UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Aljamain “Funk Master” Sterling will take on Cory Sandhagen in the Bantamweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 250 card.
In this post, we will break down Aljamain Sterling vs. Cory Sandhagen matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 34-year-old, Aljamain Sterling is coming in with a 18-3-0 record. Sterling will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes in June.
Sandhagen, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Raphael Assuncao on June 8, 2019 at UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 and holds a 12-1-0 record.
| Aljamain Sterling | vs. | Cory Sandhagen |
| 34 |
Age |
31 |
| 5′ 7″ |
Height |
5′ 11″ |
| 135 lbs. |
Weight |
135 lbs. |
| 71″ |
Reach |
70″ |
| 18-3-0 |
Record |
12-1-0 |
| Orthodox |
Stance |
Switch |
Aljamain Sterling has an orthodox fighting stance with a 71″ reach. The 31-year-old, Cory Sandhagen is an switch fighter with a 70″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.
Sterling comes in with 50% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 4.85 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Sandhagen fires at 48% accuracy, landing about 7.14 significant strikes per minute. Aljamain Sterling also has a 29% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.91 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Sandhagen’s 1.24 takedowns and 27% takedown accuracy.
Cory spent on average 9:40 minutes in the Octagon and Aljamain has an average fight time of 12:42 minutes.
This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 250 is live in , who do you think will win, Aljamain or Cory? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer |
Date |
June 6, 2020 |
Location |
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
Matchup |
Aljamain Sterling vs. Cory Sandhagen |
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