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

Sandhagen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

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

He had been beaten by Petr Yan at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

Activity check

Sandhagen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 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.