie Edgar by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Vegas 18, on Saturday 6th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sandhagen vs Edgar stats

Cory Sandhagen stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Frankie Edgar made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Cory Sandhagen's UFC record stood at 10-3-0, while Frankie Edgar's came in at 18-11-1.

The stats suggested Sandhagen had a slight advantage in power over Edgar, with a 38% knock out percentage over Edgar's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sandhagen had a slight advantage over Edgar, with a 23% submission rate over Edgar's 17%.

Cory Sandhagen was the younger man by 10 years, at 32 years old.

Sandhagen had a height advantage of 5 inches over Edgar. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Sandhagen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 10 months later than Edgar, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 54 less professional rounds, 55 to Edgar's 109.

Sandhagen vs Edgar form

Frankie Edgar had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Pedro Munhoz at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Max Holloway at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

He had been defeated by Brian Ortega at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Sandhagen's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Edgar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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