Sandhagen vs Figueiredo

Who won Sandhagen vs Figueiredo?

Cory Sandhagen beat Deiveson Figueiredo by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sandhagen vs Figueiredo stats

Cory Sandhagen stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Deiveson Figueiredo made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Cory Sandhagen's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Deiveson Figueiredo marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Cory Sandhagen's UFC record stood at 11-4-0, while Deiveson Figueiredo's came in at 13-5-1.

The stats suggested Sandhagen had a slight advantage in power over Figueiredo, with a 41% knock out percentage over Figueiredo's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Figueiredo had an advantage over Sandhagen, with a 38% submission rate over Sandhagen's 18%.

Cory Sandhagen was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Sandhagen had a height advantage of 6 inches over Figueiredo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Sandhagen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 3 months later than Figueiredo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 62 to Figueiredo's 66.

Sandhagen vs Figueiredo form

Cory Sandhagen had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Marlon Moraes at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Alex Perez at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Joseph Benavidez at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, United States.

He had been defeated by Jussier Formiga at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Cory Sandhagen had been fighting more than Deiveson Figueiredo.

Going to this contest, Cory Sandhagen had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 5 days ago, while Deiveson Figueiredo's last outing had been 4 years, 5 months and 10 days ago.

Sandhagen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Sandhagen vs Figueiredo start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 AM UTC , which was 12:40 AM EST or 9:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Sandhagen vs Figueiredo?

Cory Sandhagen was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Deiveson Figueiredo made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.