Result
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2
· Sat 20 Aug 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Luis Saldaña vs Sean Woodson
Luis Saldaña
16-7 · +285
1,510Elo
Split decision
R3 · 5:00
28-28 · 27-29 · 29-27
Featherweight
Sean Woodson
“The Sniper”
9-1 · -350
1,574Elo
Elo
Market said
The scorecards
Every score reads Luis Saldaña first; a round is coloured for whoever won it| Judge | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bell | 9-9 | 10-9 | 9-10 | 28-28 |
| Derek Cleary | 9-9 | 9-10 | 9-10 | 27-29 |
| Rich Montanez | 9-9 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 29-27 |
Media
9 of 15 media members scored it for Luis Saldaña, 5 a draw; the most common card was 28-27 to Luis Saldaña
Fans
36% of fans had Luis Saldaña winning, from 140 votes; the most picked score was 28-28 (30%)
Elo counted this as 55% of a win for Luis Saldaña — from these scorecards.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litLuis SaldañaSean Woodson
1,510
Elo
1,574
1,290
KO rating
1,316
1,181
Sub rating
1,129
1,057
Dec rating
1,211
Wins by
9
KO/TKO
3
5
Submission
1
2
Decision
5
Losses by
1
KO/TKO
0
2
Submission
1
4
Decision
0
The crowd
7%
Picked by
93%
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedLuis SaldañaSean Woodson
+285opened +250
Moneyline
-350opened -300
Method
+675Win by KO+150
+1500Win by sub+1600
+575Win by dec+125
+600Win inside+130
How long it went
Over 1.5-249
Under 1.5+182
Over 2.5-140
Under 2.5+110
Decision-110
Inside-120
What the model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Luis Saldaña
16-7 going in · 28 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 2024-10-26 | W |
Edward Massey
|
KO/TKOKnee & Punches | R28:48 | 33.7 | 1,454+53 | 1,310 | -- | Featherweight | Absolute Combat League 5 Absolute Combat League |
| 32 | 2024-05-11 | W |
 Luis Guillen
|
SubTriangle Choke | R29:25 | 33.3 | 1,439+15 | 1,024 | -- | Featherweight | Absolute Combat League 3 Absolute Combat League |
| 31 | 2023-08-26 | L |
Alyk Lopez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 32.6 | 1,540-101 | 1,095 | -- | Welterweight | RUF MMA 55: Ringside Unified Fighting RUF MMA am |
| 30 | 2023-04-14 | W |
Andrew Portillo
|
KO/TKOKnee and Punch | R11:15 | 32.2 | 1,535+6 | 1,001 | -- | Welterweight | Jackson Wink MMA - JW Night of Fights JW Fights am |
| 29 | 2022-08-20 | D |
Sean Woodson
this fight
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 31.6 | 1,510+24 | 1,574 | +285 | Featherweight | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2022-03-26 | W |
 Bruno Souza
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.2 | 1,546-35 | 1,462 | +118 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 33: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2021-08-21 | L |
Austin Lingo
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.6 | 1,576-30 | 1,533 | -117 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 29: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2021-04-10 | W |
Jordan Griffin
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.2 | 1,580-4 | 1,668 | -130 | Featherweight | UFC on ABC 2: Vettori vs. Holland Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2020-11-04 | W |
Vince Murdock
|
KO/TKOFront Kick to Ground & Pound | R310:44 | 29.8 | 1,503+77 | 1,460 | -170 | Featherweight | Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2020: Week 8 Dana White's Contender Series |
| 24 | 2019-02-15 | W |
Carl Wittstock
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R29:38 | 28.1 | 1,477+45 | 1,292 | -- | Featherweight | LFA 60: Anglickas vs. York Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 23 | 2018-05-18 | W |
Ramiro Hernandez
|
KO/TKORetirement | R210:00 | 27.3 | 1,348+130 | 1,530 | -- | Featherweight | The Fight Series The Fight Series |
| 22 | 2018-03-24 | W |
Will Shutt
|
KO/TKOHead Kick | R13:33 | 27.2 | 1,239+109 | 1,324 | -- | Featherweight | Ascendancy Fighting Championship 16 Ascendancy FC |
| 21 | 2017-07-28 | L |
Alex Wiggs Jr.
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.5 | 1,308-68 | 1,272 | -- | Featherweight | Brutaal Genesis Iowa - Fight Night at Hy-Vee Hall Brutaal Genesis MMA |
| 20 | 2016-06-17 | L |
Mike Santiago
|
KO/TKOPunches | R312:27 | 25.4 | 1,345-36 | 1,582 | -- | Open Weight | RFA 39: Barcelos vs. Moffett Resurrection Fighting Alliance |
| 19 | 2016-04-29 | W |
Chris Mickle
|
KO/TKOVerbal | R11:07 | 25.3 | 1,287+58 | 1,165 | -- | Featherweight | Ascendancy Fighting Championship 9 Ascendancy FC |
| 18 | 2016-02-13 | W |
Dyllon Muniz
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:53 | 25.0 | 1,213+74 | 1,160 | -- | Featherweight | Ascendancy Fighting Championship 8 Ascendancy FC |
| 17 | 2015-11-25 | L |
Anthony Baccam
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R311:31 | 24.8 | 1,294-81 | 1,319 | -- | Featherweight | MCC 61: Thanksgiving Throwdown 10 Midwest Cage Championship |
| 16 | 2014-10-04 | L |
Damien Childress
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.7 | 1,391-95 | 1,241 | -- | Lightweight | PC MMA - Pinnacle Combat 17 Pinnacle Combat |
| 15 | 2014-03-07 | W |
Sekou Moore
|
SubTriangle Choke | R27:34 | 23.1 | 1,369+22 | 1,035 | -- | Lightweight | MCC 52: Hostile Territory Midwest Cage Championship |
| 14 | 2013-10-25 | L |
Justin Lawrence
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 22.7 | 1,436-68 | 1,405 | -- | Featherweight | RFA 10: Rhodes vs. Jouban Resurrection Fighting Alliance |
| 13 | 2013-06-14 | W |
Prentiss Wolf
|
KO/TKOVerbal Submission | R11:51 | 22.4 | 1,411+26 | 1,105 | -- | Lightweight | Midwest Cage Championship 48 Midwest Cage Championship |
| 12 | 2013-04-12 | W |
Mitch Parker
|
SubInverted Triangle Choke | R13:09 | 22.2 | 1,362+48 | 1,195 | -- | Featherweight | Midwest Cage Championship 47 Midwest Cage Championship |
| 11 | 2013-01-25 | W |
Nic Cox
|
KO/TKOVerbal Submission | R10:50 | 22.0 | 1,352+10 | 867 | -- | Featherweight | Midwest Cage Championship 45 Midwest Cage Championship |
| 10 | 2012-06-16 | L |
Tom Ahrens
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:18 | 21.4 | 1,493-141 | 1,247 | -- | Featherweight | MCC 41: Adrenaline Midwest Cage Championship |
| 9 | 2012-01-27 | W |
Zakk Smith
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R314:15 | 21.0 | 1,452+41 | 1,246 | -- | Featherweight | MCC 38: Hernandez vs. O'Brien Midwest Cage Championship |
| 8 | 2011-09-23 | W |
Jose Colon
|
KO/TKOPunch | R2 | 20.7 | 1,442+10 | 960 | -- | -- | Midwest Cage Championship Midwest Cage Championship |
| 7 | 2011-06-24 | W |
Orlando Peace
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R13:56 | 20.4 | 1,362+79 | 1,330 | -- | -- | MCC 34: Moreno vs. Kruger Midwest Cage Championship |
| 6 | 2011-03-04 | W |
Daraughn Smith-Canada
|
SubArmbar | R2 | 20.1 | 1,335+27 | 1,041 | -- | -- | Midwest Cage Championship Midwest Cage Championship |
| 5 | 2010-11-24 | W |
Stoney Stuart
|
Decision | -- | 19.8 | 1,320+15 | 1,186 | -- | -- | Midwest Cage Championship Midwest Cage Championship am |
| 4 | 2010-10-22 | W | Randy Meyer | Sub | -- | 19.7 | 1,276+44 | 1,155 | -- | -- | Midwest Cage Championship Midwest Cage Championship am |
| 3 | 2010-06-11 | W |
Mitch Parker
|
Sub | -- | 19.4 | 1,222+55 | 1,162 | -- | -- | Midwest Cage Championship Midwest Cage Championship am |
| 2 | 2010-04-16 | W | Steve Greene | KO/TKO | -- | 19.2 | 1,161+61 | 1,135 | -- | -- | Midwest Cage Championship Midwest Cage Championship am |
| 1 | 2010-01-08 | W |
Tony Crowder
|
Sub | -- | 18.9 | 1,140+21 | 850 | -- | -- | Iowa Regional Iowa Regional am |
Sean Woodson
9-1 going in · 12 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2026-08-29 | W |
 Jack Jenkins
|
DecisionSplit | R3 | 34.2 | 1,743-28 | 1,642 | -148 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 286: Nurmagomedov vs. Song Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2025-04-12 | L |
Dan Ige
|
KO/TKOPunches | R311:12 | 32.8 | 1,820-63 | 1,922 | -190 | Featherweight | UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2024-12-14 | W |
 Fernando Padilla
|
KO/TKOHooks | R14:58 | 32.5 | 1,733+87 | 1,733 | -153 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 63: Covington vs. Buckley Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2024-05-11 | W |
Alex Caceres
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.9 | 1,716+16 | 1,862 | -220 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 56: Lewis vs. Nascimento Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2024-01-20 | W |
 Charles Jourdain
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 31.6 | 1,645+71 | 1,820 | +184 | Featherweight | UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2023-08-05 | W |
Dennis Buzukja
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.2 | 1,550+95 | 1,617 | -178 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 50: Sandhagen vs. Font Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2022-08-20 | D |
Luis Saldaña
this fight
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 30.2 | 1,574-24 | 1,510 | -350 | Featherweight | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 12 | 2021-11-13 | W |
Collin Anglin
|
KO/TKOHooks to the Body | R14:30 | 29.4 | 1,512+63 | 1,410 | -335 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 197: Holloway vs. Rodriguez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 11 | 2021-06-05 | W |
 Youssef Zalal
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 29.0 | 1,477+34 | 1,530 | -163 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 189: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 10 | 2020-06-27 | L |
Julian Erosa
|
SubD'arce Choke | R312:44 | 28.1 | 1,554-76 | 1,598 | -500 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 12: Poirier vs. Hooker Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 9 | 2019-10-18 | W |
Kyle Bochniak
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.4 | 1,479+75 | 1,428 | +111 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 6: Reyes vs. Weidman Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 8 | 2019-07-23 | W |
Terrance McKinney
|
KO/TKOFlying Knee | R26:49 | 27.1 | 1,360+119 | 1,490 | +220 | Featherweight | Dana White's Contender Series - Season 3, Episode 5 Dana White's Contender Series |
| 7 | 2018-11-02 | W |
Rashard Lovelace
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.4 | 1,310+50 | 1,271 | -- | Lightweight | Shamrock FC - Shamrock 311 Shamrock Fighting Championships |
| 6 | 2017-09-22 | W |
Seth Basler
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.3 | 1,256+56 | 1,241 | -- | Featherweight | Shamrock FC - Shamrock 295 Shamrock Fighting Championships |
| 5 | 2017-06-02 | W |
Rashard Lovelace
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.0 | 1,143+113 | 1,390 | -- | Lightweight | Shamrock FC - Shamrock 290 Shamrock Fighting Championships |
| 4 | 2017-01-28 | W |
Coltin Cole
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:38 | 24.6 | 1,045+98 | 1,086 | -- | Middleweight | Shamrock FC - Shamrock 283 Shamrock Fighting Championships |
| 3 | 2016-09-30 | W |
Kevin Brown Jr.
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R11:35 | 24.3 | 996+49 | 830 | -- | Middleweight | RFA 44: Moisés vs. Freeman Resurrection Fighting Alliance |
| 2 | 2013-01-25 | L |
Daniel McClendon
|
Sub | -- | 20.6 | 1,066-70 | 1,043 | -- | -- | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League am |
| 1 | 2012-10-06 | W | Randy Cowsent | -- | -- | 20.3 | 1,000+66 | 1,000 | -- | -- | -- am |