Lightweight · Men

Chris Saunders

“The So Cal Kid”
United States All in MMA debut 2009
Held by Max Ceniceros
Form W W W L W
Elo 1,462 peak 1,530 · 27 Apr 2012 68 below it
Tapology Sherdog
18-9pro record
1W current streak
1,551best win, Elo
1,284average opponent
-- born 11 Mar 1986
68.0" / 69.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,125 Sub1,199 Dec1,114

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 25 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 25 bouts (2016): 1,496 Elo, 17-8, aged 30, average opponent 1,284.

  1. Anton Kuivanen then 1,507, 18-7, aged 29 8-6 after peaked 1,695 ▲
  2. Tae Hyun Bang then 1,516, 17-8, aged 31 1-2 after peaked 1,480 ▼
  3. Milson Castro then 1,495, 18-6, aged 31 2-1 after peaked 1,594 ▲
  4. Sergey Golyaev then 1,526, 17-8, aged 29 7-3 after peaked 1,528
  5. Robert Washington then 1,458, 16-8, aged 31 4-3 after peaked 1,561 ▲
  6. Niko Puhakka then 1,452, 16-9, aged 30 14-9 after peaked 1,639 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Sam Sicilia Decision R2 · 27 Apr 2012 · The Ultimate Fighter 1,551
  2. Darren Smith Jr. Decision R3 · 20 Feb 2016 · BAMMA USA 1,451
  3. Chase Hackett Decision R1 · 9 Mar 2012 · The Ultimate Fighter 1,402
  4. George Valdez KO/TKO R4 · 19 Nov 2010 · Pandemonium 1,334
  5. Nick Reale Submission R1 · 18 Apr 2010 · Long Beach Fight Night 1,325

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Chris Culley Decision R5 · 10 Jun 2016 · BAMMA USA 1,360
  2. Dominic Clark Submission R1 · 10 Aug 2014 · Lights Out Promotions 1,316
  3. Sevak Magakyan Decision R3 · 23 Nov 2013 · Lights Out Promotions 1,248
  4. Akop Stepanyan KO/TKO R3 · 7 Mar 2013 · Bellator MMA 1,529
  5. Thiago Meller Decision R3 · 19 Oct 2012 · Samurai Pro Sports 1,519

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Darren Smith Jr. 2 meetings · 2015, 2016 2–0
  2. Todd Willingham 2 meetings · 2009, 2010 2–0

Fight history

27 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
27 29 Apr 201731.1 yrs W18-9 Derion Chapman 4-6-1 · 29.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,455→1,462 +7 1,212 – CXF 7: Locked and Loaded California Xtreme Fighting
26 10 Jun 201630.3 yrs L17-9 Chris Culley 19-13 · 30.2 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionSplit R525:00 0.45 1,496→1,455 -41 1,360 – BAMMA Badbeat 20: Saunders vs. Culley BAMMA USA
25 20 Feb 201629.9 yrs W17-8 Darren Smith Jr. 12-5 · 28.9 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R325:00 0.78* 1,447→1,496 +50 1,451 – BAMMA Badbeat 18: Saunders vs. Smith 2 BAMMA USA
24 2 Oct 201529.6 yrs W16-8 Kevin Bostick 6-3 · 33.7 yrs Lightweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R10:29 1.00 1,384→1,447 +63 1,283 – BAMMA Badbeat 17: Bostick vs. Saunders BAMMA USA
23 26 Jun 201529.3 yrs W15-8 Brandon Morris 3-3 · 24.9 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R26:28 1.00 1,338→1,384 +46 1,158 – BAMMA Badbeat 16: Saunders vs. Morris BAMMA USA
22 10 Apr 201529.1 yrs W14-8 Darren Smith Jr. 10-4 · 28.0 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:14 1.00 1,240→1,338 +98 1,283 – BAMMA Badbeat 15: Saunders vs. Smith BAMMA USA
21 10 Aug 201428.4 yrs L13-8 Dominic Clark 6-3 · 29.0 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:09 0.00 1,331→1,240 -91 1,316 – LOP - Chaos at the Casino 5 Lights Out Promotions
20 12 Apr 201428.1 yrs W13-7 Dominic Gutierrez 6-18 · 31.3 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R3 1.00 1,290→1,331 +41 1,084 – LOP - Chaos at the Casino 4 Lights Out Promotions
19 23 Nov 201327.7 yrs L12-7 Sevak Magakyan 13-6-1 · 28.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,382→1,290 -92 1,248 – LOP - Chaos at the Casino 3 Lights Out Promotions
18 13 Jul 201327.3 yrs W12-6 Shad Smith 12-18-2 · 40.4 yrs Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R24:10 1.00 1,358→1,382 +24 1,041 – Respect in the Cage Respect in the Cage
17 7 Mar 201327.0 yrs L11-6 Akop Stepanyan 12-5 · 26.8 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOBody Kick & Punches R313:55 0.00 1,418→1,358 -61 1,529 – Bellator 92 Bellator MMA
16 19 Oct 201226.6 yrs L11-5 Thiago Meller 18-5 · 30.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,464→1,418 -46 1,519 – Samurai Pro Sports - Samurai MMA Pro 4 Samurai Pro Sports
15 1 Jun 201226.2 yrs L11-4 Myles Jury 10-1 · 23.6 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R14:03 0.00 1,524→1,464 -60 1,637 +248→+248 UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 18 May 201226.2 yrs L11-3 Vinc Pichel 9-0 · 29.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.37 1,530→1,524 -6 1,599 – UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 15 Quarterfinals, Week 2 The Ultimate Fighter
13 27 Apr 201226.1 yrs W11-2 Sam Sicilia 10-1 · 26.2 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R210:00 0.56 1,509→1,530 +21 1,551 – UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 15 Opening Round, Week 7 The Ultimate Fighter
12 9 Mar 201226.0 yrs W10-2 Chase Hackett 4-1 · 25.7 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R15:00 0.97 1,436→1,509 +74 1,402 – UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 15 Elimination Fights The Ultimate Fighter
11 23 Jul 201125.4 yrs L9-2 Chris Horodecki 17-3 (1) · 23.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,496→1,436 -61 1,607 – Bellator Fighting Championships 47 Bellator MMA
10 10 Apr 201125.1 yrs W9-1 Cleber Luciano 5-3 · 37.3 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,442→1,496 +54 1,301 – IFS 7: New Blood California Regional
9 19 Nov 201024.7 yrs W8-1 George Valdez 4-0 – KO/TKOElbow and Punches R4 1.00 1,362→1,442 +81 1,334 – MEZ Sports - Pandemonium 3 Pandemonium
8 23 Jun 201024.3 yrs W7-1 Andy Morales 3-0 · 27.2 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,298→1,362 +64 1,314 – Battle in the Ballroom Battle in the Ballroom
7 13 May 201024.2 yrs W6-1 Todd Willingham 2-4 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,288→1,298 +10 1,065 – Battle in the Ballroom Battle in the Ballroom
6 18 Apr 201024.1 yrs W5-1 Nick Reale 7-2 – SubGuillotine Choke R11:35 1.00 1,162→1,288 +126 1,325 – Long Beach Fight Night 8 Long Beach Fight Night
5 10 Feb 201023.9 yrs W4-1 Billy Terry 4-16 – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,140→1,162 +22 807 – Battle in the Ballroom Battle in the Ballroom
4 18 Dec 200923.8 yrs W3-1 Todd Willingham 1-1 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,092→1,140 +48 1,046 – Battle in the Ballroom Battle in the Ballroom
3 20 Nov 200923.7 yrs L2-1 Isaac Gutierrez 2-1 – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 0.00 1,196→1,092 -104 1,131 – Spar Star Promotions Spar Star Promotions
2 15 Aug 200923.4 yrs W2-0 Guilherme Cotliarenko debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,152→1,196 +43 1,086 – Battle in the Ballroom - SummerFist 3 Fight Club OC
1 17 Jul 200923.4 yrs W1-0 Thor Skancke 1-2 · 26.4 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R27:47 1.00 1,092→1,152 +60 980 – Battle in the Ballroom - Summer Fist 3 Fight Club OC