Ben Saunders (fighter)

Benjamin Saunders (born April 13, 1983 in Orlando, Florida), is an American professional mixed martial artist. His background is in Jeet Kune Do Concepts, he was most recently a featured fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra.

Mixed Martial Arts

Ben began training in Martial Arts at a young age starting with Jeet Kune Do.

The Ultimate Fighter

Saunders defeated Dan Barrera in the first round of the competition by split decision. Saunders was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Tommy Speer via decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Saunders defeated Dan Barrera at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale by unanimous decision.

In his second career UFC fight, Saunders defeated UFC newcomer Ryan Thomas by arm bar in the second round.

In his third career UFC fight he fought Brandon Wolff, defeating him in the first round with knees from the Thai clinch.

Ben Saunders next fight was supposed to be at UFC 96 against welterweight standout Dustin Hazelett, but due to injury Hazelett pulled out of the match. Saunders was then set to face UFC newcomer Ryan Madigan, However Saunders later pulled out of the match due to an injured foot.

On February 28, 2009, it was confirmed that Ben will be facing Mike Swick at UFC 99. Ben Saunders was defeated by Mike Swick by continuous punches to the face. As Swick struck, Saunders ducked into Swick's striking range every time which essentially cost him the fight.

MMA record

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	Mike Swick	TKO (Punches)	UFC 99: The Comeback	6/13/2009	2	3:47	Cologne, Germany
Win	Brandon Wolff	TKO (Knees)	UFC: Fights for the Troops	12/10/2008	1	1:49	Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Win	Ryan Thomas	Submission (Arm Lock)	UFC 87: Seek and Destroy	8/10/2008	2	2:28	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Win	Dan Barrera	Decision (Unanimous)	The Ultimate Finale 6	12/08/2007	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Charles Blanchard	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Combat Fighting Championships 3	02/17/2007	1	0:46	Orlando, Florida, USA
Win	Kenny Stevens	TKO	Combat Fighting Championships 1	07/15/2006	3	3:05	Orlando, Florida, USA
Win	Rick Delvecchio	KO (Kick)	Absolute Fighting Championships 15	02/18/2006	1	0:56	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Win	Ariel Pena	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Absolute Fighting Championships 14	12/10/2005	1	1:12	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Draw	Diego Vitosky	Draw	Absolute Fighting Championships 12	04/30/2005	2	5:00	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Draw	Crafton Wallace	Draw	Absolute Fighting Championships 8	05/01/2004	2	5:00	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

External links

• Professional MMA record for Ben Saunders from Sherdog
• Ben Saunders' The Ultimate Fighter bio
• Ben Saunders' TUF 6 Blog