UFC UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 Final

Bantamweight

Cory Sandhagen vs Mario Bautista

Cory Sandhagen
#4United States

Cory Sandhagen

“Sandman”

18-7

VS
Mario Bautista
#7United States

Mario Bautista

18-3

Winner

Winner

Mario Bautista

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

11 July 2026 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Mario Bautista beat Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Mario Bautista landed 143 of 215 total strikes and 8 of 20 takedowns, with 3:21 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 28-29, 28-29, 28-29.
  • They have met once before: Cory Sandhagen won by submission at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw.

Tale of the tape

Cory SandhagenMario Bautista
18-7Record18-3
34Age on fight night33
5′11″ (180 cm)Height5′9″ (175 cm)
70″ (178 cm)Reach69″ (175 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
SwitchStanceSwitch
Elevation Fight TeamTeamMMA Lab
Aurora, Colorado, United StatesFromWinnemucca, Nevada, United States

Fight statistics

104of 196 · 53%Total strikes landed143of 215 · 67%
81of 165Head strikes90of 156
10of 17Body strikes34of 38
13of 14Leg strikes19of 21
1of 4Takedowns8of 20
0Knockdowns1
0Submission attempts3
1:13Control time3:21

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Cory SandhagenRoundMario Bautista
43/78strikes0/2TD0KD0:23controlR142/59strikes1/4TD0KD0:37control
44/82strikes0/0TD0KD0:09controlR244/84strikes0/5TD0KD0:18control
17/36strikes1/2TD0KD0:41controlR357/72strikes7/11TD1KD2:26control

Judges’ scorecards

Ben Cartlidge

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Sal D'amato

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Chris Lee

10R199R2109R310

28total29

They have met before

19 January 2019Cory Sandhagen won by submission in round 1UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw

Form going into the fight

Cory Sandhagen

  1. LMerab Dvalishviliunanimous decision2025
  2. WDeiveson FigueiredoKO/TKO R2 4:082025
  3. LUmar Nurmagomedovunanimous decision2024
  4. WRob Fontunanimous decision2023
  5. WMarlon Verasplit decision2023

Mario Bautista

  1. WVinicius Oliveirasubmission R2 4:462026
  2. LUmar Nurmagomedovunanimous decision2025
  3. WPatchy Mixunanimous decision2025
  4. WJose Aldosplit decision2024
  5. WRicky Simonunanimous decision2024

Also on this card

Conor McGregor vs Max HollowayWelterweightKO/TKO R1 1:09Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy PimblettLightweightsubmission R1 0:52Brandon Royval vs Lone'er KavanaghFlyweightsubmission R3 3:40King Green vs Terrance McKinneyLightweightKO/TKO R1 4:59Nikita Krylov vs Robert WhittakerLight HeavyweightKO/TKO R3 1:01

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