Sandhagen vs Font

Who won Sandhagen vs Font?

Cory Sandhagen beat Rob Font by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font, on Saturday 5th August 2023 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Cory Sandhagen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Sandhagen vs Font division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Sandhagen vs Font stats

Cory Sandhagen stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Rob Font made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Cory Sandhagen's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Cory Sandhagen's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Rob Font's came in at 10-7-0.

The stats suggested Font had a slight advantage in power over Sandhagen, with a 45% knock out percentage over Sandhagen's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Font had a slight advantage over Sandhagen, with a 20% submission rate over Sandhagen's 19%.

Cory Sandhagen was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Sandhagen had a height advantage of 3 inches over Font. Despite this, Font had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Sandhagen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 5 months later than Font, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 60 to Font's 69.

Sandhagen vs Font form

Sandhagen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Petr Yan at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

Before that, he had been beaten by T.J. Dillashaw at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Font had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Adrian Yanez at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jose Aldo at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Cody Garbrandt at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

He had beaten Marlon Moraes at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cory Sandhagen had been fighting more than Rob Font.

Going to this contest, Cory Sandhagen had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 10 days ago, while Rob Font's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 27 days ago.

Sandhagen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Font's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sandhagen vs Font?

Cory Sandhagen was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Rob Font made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.