# Chris Saunders (mixed martial artist)

Chris Saunders (born March 11, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the lightweight division.

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 24 matches | 16 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By submission | 7 | 3 |
| By decision | 6 | 4 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
| Win | 16–8 | Derion Chapman | Decision (unanimous) | CXF 7 - Locked and Loaded | April 29, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Los Angeles, United States |
| Loss | 15–8 | Chris Culley | Decision (split) | BAMMA Badbeat 20 - Saunders vs. Culley | June 10, 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Commerce, California, United States |
| Win | 15–7 | Darren Smith Jr. | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 28 - Moraes vs. Barajas | February 20, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Garden Grove, California, United States |
| Win | 14–7 | Kevin Bostick | Submission (guillotine choke) | BAMMA USA: Badbeat 17 | October 2, 2015 | 1 | 0:29 | Commerce, California, United States |
| Win | 13–7 | Brandon Morris | Submission (guillotine choke) | BAMMA USA: Badbeat 16 | June 26, 2015 | 2 | 1:28 | Commerce, California, United States |
| Win | 12–7 | Darren Smith | Submission (guillotine choke) | BAMMA USA: Badbeat 15 | April 10, 2015 | 1 | 1:14 | Commerce, California, United States |
| Loss | 11–7 | Dominic Clark | Submission (guillotine choke) | LOP: Chaos at the Casino 5 | August 10, 2014 | 1 | 1:09 | Inglewood, California, United States |
| Win | 11–6 | Dominic Gutierrez | Submission (guillotine choke) | LOP: Chaos at the Casino 4 | April 12, 2014 | 3 | 1:03 | Inglewood, California, United States |
| Loss | 10–6 | Sevak Magakian | Decision (unanimous) | LOP: Chaos at the Casino 3 | November 23, 2013 | 3 | 3:00 | Inglewood, California, United States |
| Win | 10–5 | Shad Smith | Submission (triangle choke) | RITC: Respect in the Cage | July 13, 2013 | 2 | 1:10 | Pomona, California, United States |
| Loss | 9–5 | Akop Stepanyan | TKO (kick to the body and punches) | Bellator XCII | March 7, 2013 | 3 | 3:55 | Temecula, California, United States |
| Loss | 9–4 | Thiago Meller | Decision (unanimous) | Samurai Pro Sports: Samurai MMA Pro 4 | October 19, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Culver City, California, United States |
| Loss | 9–3 | Myles Jury | Submission (guillotine choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale | June 1, 2012 | 1 | 4:03 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Loss | 9–2 | Chris Horodecki | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator XLVII | July 23, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Rama, Ontario, Canada |
| Win | 9–1 | Cleber Luciano | KO (punches) | IFS 7: New Blood | April 10, 2011 | 2 | 0:22 | Pico Rivera, California, United States |
| Win | 8–1 | George Valdez | TKO (elbow and punches) | MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 3 | November 19, 2010 | 4 | 3:21 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Win | 7–1 | Andy Morales | Decision (unanimous) | BITB: Battle in the Ballroom | June 24, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Irvine, California, United States |
| Win | 6–1 | Todd Willingham | Decision (unanimous) | BITB: Battle in the Ballroom | May 13, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Irvine, California, United States |
| Win | 5–1 | Nick Reale | Submission (guillotine choke) | LBFN 8: Long Beach Fight Night 8 | April 18, 2010 | 1 | 1:35 | Long Beach, California, United States |
| Win | 4–1 | Billy Terry | TKO (punches) | BITB: Battle in the Ballroom | February 10, 2010 | 2 | 1:48 | Irvine, California, United States |
| Win | 3–1 | Todd Willingham | Decision (unanimous) | BITB: Battle in the Ballroom | December 18, 2009 | 3 | 3:00 | Irvine, California, United States |
| Loss | 2–1 | Isaac Gutierrez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SP: Conquest in the Cage 5 | November 20, 2009 | 2 | 0:18 | Montebello, California, United States |
| Win | 2–0 | Guilherme Cotliarenko | Decision (unanimous) | Battle in the Ballroom: SummerFist 3 | August 15, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Irvine, California, United States |
| Win | 1–0 | Thor Skancke | Submission (guillotine choke) | Battle in the Ballroom: Summer Fist 3 | July 17, 2009 | 2 | 2:47 | Costa Mesa, California, United States |