Cory Sandhagen wants nothing more than to stop the bleeding in a cutthroat Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division where the faint of heart need not apply.
As Sandhagen and Song approach their pivotal clash in Sin City, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
30: Years of age for Sandhagen, who was born on April 20, 1992 in Aurora, Colorado.
6: Sandhagen victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 43% of his career total (14). His list of UFC victims: Frankie Edgar, Marlon Moraes, Iuri Alcantara and Austin Arnett. Sandhagen holds three other victories by submission (21%) and five more by decision (36%).
169: Significant strikes landed by Sandhagen his aforementioned loss to Yan. It established a personal benchmark for “Sandman” and marked third time he had surpassed the century plateau in the category since he joined the UFC roster four-plus years ago.
2: First-round finishes inside the Octagon for Sandhagen. He submitted Mario Bautista with an armbar 3:31 into their UFC Fight Night 143 pairing on Jan. 19, 2019 and wiped out Edgar with a flying knee 28 seconds into their UFC Fight Night 184 confrontation on Feb. 6, 2021.
.818: Cumulative winning percentage between the four men—Yan, T.J. Dillashaw, Aljamain Sterling and Jamall Emmers—who have beaten Sandhagen. They sport a combined record of 72-16.
24: Years of age for Song, who was born in Heilongjiang, China, on Dec. 2, 1997.
8: Song wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 42% of his career total (19). His list of UFC victims: Moraes, Julio Arce, Alejandro Perez and Felipe Arantes. Song owns three other wins by submission (16%) and eight more by decision (42%).
5,124: Miles between Song’s hometown and where he trains under the Team Alpha Male lights in Sacramento, California.
65: Seconds needed for Song to put away Makoto Yoshida with knees to the body and follow-up punches at a Wu Lin Feng show on Oct. 28, 2017. Nearly five years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.
84: Combined victories between the five men—Kyler Phillips, Renat Ondar (twice), Alexey Polpudnikov, Giovanni Moljo and Xian Ji—who have defeated Song. They boast a .667 cumulative winning percentage at 84-40-2.