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Ben Saunders

Inactive · Orthodox · 188 cm · reach 196 cm
Elo rating
1517 ±35
LCB 1472
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-10-0
KO 3 · Sub 3 · Dec 3
Streak
-4
Δ90d +15 · Δ1y +15
Last fight
Dec 14, 2019
L by KO

Elo history

19 fights · tap & drag
Dec 8, 2007 — W vs Dan Barrera Δ+29Aug 9, 2008 — W vs Ryan Thomas Δ+30Dec 10, 2008 — W vs Brandon Wolff Δ+28Jun 13, 2009 — L vs Mike Swick Δ-26Nov 21, 2009 — W vs Marcus Davis Δ+39Mar 27, 2010 — L vs Jon Fitch Δ-12Aug 7, 2010 — L vs Dennis Hallman Δ-23Aug 23, 2014 — W vs Chris Heatherly Δ+15Dec 13, 2014 — W vs Joe Riggs Δ+16Jul 25, 2015 — W vs Kenny Robertson Δ+13Jan 17, 2016 — L vs Patrick Cote Δ-24Jan 15, 2017 — W vs Court McGee Δ+14May 28, 2017 — L vs Peter Sobotta Δ-24Feb 24, 2018 — L vs Alan Jouban Δ-20Jun 1, 2018 — W vs Jake Ellenberger Δ+18Sep 22, 2018 — L vs Sergio Moraes Δ-16Nov 3, 2018 — L vs Lyman Good Δ-21Apr 27, 2019 — L vs Takashi Sato Δ-20Dec 14, 2019 — L vs Matt Brown Δ-14 14621508155516021649 200920112013201520172019 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":159.7,"elo":1529,"date":"2007-12-08","opp":"Dan Barrera","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":71.6,"y":125.2,"elo":1559,"date":"2008-08-09","opp":"Ryan Thomas","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":95.4,"y":94.1,"elo":1587,"date":"2008-12-10","opp":"Brandon Wolff","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":3,"x":131.3,"y":123.3,"elo":1561,"date":"2009-06-13","opp":"Mike Swick","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":4,"x":162.6,"y":79.7,"elo":1599,"date":"2009-11-21","opp":"Marcus Davis","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":5,"x":187.1,"y":93.3,"elo":1587,"date":"2010-03-27","opp":"Jon Fitch","result":"L","delta":-12},{"i":6,"x":212.9,"y":119.5,"elo":1564,"date":"2010-08-07","opp":"Dennis Hallman","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":7,"x":499.6,"y":102.3,"elo":1579,"date":"2014-08-23","opp":"Chris Heatherly","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":8,"x":521.3,"y":84.4,"elo":1595,"date":"2014-12-13","opp":"Joe Riggs","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":9,"x":564.8,"y":69.3,"elo":1609,"date":"2015-07-25","opp":"Kenny Robertson","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":10,"x":599,"y":96.2,"elo":1585,"date":"2016-01-17","opp":"Patrick Cote","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":11,"x":669.6,"y":80.1,"elo":1599,"date":"2017-01-15","opp":"Court McGee","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":12,"x":695.5,"y":107,"elo":1575,"date":"2017-05-28","opp":"Peter Sobotta","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":13,"x":748.3,"y":129.7,"elo":1555,"date":"2018-02-24","opp":"Alan Jouban","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":14,"x":767.1,"y":109.1,"elo":1573,"date":"2018-06-01","opp":"Jake Ellenberger","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":15,"x":789,"y":127.6,"elo":1557,"date":"2018-09-22","opp":"Sergio Moraes","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":16,"x":797.2,"y":151.5,"elo":1536,"date":"2018-11-03","opp":"Lyman Good","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":17,"x":831.2,"y":174.6,"elo":1516,"date":"2019-04-27","opp":"Takashi Sato","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":18,"x":876,"y":190.7,"elo":1502,"date":"2019-12-14","opp":"Matt Brown","result":"L","delta":-14}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 14, 2019 Matt Brown L -14
Apr 27, 2019 Takashi Sato L -20
Nov 3, 2018 Lyman Good L -21
Sep 22, 2018 Sergio Moraes L -16
Jun 1, 2018 Jake Ellenberger W +18

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
2.63 avg 3.59
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
50% avg 51%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
2.91 avg 2.84
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
51% avg 55%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.16 avg 1.79
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
40% avg 42%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
67% avg 70%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
1.05 avg 0.44
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
1 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
67%
6 / 9
Finish rate
KO
3
33% of wins
SUB
3
33% of wins
DEC
3
33% of wins
KO: 3 (33%) 3 Sub: 3 (33%) 3 Dec: 3 (33%) 3
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
5 83%
R2
1 17%
R3
R4
R5

Strength of schedule

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1553
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
10.1
actual -1 vs expected