Luke Sanders (13-5, 9) was born in Brenham, Texas, U.S. on December 12, 1985. At the age of 25 years on January 7, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Josh Jarvis, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 17, 2016, 30-year old Luke Sanders made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz against a 32-year old Maximo Blanco, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Sanders' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Felipe Colares at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka at age 35 on May 1, 2021. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Luke Sanders' best fights have been against Maximo Blanco, Renan Barão, Patrick Williams, Darrick Minner and Josh Jarvis.
Sanders has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | May 1, 2021 35 years, 4 months 13-5 (9) | 27 years, 1 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Nov 28, 2020 34 years, 11 months 13-4 (9) | 29 years, 5 months 12-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
16  | Feb 17, 2019 33 years, 2 months 13-3 (9) | 32 years 34-7 (23) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
15  | Aug 25, 2018 32 years, 8 months 12-3 (8) | 33 years, 11 months 25-9 (18) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook |
14  | Apr 14, 2018 32 years, 4 months 12-2 (8) | 36 years, 7 months 8-5 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Dec 9, 2017 31 years, 11 months 11-2 (8) | 29 years, 1 months 11-5 (10) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
12  | Mar 4, 2017 31 years, 2 months 11-1 (8) | 36 years, 7 months 34-7 (27) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar |
11  | Jan 17, 2016 30 years, 1 months 11-0 (8) | 32 years, 3 months 12-6-1 (8) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
10  | May 8, 2015 29 years, 4 months 10-0 (7) | 29 years, 1 months 13-3 (8) | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended RFA bantamweight title | |
9 | Nov 7, 2014 28 years, 10 months 9-0 (7) | Jarred Mercado | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches Won RFA bantamweight title | |
8  | Aug 22, 2014 28 years, 8 months 8-0 (6) | 24 years, 3 months 9-3 (8) | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Mar 7, 2014 28 years, 2 months 7-0 (5) | Dan Moret | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Oct 18, 2013 27 years, 10 months 6-0 (5) | Zach Underwood | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Jul 19, 2013 27 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | Javon Wright | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
4 | Jun 22, 2012 26 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Zachary Sanders | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
3 | Nov 19, 2011 25 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | J.R. Hines | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Apr 28, 2011 25 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Latral Perdue | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN | |
1 | Jan 7, 2011 25 years 1-0 (1) | Josh Jarvis | Strikeforce | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
