Cory Sandhagen has five losses against five opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Sandhagen's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Cory Sandhagen".
On August 3, 2024 Cory Sandhagen faced off against Umar Nurmagomedov in a bantamweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 17-5 (10), and Nurmagomedov was 28 years old and with a record of 17-0 (8). Sandhagen lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
On October 30, 2021 Cory Sandhagen fought Petr Yan in a bantamweight title fight for Yan's UFC Championship title. Sandhagen was 29 years old and with a record of 14-4 (9), and Yan was 28 years old and with a record of 15-2 (8). Sandhagen lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
On July 24, 2021 Cory Sandhagen faced off against T.J. Dillashaw in a bantamweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 14-3 (9), and Dillashaw was 35 years old and with a record of 16-4 (11). Sandhagen lost the fight via 5-round split decision.
On June 6, 2020 Cory Sandhagen faced off against Aljamain Sterling in a bantamweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 12-2 (7), and Sterling was 30 years old and with a record of 18-3 (9). Sandhagen lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 24, 2017 Cory Sandhagen faced off against Jamall Emmers in a featherweight bout at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 5-1 (2), and Emmers was 27 years old and with a record of 10-3 (5). Sandhagen lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
