Samuel Sanches
“The Prodigy”
Record 11-1-0Brazil
The style
Early Knockout Artist
One-punch power · First-round finisher · Long reach
GrapplingStriking
A 22-year-old Brazilian who built an 11-1 record on the São Paulo regional circuit and won a UFC contract with a two-minute knockout on the Contender Series in September 2025. Eight of his eleven wins are knockouts and most of them come in the first round, with his only loss a heel hook back in 2022. A scheduled April 2026 debut against Tofiq Musayev fell through when he withdrew, so he had still not fought in the UFC as of August 2026.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 11-1-0 |
| Age | 22 |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Reach | 74.5" |
| Stance | — |
| Country | Brazil |
| Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
8 KO/TKO1 SUB2 DEC
How they lose
0 KO/TKO1 SUB0 DEC
On The Fight Brief
No fight breakdowns yet — they’ll appear here when Sanches lands on a covered card.