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Jerrod Sanders (born October 1, 1979) is an American[3] mixed martial artist.[4] He has competed in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight[5] divisions.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sanders made his professional MMA debut in March 2010. He fought for a variety of promotions including Bellator MMA and World Series of Fighting. In the first four years of his career he amassed a record of 14 wins against 1 loss.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sanders made his UFC debut against Yosdenis Cedeno on July 16, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 45.[6] He lost the fight via TKO after the first round as Sanders was unable to continue.[7]

Sanders next faced Pedro Munhoz on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine.[8] He lost the fight via submission in the first round.[9] Subsequently, Munhoz tested positive for exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites and the result was changed to a no contest.[10]

In his third fight for the promotion, Sanders fought Russell Doane on July 12, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale.[11] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[12]

Sanders next faced Felipe Arantes on July 7, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 90.[13] He lost the fight via submission in the second round.[14]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
21 matches 16 wins 4 losses
By knockout 2 1
By submission 6 2
By decision 8 1
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 16–4 (1) Anselmo Luis Luna Jr. Decision (split) C3 Fights 46 - Clash at the Council April 27, 2018 3 5:00 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States
Win 16–3 (1) Chris Gutiérrez Decision (unanimous) C3 Fights - Fight Night July 22, 2017 3 5:00 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States
Loss 15–3 (1) Felipe Arantes Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez July 7, 2016 2 1:39 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 15–2 (1) Russell Doane Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale July 12, 2015 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
NC 14–2 (1) Pedro Munhoz NC (overturned) UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine October 4, 2014 1 0:39 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Return to Bantamweight. Originally a submission (guillotine choke) win for Munhoz; overturned after he tested positive for exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites.
Loss 14–2 Yosdenis Cedeno TKO (retirement) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller July 16, 2014 1 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Lightweight bout.
Win 14–1 Thomas Schulte Decision (unanimous) SCS 21: No Surrender January 25, 2014 3 5:00 Hinton, Oklahoma, United States
Win 13–1 Jeff Smith Decision (unanimous) WSOF 3 June 14, 2013 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 12–1 Rocky Long TKO (punches) SCS 12: Red, White, Black and Blue July 28, 2012 1 4:08 Hinton, Oklahoma, United States Return to Featherweight.
Win 11–1 Derek Cranford Submission (arm-triangle choke) KOTC: Thunderstorm June 16, 2012 1 2:37 Norman, Oklahoma, United States Bantamweight debut.
Win 10–1 Willian Teixeira Submission (D'Arce choke) HCC 10: Haidar Capixaba Combat 10 May 12, 2012 1 2:41 Vitória, Brazil Lightweight bout.
Win 9–1 Andrew Carrillo Submission (choke) SCS 9: Sugar Creek Showdown 9 January 28, 2012 1 4:32 Hinton, Oklahoma, United States
Win 8–1 Dustin Blake Decision (unanimous) C3 Fights: Slamfest January 21, 2012 3 5:00 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States
Win 7–1 Willie Mack Decision (unanimous) C3 Fights: Fall Brawl October 22, 2011 3 3:00 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States
Win 6–1 Jimmy Van Horn TKO (punches) SCS 7: Sugar Creek Showdown 7 September 10, 2011 4 3:44 Hinton, Oklahoma, United States
Win 5–1 Cody Carrillo Submission (D'Arce choke) C3 Fights: Great Plains Sizzling Slamfest July 30, 2011 3 1:42 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States
Win 4–1 Rick Huff Submission (rear-naked choke) C3 Fights: MMA Championship Fights June 4, 2011 1 0:58 Concho, Oklahoma, United States
Win 3–1 Javier Obregon Decision (unanimous) SCS 5: Sugar Creek Showdown 5 May 14, 2011 3 5:00 Hinton, Oklahoma, United States
Loss 2–1 Jeremy Spoon Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 37 March 19, 2011 2 0:26 Concho, Oklahoma, United States Lightweight bout.
Win 2–0 William Joplin Decision (unanimous) C3 Fights: SlamFest January 29, 2011 3 5:00 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States
Win 1–0 Anthony Christodoulou Submission (D'Arce choke) Fury Fight Promotions: The Storm March 20, 2010 2 2:14 North Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Mixed martial arts amateur record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 1–0 Robert Abrantes Submission (rear-naked choke) CFP: Clash at the Coast 3 June 6, 2009 1 1:57 Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Fight Card - The Ultimate Fighter Finale American Top Team vs. Blackzilians". UFC.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Jerrod Sanders - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jerrod Sanders". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Jerrod Sanders". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Jerrod Sanders". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
  6. ^ Staff (2014-07-01). "With Cedeno vs. Sanders, UFC Fight Night 45 lineup set with 11 bouts". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  7. ^ Steven Marrocco (2014-07-16). "UFC Fight Night 45 results: Yosdenis Cedeno awarded TKO over injured Jerrod Sanders". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  8. ^ Staff (2014-08-20). "Jerrod Sanders drops two divisions, meets Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night 54". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  9. ^ Matt Erickson (2014-10-04). "UFC Fight Night 54 results: Pedro Munhoz submits Jerrod Sanders in 39 seconds". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  10. ^ Steven Marrocco (November 3, 2015). "After talk of settlement, UFC's Pedro Munhoz gets one-year suspension, no-contest". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  11. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2015-05-21). "Russell Doane-Jerrod Sanders Bantamweight Duel Added to "TUF 21" Finale". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  12. ^ Matt Erickson (2015-07-12). "TUF 21 Finale results: Jerrod Sanders upsets 5-1 favorite Russell Doane". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  13. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2016-05-23). "Felipe Arantes vs. Jerrod Sanders added to UFC Fight Night 90". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  14. ^ Brent Brookhouse (2016-07-07). "UFC Fight Night 90 results: Felipe Arantes catches Jerrod Sanders with second-round armbar". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
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