Jerrod Sanders (16-4, 8) was born in El Reno, Oklahoma, U.S. on October 1, 1979. At the age of 30 years on March 20, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Anthony Christodoulou, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On July 16, 2014, 34-year old Jerrod Sanders made his UFC debut on his 16th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller against Yosdenis Cedeno but lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
Sanders' last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Anselmo Luis Luna Jr. at age 38 on April 27, 2018. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Jerrod Sanders' best fights have been against Russell Doane.
Sanders has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | Apr 27, 2018 38 years, 6 months 16-4 (8) | Anselmo Luis Luna Jr. | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
20  | Jul 22, 2017 37 years, 9 months 16-3 (8) | 26 years, 3 months 9-2-1 (5) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Jul 7, 2016 36 years, 9 months 15-3 (8) | 28 years, 4 months 17-7-1 (12) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
18  | Jul 12, 2015 35 years, 9 months 15-2 (8) | 28 years, 10 months 14-4 (10) | TUF | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Oct 4, 2014 35 years 14-2 (8) | 28 years 11-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
16 | Jul 16, 2014 34 years, 9 months 14-2 (8) | Yosdenis Cedeno | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Retirement |
15 | Jan 25, 2014 34 years, 3 months 14-1 (8) | Thomas Schulte | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Jun 14, 2013 33 years, 8 months 13-1 (8) | Jeff Smith | WSOF | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13 | Jul 28, 2012 32 years, 9 months 12-1 (8) | Rocky Long | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Jun 16, 2012 32 years, 8 months 11-1 (7) | Derek Cranford | KOTC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
11 | May 12, 2012 32 years, 7 months 10-1 (6) | Willian Teixeira | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke | |
10 | Jan 28, 2012 32 years, 3 months 9-1 (5) | Andrew Carrillo | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
9 | Jan 21, 2012 32 years, 3 months 8-1 (4) | Dustin Blake | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Oct 22, 2011 32 years 7-1 (4) | Willie Mack | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Sep 10, 2011 31 years, 11 months 6-1 (4) | Jimmy Van Horn | LT | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Jul 30, 2011 31 years, 9 months 5-1 (3) | Cody Carrillo | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke | |
5 | Jun 4, 2011 31 years, 8 months 4-1 (2) | Rick Huff | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | May 14, 2011 31 years, 7 months 3-1 (1) | Javier Obregon | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3  | Mar 19, 2011 31 years, 5 months 2-1 (1) | 25 years, 11 months 8-0 (8) | Bellator | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
2 | Jan 29, 2011 31 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | William Joplin | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Mar 20, 2010 30 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Anthony Christodoulou | 2 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke |
