Luke Sanders

“Cool Hand”

OctagonStats Rating 1487

4-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 6" (168 cm)

Weight135 lbs. (61 kg)

Reach67" (170 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornDec 12, 1985

Age40

DivisionBantamweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM6.61

Str. Acc52%

SApM4.37

Str. Def50%

TD Avg0.71

TD Acc30%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.2

Recent form

L L W L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

9 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

2 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 1 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 3 sub losses · 1 decision losses

Finish rate75%

Times finished80%

StreakL2

Best streak2

Avg fight7:21

Octagon time1h 6m

Opp win%59%

ActiveJan. 07, 2011 – May. 01, 2021 (11y)

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Luke Sanders "Cool Hand" is a 13-5-0 knockout artist. 75% finish rate.

Luke debuted Jan. 07, 2011 vs Josh Jarvis (win). On a 2-fight losing skid. 11 years active (Jan. 07, 2011–May. 01, 2021).

Best wins: Renan Barao (KO/TKO Punch R2, Feb. 17, 2019); Maximo Blanco (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Jan. 17, 2016); Patrick Williams (U-DEC R3, Apr. 14, 2018).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
May. 01, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka	L Felipe Colares	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	118 78	2 2	0 0
Nov. 28, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark	L Nate Maness	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:29	0 1	55 33	0 1	0 1
Feb. 17, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez	W Renan Barao	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:01	1 0	39 40	0 0	0 0
Aug. 25, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick	L Rani Yahya	SUB Heel Hook	1	1:31	0 0	2 4	0 0	0 2
Apr. 14, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje	W Patrick Williams	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	59 61	0 1	0 0
Dec. 09, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega	L Andre Soukhamthath	KO/TKO Punches	2	1:06	0 1	23 20	0 0	0 0
Mar. 04, 2017	UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2	L Iuri Alcantara	SUB Kneebar	2	3:13	0 0	94 23	1 1	0 1
Jan. 17, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz	W Maximo Blanco	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	3:38	1 0	26 16	0 1	1 1
Jan. 07, 2011	Strikeforce Challengers 13	W Josh Jarvis	KO/TKO	1	3:15	-- --	-- --	-- --	-- --

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.