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Luke Sanders

Fighter profile

Luke Sanders

FTW13-5-0P4P #459Div #49
Form
5.7
4.7
7.1
3.7
5.9
73
Overall
SoS 65
Skill ratings
Striking
75
Boxing
78
Kicking
61
Clinch
70
Striking def.
67
Wrestling off.
62
Wrestling def.
75
Ground game
80
Submissions
58
Grappling def.
70
Profile
Age40
Height5'6"
Reach67"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2011
UFC record3-5-0
Last fight2021-05-01
Octagon time63.0 min
Avg fight7.9 min
Career length15y 7m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the FTW division (276 fighters).

Fought across 3 divisions:5 BW · 2 FTW (now) · 1 CW

Striking offense1512
87th
FTW avg 1500
Striking defense1491
17th
FTW avg 1500
Grappling offense1497
53rd
FTW avg 1496
Grappling defense1493
27th
FTW avg 1503
Momentum21
56th
FTW avg 24
Win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
15% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(60%) 3
1 (33%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(—) 0
1 (10%)Submission(—) 0
3 (30%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes416
Sig. accuracy53%
Sig. attempted791
Total strikes497
Total attempted883
Knockdowns4
Head335
Body51
Leg30
Distance284
Clinch41
Ground91

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed275
Sig. defense51%
KDs absorbed2
Head abs.134
Body abs.88
Leg abs.53
Distance abs.234
Clinch abs.24
Ground abs.17

Grappling · offense

Takedowns3
TD accuracy30%
TD attempted10
Sub att.1
Reversals0
Control time11:11

Grappling · defense

TD defense73%
TDs absorbed6
TD att. faced22
Sub att. faced5
Controlled time4:57

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 8 UFC fights · 62:58 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Luke has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
144W–42Lwin 77.4%div #125/206pct 40th
WinsSoft
54W–18Lwin 75.0%div #128/191pct 34th
LossesAverage
90W–24Lwin 78.9%div #117/199pct 42nd

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1545 elodiv #68/206pct 67th
WinsAverage
1534 elodiv #82/191pct 58th
LossesAverage
1551 elodiv #91/199pct 55th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall60W–31L65.9%
Wins60W–31L65.9%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Luke, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−3.05u−38.1% ROI

over 8 close-line bets

Average odds
-167

63% implied

As favorite
2W–5L

ROI −58.6%

Avg -182

As underdog
1W–0L

ROI +105.0%

Avg +105

Based on 8 of 8 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.