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Ben Saunders

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Association: American Top Team Orlando
Pro Debut Date: 2004-05-01
Pro Record: 23-13-2
Win Finish %: 73.9%
Quality Perf. %: 60.5%
Last Ranked: 1/01/2021

#104 Welterweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2010

#24 Welterweight
Last Loss Date: 12/14/2019
Last Loss: [NR] Matt Brown
UFC Record: 9-10-0
Octagon Time: 2:30:20
Longest Win Streak: 3 (2014-2015)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2007-2008)
UFC Debut: 2007-12-08
Last UFC Fight: 2019-12-14

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
W Ramsey Nijem Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  XMMA 2 - Saunders vs. Nijem
Friday, July 30th 2021
L Matt Brown KO (Elbows and Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington
Saturday, December 14th 2019
L Takashi Sato
#139 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 150 - Jacare vs. Hermansson
Saturday, April 27th 2019
L Lyman Good
#98 Welterweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Saturday, November 3rd 2018
L Sergio Moraes
#47 Welterweight 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 137 - Santos vs. Anders
Saturday, September 22nd 2018
W Jake Ellenberger
#34 Welterweight 		KO (Knee to the Body)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 131 - Rivera vs. Moraes
Friday, June 1st 2018
L Alan Jouban
#55 Welterweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 2
  UFC on Fox 28 - Emmett vs. Stephens
Saturday, February 24th 2018
L Peter Sobotta
#97 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches and Knee)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 109 - Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
Sunday, May 28th 2017
W Court McGee
#81 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 103 - Rodriguez vs. Penn
Sunday, January 15th 2017
W Jacob Volkmann
#86 Welterweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  Fight Night at the Island - Saunders vs. V...
Friday, September 9th 2016
L Patrick Cote
#32 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 81 - Dillashaw vs. Cruz
Sunday, January 17th 2016
W Kenny Robertson
#32 Welterweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC on FOX 16: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2
Saturday, July 25th 2015
W Joe Riggs
#82 Welterweight 		TKO (Neck Injury)
Round 1
  UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic
Saturday, December 13th 2014
W Chris Heatherly
#130 Welterweight 		Submission (Omoplata)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night - Henderson vs. dos Anjos
Saturday, August 23rd 2014
L Douglas Lima
#22 Welterweight 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 2
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 100
Friday, September 20th 2013
W Raul Amaya
#192 Welterweight 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 90
Thursday, February 21st 2013
W Koffi Adzitso
#129 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 86
Thursday, January 24th 2013
W Brian Warren
#238 Welterweight 		TKO (Knees)
Round 1
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 72
Friday, July 20th 2012
L Bryan Baker
#33 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 67
Friday, May 4th 2012
W Raul Amaya
#169 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 63
Friday, March 30th 2012
L Douglas Lima
#27 Welterweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 57
Saturday, November 12th 2011
W Luis Santos
#36 Welterweight 		Submission (Keylock)
Round 3
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 53
Saturday, October 8th 2011
W Chris Cisneros
#241 Welterweight 		TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches)
Round 3
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 49
Saturday, September 10th 2011
W Matt Lee
#265 Welterweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 3
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 39
Saturday, April 2nd 2011
W Elijah Harshbarger Submission (Punches and Elbows)
Round 1
  WEF - Saunders vs. Harshbarger
Saturday, November 6th 2010
L Dennis Hallman
#169 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen
Saturday, August 7th 2010
L Jon Fitch
#2 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 111 - St. Pierre vs. Hardy
Saturday, March 27th 2010
W Marcus Davis
#22 Welterweight 		KO (Knees)
Round 1
  UFC 106 - Ortiz vs. Griffin 2
Saturday, November 21st 2009
L Mike Swick
#7 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 99 - The Comeback
Saturday, June 13th 2009
W Brandon Wolff
#71 Welterweight 		TKO (Knees)
Round 1
  UFC - Fight for the Troops
Wednesday, December 10th 2008
W Ryan Thomas
#169 Welterweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 2
  UFC 87 - Seek and Destroy
Saturday, August 9th 2008
W Daniel Barrera Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
Saturday, December 8th 2007
W Charles Blanchard Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  CFC 3 - Combat Fighting Championship 3
Saturday, February 17th 2007
W Kenny Stevens TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  CFC 1 - Combat Fighting Championship 1
Saturday, July 15th 2006
W Rick Delvecchio KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
  AFC - Absolute Fighting Championships 15
Saturday, February 18th 2006
W Reggie Pena Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  AFC - Absolute Fighting Championships 14
Saturday, December 10th 2005
D Diego Lionel Visotzky Draw
Round 2
  AFC - Absolute Fighting Championships 12
Saturday, April 30th 2005
D Crafton Wallace Draw
Round 2
  AFC 8 - Absolute Fighting Championships 8
Saturday, May 1st 2004
  Opponent Event Outcome
W Ramsey Nijem   XMMA 2 - Saunders vs. Nijem
Friday, July 30th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Matt Brown   UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington
Saturday, December 14th 2019 		KO (Elbows and Punches)
Round 2
L Takashi Sato
#139 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 150 - Jacare vs. Hermansson
Saturday, April 27th 2019 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 2
L Lyman Good
#98 Welterweight 		  UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Saturday, November 3rd 2018 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Sergio Moraes
#47 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 137 - Santos vs. Anders
Saturday, September 22nd 2018 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Jake Ellenberger
#34 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 131 - Rivera vs. Moraes
Friday, June 1st 2018 		KO (Knee to the Body)
Round 1
L Alan Jouban
#55 Welterweight 		  UFC on Fox 28 - Emmett vs. Stephens
Saturday, February 24th 2018 		KO (Punch)
Round 2
L Peter Sobotta
#97 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 109 - Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
Sunday, May 28th 2017 		TKO (Punches and Knee)
Round 2
W Court McGee
#81 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 103 - Rodriguez vs. Penn
Sunday, January 15th 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Jacob Volkmann
#86 Welterweight 		  Fight Night at the Island - Saunders vs. V...
Friday, September 9th 2016 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
L Patrick Cote
#32 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 81 - Dillashaw vs. Cruz
Sunday, January 17th 2016 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Kenny Robertson
#32 Welterweight 		  UFC on FOX 16: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2
Saturday, July 25th 2015 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Joe Riggs
#82 Welterweight 		  UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic
Saturday, December 13th 2014 		TKO (Neck Injury)
Round 1
W Chris Heatherly
#130 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Henderson vs. dos Anjos
Saturday, August 23rd 2014 		Submission (Omoplata)
Round 1
L Douglas Lima
#22 Welterweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 100
Friday, September 20th 2013 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 2
W Raul Amaya
#192 Welterweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 90
Thursday, February 21st 2013 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
W Koffi Adzitso
#129 Welterweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 86
Thursday, January 24th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Brian Warren
#238 Welterweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 72
Friday, July 20th 2012 		TKO (Knees)
Round 1
L Bryan Baker
#33 Welterweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 67
Friday, May 4th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Raul Amaya
#169 Welterweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 63
Friday, March 30th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Douglas Lima
#27 Welterweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 57
Saturday, November 12th 2011 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
W Luis Santos
#36 Welterweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 53
Saturday, October 8th 2011 		Submission (Keylock)
Round 3
W Chris Cisneros
#241 Welterweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 49
Saturday, September 10th 2011 		TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches)
Round 3
W Matt Lee
#265 Welterweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 39
Saturday, April 2nd 2011 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 3
W Elijah Harshbarger   WEF - Saunders vs. Harshbarger
Saturday, November 6th 2010 		Submission (Punches and Elbows)
Round 1
L Dennis Hallman
#169 Welterweight 		  UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen
Saturday, August 7th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Jon Fitch
#2 Welterweight 		  UFC 111 - St. Pierre vs. Hardy
Saturday, March 27th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Marcus Davis
#22 Welterweight 		  UFC 106 - Ortiz vs. Griffin 2
Saturday, November 21st 2009 		KO (Knees)
Round 1
L Mike Swick
#7 Welterweight 		  UFC 99 - The Comeback
Saturday, June 13th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Brandon Wolff
#71 Welterweight 		  UFC - Fight for the Troops
Wednesday, December 10th 2008 		TKO (Knees)
Round 1
W Ryan Thomas
#169 Welterweight 		  UFC 87 - Seek and Destroy
Saturday, August 9th 2008 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 2
W Daniel Barrera   UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
Saturday, December 8th 2007 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Charles Blanchard   CFC 3 - Combat Fighting Championship 3
Saturday, February 17th 2007 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Kenny Stevens   CFC 1 - Combat Fighting Championship 1
Saturday, July 15th 2006 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Rick Delvecchio   AFC - Absolute Fighting Championships 15
Saturday, February 18th 2006 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
W Reggie Pena   AFC - Absolute Fighting Championships 14
Saturday, December 10th 2005 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 1
D Diego Lionel Visotzky   AFC - Absolute Fighting Championships 12
Saturday, April 30th 2005 		Draw
Round 2
D Crafton Wallace   AFC 8 - Absolute Fighting Championships 8
Saturday, May 1st 2004 		Draw
Round 2

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2021 3 #104 Welterweight 22-13-2
91
10/01/2020 3 #101 Welterweight 22-13-2
98
07/01/2020 2 #98 Welterweight 22-13-2
102
04/01/2020 8 #96 Welterweight 22-13-2
107
01/01/2020 9 #88 Welterweight 22-13-2
112
10/01/2019 1 #97 Welterweight 22-12-2
115
07/01/2019 20 #96 Welterweight 22-12-2
118
04/01/2019 2 #76 Welterweight 22-11-2
137
01/01/2019 11 #74 Welterweight 22-11-2
137
10/01/2018 23 #63 Welterweight 22-10-2
159
07/01/2018 34 #40 Welterweight 22-9-2
197
04/01/2018 17 #74 Welterweight 21-9-2
120
01/01/2018 2 #57 Welterweight 21-8-2
149
10/01/2017 4 #55 Welterweight 21-8-2
149
07/01/2017 19 #51 Welterweight 21-8-2
149
04/01/2017 10 #32 Welterweight 21-7-2
199
01/01/2017 1 #42 Welterweight 20-7-2
178
10/01/2016 11 #41 Welterweight 20-7-2
178
07/01/2016 4 #52 Welterweight 19-7-2
150
04/01/2016 14 #48 Welterweight 19-7-2
150
01/01/2016 4 #34 Welterweight 19-6-2
189
10/01/2015 4 #30 Welterweight 19-6-2
189
07/01/2015   #34 Welterweight 18-6-2
165
04/01/2015 1 #34 Welterweight 18-6-2
165
01/01/2015 5 #35 Welterweight 18-6-2
165
10/01/2014 14 #40 Welterweight 17-6-2
140
07/01/2014 1 #54 Welterweight 16-6-2
121
04/01/2014 3 #55 Welterweight 16-6-2
124
01/01/2014 1 #52 Welterweight 16-6-2
125
10/01/2013 14 #51 Welterweight 16-6-2
125
07/01/2013 2 #37 Welterweight 16-5-2
152
04/01/2013 17 #35 Welterweight 16-5-2
152
01/01/2013   #52 Welterweight 14-5-2
113
10/01/2012   #52 Welterweight 14-5-2
113
07/01/2012 12 #52 Welterweight 13-5-2
106
04/01/2012 5 #40 Welterweight 13-4-2
121
01/01/2012 11 #45 Welterweight 12-4-2
113
10/01/2011 4 #56 Welterweight 11-3-2
99
07/01/2011   #60 Welterweight 10-3-2
93
04/01/2011 2 #60 Welterweight 9-3-2
87
01/01/2011 6 #58 Welterweight 9-3-2
89
10/01/2010 20 #52 Welterweight 8-3-2
91
07/01/2010 3 #32 Welterweight 8-2-2
117
04/01/2010 5 #29 Welterweight 8-2-2
117
01/01/2010 49 #24 Welterweight 8-1-2
117
10/01/2009 6 #73 Welterweight 7-1-2
63
07/01/2009 1 #67 Welterweight 7-1-2
63
04/01/2009 10 #66 Welterweight 7-0-2
63
01/01/2009 88 #56 Welterweight 7-0-2
63
10/01/2008 52 #144 Welterweight 6-0-2
37
07/01/2008 19 #196 Welterweight 5-0-2
30
04/01/2008 14 #177 Welterweight 5-0-2
30
01/01/2008 14 #163 Welterweight 5-0-2
30
10/01/2007 19 #149 Welterweight 4-0-2
30
07/01/2007 4 #130 Welterweight 4-0-2
30
04/01/2007 NR #134 Welterweight 4-0-2
31
01/01/2007 15 #245 Middleweight 3-0-2
21
10/01/2006 NR #230 Middleweight 3-0-2
21


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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