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Samuel Sanches

Country
Brazil
Record
11-1
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'10"
Reach
74"
Age
23
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
Finish rate82%
9 of 11 wins inside the distance · 75th percentile
Durability92%
Stopped in 8% of bouts — 1 of 12 · 73rd percentile
Activity2
Bouts in the last 24 months · 74th percentile
4:24
Avg bout length
8W
Streak
0
Title fights
1
Main events
Percentiles vs 624 lightweights

Samuel Sanches is a Lightweight from Brazil with an official record of 11-1. The 11 wins came 8 by knockout, 1 by submission and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout win over Chasen Blair at Dana White's Contender Series: Season 9, Week 5 on 10 September 2025, the eighth win in a row.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Sep 10, 2025Chasen BlairWINKOKO/TKOR1Dana White's Contender Series: Season 9, Week 5
Mar 30, 2025Evaldo dos SantosWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 0:54Thunder Fight 47
Jun 1, 2024Severino NetoWINKOKO/TKOR2 · 2:40JuaFight 1
Apr 28, 2024Sergio de Jesus SantosWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00Demo Fight 19
Jan 27, 2024Bruno JustoWINKOKO/TKOR2 · 1:18Demo Fight 18
Jul 29, 2023Sergio Mario Conceicao dos SantosWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00Demo Fight 17
Mar 25, 2023Paulo RobertoWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 3:00Demo Fight 16
Nov 5, 2022Walef Pereira da SilvaWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 4:58WS Fighting 6
Jul 9, 2022Hugo VargasLOSSSUBSubmission (Heel Hook)R1Qualify Combat 11
Mar 27, 2022William PaivaWINKOKO/TKOR1Jardim Fight 4
Nov 7, 2021Emerson ConceicaoWINKOKO/TKOR1Jardim Fight 3
Aug 14, 2021Joao PedroWINKOKO/TKOR1Imperium MMA Pro 15
Sep 10, 2025 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 9, Week 5
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Evaldo dos Santos
Mar 30, 2025 · Thunder Fight 47
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 0:54
Severino Neto
Jun 1, 2024 · JuaFight 1
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2 · 2:40
Sergio de Jesus Santos
Apr 28, 2024 · Demo Fight 19
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Bruno Justo
Jan 27, 2024 · Demo Fight 18
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2 · 1:18
Sergio Mario Conceicao dos Santos
Jul 29, 2023 · Demo Fight 17
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Paulo Roberto
Mar 25, 2023 · Demo Fight 16
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 3:00
Walef Pereira da Silva
Nov 5, 2022 · WS Fighting 6
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 4:58
Hugo Vargas
Jul 9, 2022 · Qualify Combat 11
LOSS
SUBSubmission (Heel Hook)R1
William Paiva
Mar 27, 2022 · Jardim Fight 4
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Emerson Conceicao
Nov 7, 2021 · Jardim Fight 3
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Joao Pedro
Aug 14, 2021 · Imperium MMA Pro 15
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1

Samuel Sanches’s record, in numbers

Samuel Sanches’s record is 11-1, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 12 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 11 wins break down as 8 by knockout, 1 by submission and 2 by decision — 9 of 11 inside the distance, a finish rate of 82%. Across all 12 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 4 minutes 24 seconds.

Samuel Sanches has been stopped once in the 12 bouts on file, by submission — 8% of them. The last 8 bouts on file are all wins.

Of the 12 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was the main event of the card. Two of them have come since October 2024.

Set against the 626 Lightweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Samuel Sanches has a finish rate above 75% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 73% of them and a two-year bout count above 75% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Samuel Sanches is listed at 5ft 10in with a reach of 74in, fights orthodox and is 23, born 27 January 2003.

These figures are recomputed from Samuel Sanches’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.