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Fighter comparison

Felipe Colares vs Luke Sanders

Records, Elo, stats and the Combat Edge model read, side by side.

Luke Sanders
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Luke Sanders

“Cool Hand”

13-5-0FeatherweightUFC

1663Good

Combat Edge model read

Luke Sanders54%
Felipe Colares 46%Elo baseline: 56%

The Combat Edge model makes Luke Sanders a 54% favorite over Felipe Colares in a hypothetical meeting — in line with the Elo baseline (56%).

Luke Sanders holds the higher Combat Edge Elo at 1663 to 1618, a 45-point edge.

Luke Sanders enters on a 2-fight loss streak.

Felipe Colares finishes 73% of wins inside the distance, Luke Sanders 69%.

Model estimate for a hypothetical bout, generated from Combat Edge Elo, form, and career stats. Not a betting recommendation.

Tale of the tape

11-4-0Record13-5-0
BantamweightDivisionFeatherweight
5'9"Height5'7"
69"ReachTBD
135 lbsWeight145 lbs
Team Nogueira· 1597 avg Elo · 7 ratedTeamNashville MMA

What's at stake

Luke Sanders is the Elo favorite, so a win banks only +14 while a loss costs more — Felipe Colares carries the upset premium, with more to gain and less to lose.

Felipe ColaresNow 1618
If they win+18→ 1636
If they lose-14→ 1604
Luke SandersNow 1663
If they win+14→ 1677
If they lose-18→ 1645

Projected for a decision result at current ratings. A finish (KO/TKO or submission) scales the swing up by roughly 20–25%.

Opponent quality

Average pre-fight Elo of each fighter's latest 10 counted pro MMA opponents. Higher means the recent schedule was stronger; later opponent results do not rewrite the score.

1616 · 10 fightsPre-fight Elo1641 · 10 fights

Tracked stat edges

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

2.17
Sig. strikes / min
6.61
45%
Strike accuracy
53%
4.65
Strikes absorbed / minLower is better
4.37
37%
Strike defense
51%
1.88
Takedown avg.
0.71
24%
Takedown accuracy
30%
43%
Takedown defense
73%
0.51
Submission avg.
0.24

Trajectory

Felipe ColaresLuke Sanders
16001650170020192020202120222023

Win method breakdown

2 (18%)
KO/TKO
7 (54%)
6 (55%)
Submission
2 (15%)
3 (27%)
Decision
4 (31%)