Luana Santos vs Yana Santos

Luana Santos

Pro 11-2-0 | UFC 6-1-0

Women's Bantamweight

Yana Santos

Pro 17-8-0 (1 NC) | UFC 7-5-0

Age

26|36

Height

5'6"|5'6"

Reach

67"|68"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Luana Santos	Yana Santos	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	53.6%	57.9%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5	4.4	►
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.5	3.1	—
Strike Differential	0.1/min	1.3/min	►
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	37.9%	47.1%	—
Takedown Defense	85.7%	51.6%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.1	0.8	◄
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0	0.1	◄
Control Time/15min	8:16	4:25	◄
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%	0.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	33.3%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	50.0%	100.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:01	12:47	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0	0.1	—
Reversals/15min	0.0	0.1	—
Edges	4	2	3 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Luana Santos Yana Santos League median

Statistic	Luana Santos	Yana Santos	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	73.4%	80.8%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:01	12:47	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	42.9%	25.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	61.8%	63.1%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	21-13 (61.8%)	53-31 (63.1%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	17-11 (60.7%)	29-18 (61.7%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	38.8%	46.1%	—
% Time in Control	55.2%	29.5%	◀
% Time Controlled	6.1%	24.4%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	90.1%	54.7%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	5.82	5.38	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	4.98	3.83	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.84	+1.55	—
Distance Strike Accuracy	53.5%	47.3%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	68.8%	62.9%	◀
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.00	0.21	▶
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00	0.57	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.85	1.20	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.17	2.19	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	0.23	0.74	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Luana Santos	Yana Santos	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.0%	59.0%	►
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.4	4.5	►
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1	3.3	◄
Takedown Accuracy	36.0%	0.0%	◄
Takedown Defense	100.0%	52.9%	◄
Control Time/Fight	6:52	1:33	◄
Edges	4	2	0 even

Last 3 Fights

Luana Santos

WIN

vs. Karol Rosa

UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi • Jun 2026Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Luana Santos9/1182%TD 2/10Ctrl 12:21

Karol Rosa7/2627%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Luana Santos	7/9	78%	1/5	3:16	—
	Karol Rosa	4/16	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Luana Santos	2/2	100%	0/0	4:37	—
	Karol Rosa	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Luana Santos	0/0	—	1/5	4:28	—
	Karol Rosa	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Melissa Croden

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape • Dec 2025Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Luana Santos12/2450%TD 3/7Ctrl 9:21

Melissa Croden22/7430%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Luana Santos	10/13	77%	1/3	1:51	—
	Melissa Croden	7/27	26%	0/1	0:44	—

R2	Luana Santos	2/8	25%	1/2	3:41	—
	Melissa Croden	10/21	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Luana Santos	0/3	0%	1/2	3:49	—
	Melissa Croden	5/26	19%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tainara Lisboa

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales • May 2025Women's Bantamweight

Submission (Keylock) • Rd 2, 4:59

Luana Santos15/1979%TD 2/2Ctrl 7:57

Tainara Lisboa6/3418%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Luana Santos	9/11	82%	1/1	3:45	—
	Tainara Lisboa	5/19	26%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Luana Santos	6/8	75%	1/1	4:12	—
	Tainara Lisboa	1/15	7%	0/0	0:00	—

Yana Santos

WIN

vs. Macy Chiasson

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yana Santos65/12452%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:49

Macy Chiasson54/11846%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	31/50	62%	0/0	0:49	—
	Macy Chiasson	14/33	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Yana Santos	31/52	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Macy Chiasson	25/50	50%	1/1	1:03	—

R3	Yana Santos	3/22	14%	0/1	0:00	—
	Macy Chiasson	15/35	43%	1/1	2:40	—

WIN

vs. Miesha Tate

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo • May 2025Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yana Santos66/11756%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:46

Miesha Tate40/11535%TD 1/7Ctrl 5:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	31/61	51%	0/1	0:25	—
	Miesha Tate	22/55	40%	0/2	0:47	—

R2	Yana Santos	31/44	70%	0/0	0:21	—
	Miesha Tate	13/43	30%	0/3	0:40	—

R3	Yana Santos	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Miesha Tate	5/17	29%	1/2	3:38	—

WIN

vs. Chelsea Chandler

UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 • Aug 2024Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yana Santos94/13570%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:00KD 1

Chelsea Chandler56/12445%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	33/44	75%	0/0	0:02	—
	Chelsea Chandler	14/40	35%	0/0	0:27	—

R2	Yana Santos	33/48	69%	0/0	0:35	1
	Chelsea Chandler	17/34	50%	0/0	0:22	—

R3	Yana Santos	28/43	65%	0/0	0:23	—
	Chelsea Chandler	25/50	50%	0/0	1:52	—

Common Opponents

vs. Karol Rosa

Luana Santos

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi • Jun 2026Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Luana Santos9/1182%TD 2/10Ctrl 12:21

Karol Rosa7/2627%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Luana Santos	7/9	78%	1/5	3:16	—
	Karol Rosa	4/16	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Luana Santos	2/2	100%	0/0	4:37	—
	Karol Rosa	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Luana Santos	0/0	—	1/5	4:28	—
	Karol Rosa	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

Yana Santos

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov • Jul 2023Women's Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yana Santos95/15661%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:53

Karol Rosa66/13051%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	33/54	61%	0/0	2:19	—
	Karol Rosa	12/26	46%	0/0	0:08	—

R2	Yana Santos	29/44	66%	0/0	1:34	—
	Karol Rosa	20/44	45%	0/0	0:08	—

R3	Yana Santos	33/58	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karol Rosa	34/60	57%	1/1	0:25	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Yana Santos is the busier striker, landing 4.4 significant strikes per minute vs 2.5. Their opponent absorbs 2.5 strikes per minute on average — Yana Santos's output should find a target.

Grappling: Luana Santos shoots at 38% accuracy but Yana Santos stops 52% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Yana Santos shoots at 47% accuracy against Luana Santos's 86% defense — Luana Santos should keep it standing.

Control: Luana Santos controls 6:04 per fight on average vs 3:46 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Both fighters trend toward decisions — Luana Santos (50% of wins) and Yana Santos (100%).

Fight Length: Yana Santos's fights average 12:47 vs 11:01 for Luana Santos. If this reaches the championship rounds, Yana Santos's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-10-01 | Data source: UFCStats.com