Ben Saunders

🇺🇸

(1983-04-13)

Statistics

UFC Record: 9-10

By Method:

KO/TKO: 3-7
Submission: 3-1
Decision: 3-2

By Elo:

As Favorite: 6-3
As Underdog: 3-7

By Weight Class:

Welterweight: 9-10

By Round:

Round 1: 5-1
Round 2: 1-7
Round 3: 3-2

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: WLLLL

Peak Elo: 2871 (2015-07-25) (#700)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2685 (#1020)

Bonuses: 3 (1 FOTN, 2 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 7m 55s

Total Fight Time: 2h 30m 27s (#334)

Avg Time Between Fights: 168 days

Avg Card Slot: 6.8 (#956)

Avg Age: 31.2 years

Avg Opp Age: 32.2 years

Elo Rating

Bout History

2019-12-14
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

Matt Brown (38)

🇺🇸

WLLLW • 14-10
Elo: 2921 (93%)

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R2
4:55

🇺🇸

Ben Saunders (36)
9-9 • LLLWL
Elo: 2479 (7%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2019-04-27
UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson

Takashi Sato (28)

🇯🇵

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2525 (40%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:18

🇺🇸

Ben Saunders (36)
9-8 • LLWLL
Elo: 2601 (60%)

BB&T Center
Sunrise, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2018-11-03
UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis

Lyman Good (33)

🇵🇷

🇺🇸

WL • 1-1
Elo: 2748 (60%)

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:32

🇺🇸

Ben Saunders (35)
9-7 • LWLLW
Elo: 2682 (40%)

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States🇺🇸

2018-09-22
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders

Sergio Moraes (36)

🇧🇷

DWWLW • 7-2-1
Elo: 2856 (65%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:42

🇺🇸

Ben Saunders (35)
9-6 • WLLWL
Elo: 2753 (35%)

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil🇧🇷

2018-06-01
UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes

⭐ Ben Saunders (35)

🇺🇸

LLWLW • 8-6
Elo: 2628 (37%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:56

🇺🇸

Jake Ellenberger (33)
10-9 • LLWLL
Elo: 2718 (63%)

Adirondack Bank Center
Utica, New York
United States🇺🇸

2018-02-24
UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens

Alan Jouban (36)

🇺🇸

WWWLL • 6-4
Elo: 2761 (57%)

WELTERWEIGHT

⭐KO⭐

R2
2:38

🇺🇸

Ben Saunders (34)
8-5 • LWLWW
Elo: 2714 (43%)

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2017-05-28
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira

Peter Sobotta (30)

🇩🇪

LWWLW • 3-4
Elo: 2688 (28%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:29

🇺🇸

Ben Saunders (34)
8-4 • WLWWW
Elo: 2860 (72%)

Ericsson Globe
Stockholm
Sweden🇸🇪

2017-01-15
UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn

Ben Saunders (33)

🇺🇸

LWWWL • 7-4
Elo: 2780 (59%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Court McGee (32)
7-4 • WLWLW
Elo: 2710 (41%)

Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix, Arizona
United States🇺🇸

2016-01-17
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz

Patrick Cote (35)

🇨🇦

WWLWW • 9-9
Elo: 2904 (55%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:14

🇺🇸

Ben Saunders (32)
7-3 • WWWLL
Elo: 2871 (45%)

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States🇺🇸

2015-07-25
UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2

Ben Saunders (32)

🇺🇸

WWLLW • 6-3
Elo: 2838 (50%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Kenny Robertson (31)
4-3 • WLWWW
Elo: 2834 (50%)

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States🇺🇸

2014-12-13
UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic

Ben Saunders (31)

🇺🇸

WLLWL • 5-3
Elo: 2774 (67%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R1
0:57

🇺🇸

Joe Riggs (32)
4-4 • LWLWL
Elo: 2645 (33%)

U.S. Airways Center
Phoenix, Arizona
United States🇺🇸

2014-08-23
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos

⭐ Ben Saunders (31)

🇺🇸

LLWLW • 4-3
Elo: 2739 (82%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:18

🇺🇸

Chris Heatherly (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2467 (18%)

BOK Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United States🇺🇸

2010-08-07
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen

Dennis Hallman (34)

🇺🇸

WLLLL • 1-4
Elo: 2462 (20%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Ben Saunders (27)
4-2 • LWLWW
Elo: 2706 (80%)

Oracle Arena
Oakland, California
United States🇺🇸

2010-03-27
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy

Jon Fitch (32)

🇺🇸

WLWWW • 11-1
Elo: 3036 (85%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Ben Saunders (26)
4-1 • WLWWW
Elo: 2736 (15%)

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States🇺🇸

2009-11-21
UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2

Ben Saunders (26)

🇺🇸

LWWW • 3-1
Elo: 2595 (29%)

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:24

🇺🇸

Marcus Davis (36)
8-3 • WLWWL
Elo: 2746 (71%)

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2009-06-13
UFC 99: The Comeback

⭐ Mike Swick (29)

🇺🇸

WLWWW • 8-1
Elo: 2946 (87%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:47

🇺🇸

Ben Saunders (26)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 2622 (13%)

Lanxess Arena
Cologne
Germany🇩🇪

2008-12-10
UFC: Fight for the Troops

Ben Saunders (25)

🇺🇸

WW • 2-0
Elo: 2509 (43%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:49

🇺🇸

Brandon Wolff (33)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2552 (57%)

Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
Fayetteville, North Carolina
United States🇺🇸

2008-08-09
UFC 87: Seek and Destroy

Ben Saunders (25)

🇺🇸

W • 1-0
Elo: 2445 (67%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:28

🇺🇸

Ryan Thomas (23)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2316 (33%)

Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States🇺🇸

2007-12-08
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra

Ben Saunders (24)

🇺🇸

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2400 (77%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Daniel Barrera (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2186 (23%)

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸