Heavyweight

Junior Dos Santos

Last fought: Dec 2020

RECORD

Pro

21-9-0

UFC

15-8-0

Age

Height

6'4"

Weight

238 lbs

Reach

77"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:44
Fight Completion Rate	53.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.15
% Fights Inside the Distance	73.9%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	123-33 (78.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	69-21 (76.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	54-12 (81.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	80.8%
% Time in Control	3.1%
% Time Controlled	16.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	16.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.72
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.92
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.80
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.4%
Distance Strike Defense	61.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.42
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.22
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.25
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.20
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.97
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.23

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field

Junior Dos Santos League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Junior Dos Santos
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	81.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	0:27
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	66.7%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	33.3%
Avg Fight Time	10:44
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:02

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Ciryl Gane

UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno • Dec 2020Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 2, 2:34

Junior Dos Santos10/3529%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Ciryl Gane59/8074%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	9/23	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	37/47	79%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	1/12	8%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	22/33	67%	0/0	0:13	1

LOSS

vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 • Aug 2020Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:47

Junior Dos Santos24/4455%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jairzinho Rozenstruik42/6664%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	13/23	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	18/27	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	24/39	62%	0/0	0:09	1

LOSS

vs. Curtis Blaydes

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos • Jan 2020Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:06

Junior Dos Santos7/3023%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Curtis Blaydes28/6047%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	5/23	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Curtis Blaydes	14/38	37%	0/4	0:17	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Curtis Blaydes	14/22	64%	0/2	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Francis Ngannou

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos • Jun 2019Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:11

Junior Dos Santos4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Francis Ngannou9/1947%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francis Ngannou	9/19	47%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:58

Junior Dos Santos29/5553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 1

Derrick Lewis7/2528%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	18/37	49%	0/0	0:06	—
	Derrick Lewis	6/16	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	11/18	61%	0/0	0:05	1
	Derrick Lewis	1/9	11%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Tai Tuivasa

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa • Dec 2018Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:30

Junior Dos Santos26/6540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:47KD 1

Tai Tuivasa16/4238%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	10/23	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tai Tuivasa	12/32	38%	0/0	0:57	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	16/42	38%	0/0	0:47	1
	Tai Tuivasa	4/10	40%	0/0	0:19	—

WIN

vs. Blagoy Ivanov

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov • Jul 2018Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Junior Dos Santos110/24844%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Blagoy Ivanov51/22922%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	8/28	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	5/26	19%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	26/48	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	6/38	16%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Junior Dos Santos	19/48	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	8/45	18%	0/0	0:01	—

R4	Junior Dos Santos	20/57	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	15/59	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Junior Dos Santos	37/67	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	17/61	28%	0/0	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Stipe Miocic

UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos • May 2017HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:22

Junior Dos Santos12/1867%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Stipe Miocic26/5646%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	12/18	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	26/56	46%	0/0	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Ben Rothwell

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos • Apr 2016Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Junior Dos Santos157/24764%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Ben Rothwell77/21236%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	26/37	70%	0/0	0:02	—
	Ben Rothwell	19/48	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	29/49	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ben Rothwell	14/42	33%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Junior Dos Santos	29/43	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ben Rothwell	15/37	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Junior Dos Santos	40/57	70%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ben Rothwell	18/48	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Junior Dos Santos	33/61	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ben Rothwell	11/37	30%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alistair Overeem

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:43

Junior Dos Santos22/4648%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alistair Overeem32/4374%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	7/15	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	9/13	69%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	15/31	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	23/30	77%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Stipe Miocic

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic • Dec 2014Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Junior Dos Santos123/30341%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:21KD 1

Stipe Miocic89/19346%TD 1/18Ctrl 3:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	18/32	56%	0/6	0:42	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	16/40	40%	0/0	0:15	—
	Stipe Miocic	14/26	54%	1/4	1:37	—

R3	Junior Dos Santos	21/62	34%	0/0	0:09	1
	Stipe Miocic	12/36	33%	0/4	0:04	—

R4	Junior Dos Santos	26/62	42%	1/1	0:29	—
	Stipe Miocic	20/40	50%	0/2	0:27	—

R5	Junior Dos Santos	40/95	42%	0/0	0:28	—
	Stipe Miocic	25/59	42%	0/2	0:12	—

LOSS

vs. Cain Velasquez

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 • Oct 2013HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 5, 3:09

Junior Dos Santos46/12238%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

Cain Velasquez123/20161%TD 2/13Ctrl 17:23KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	10/26	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cain Velasquez	22/33	67%	1/5	4:03	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	7/19	37%	0/1	0:01	—
	Cain Velasquez	18/32	56%	0/4	3:41	—

R3	Junior Dos Santos	8/24	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cain Velasquez	39/64	61%	0/3	3:37	1

R4	Junior Dos Santos	15/41	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cain Velasquez	33/54	61%	0/0	3:26	—

R5	Junior Dos Santos	6/12	50%	0/0	0:01	—
	Cain Velasquez	11/18	61%	1/1	2:36	—

WIN

vs. Mark Hunt

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 • May 2013Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 4:18

Junior Dos Santos74/13156%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:27KD 2

Mark Hunt29/9929%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	20/32	62%	0/0	0:02	1
	Mark Hunt	5/40	12%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	30/47	64%	1/1	1:23	—
	Mark Hunt	15/32	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Junior Dos Santos	24/52	46%	0/0	0:02	1
	Mark Hunt	9/27	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Cain Velasquez

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II • Dec 2012HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Junior Dos Santos57/13742%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:04

Cain Velasquez111/22450%TD 11/33Ctrl 13:57KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	17/43	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cain Velasquez	42/88	48%	3/9	1:44	1

R2	Junior Dos Santos	2/8	25%	0/0	0:28	—
	Cain Velasquez	24/38	63%	4/5	3:49	—

R3	Junior Dos Santos	13/30	43%	0/0	0:10	—
	Cain Velasquez	22/44	50%	1/5	2:41	—

R4	Junior Dos Santos	12/34	35%	0/1	0:21	—
	Cain Velasquez	10/28	36%	2/6	2:26	—

R5	Junior Dos Santos	13/22	59%	0/0	0:05	—
	Cain Velasquez	13/26	50%	1/8	3:17	—

WIN

vs. Frank Mir

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir • May 2012HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:04

Junior Dos Santos59/8966%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1

Frank Mir17/3746%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	38/58	66%	0/0	0:02	—
	Frank Mir	9/21	43%	0/4	0:09	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	21/31	68%	0/0	0:15	1
	Frank Mir	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cain Velasquez

UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos • Nov 2011HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:04

Junior Dos Santos8/1362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

Cain Velasquez7/1450%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	8/13	62%	0/0	0:08	1
	Cain Velasquez	7/14	50%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Shane Carwin

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin • Jun 2011Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Junior Dos Santos88/18847%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:43KD 1

Shane Carwin20/8623%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	41/74	55%	0/0	0:30	1
	Shane Carwin	5/23	22%	0/2	0:24	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	24/61	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shane Carwin	10/38	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Junior Dos Santos	23/53	43%	2/2	0:13	—
	Shane Carwin	5/25	20%	1/1	0:32	—

WIN

vs. Roy Nelson

UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen • Aug 2010Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Junior Dos Santos130/28246%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:20KD 1

Roy Nelson40/10140%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	49/95	52%	0/0	0:11	1
	Roy Nelson	11/24	46%	0/3	0:57	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	27/80	34%	0/1	0:00	—
	Roy Nelson	8/31	26%	0/4	0:34	—

R3	Junior Dos Santos	54/107	50%	1/1	0:09	—
	Roy Nelson	21/46	46%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

UFC Live: Vera vs Jones • Mar 2010Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:53

Junior Dos Santos20/3557%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Gabriel Gonzaga9/1947%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	20/35	57%	0/0	0:09	1
	Gabriel Gonzaga	9/19	47%	1/1	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Yvel

UFC 108: Evans vs Silva • Jan 2010Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:07

Junior Dos Santos14/3342%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

Gilbert Yvel3/1817%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	14/33	42%	0/0	0:07	1
	Gilbert Yvel	3/18	17%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mirko Filipovic

UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort • Sep 2009Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:00

Junior Dos Santos70/15745%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:49

Mirko Filipovic22/4945%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	21/49	43%	0/0	0:32	—
	Mirko Filipovic	7/20	35%	0/1	0:19	—

R2	Junior Dos Santos	28/69	41%	0/0	0:06	—
	Mirko Filipovic	10/18	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Junior Dos Santos	21/39	54%	0/0	0:11	—
	Mirko Filipovic	5/11	45%	0/0	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Stefan Struve

UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson • Feb 2009Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:54

Junior Dos Santos12/1867%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 2

Stefan Struve0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	12/18	67%	0/0	0:06	2
	Stefan Struve	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Fabricio Werdum

UFC 90: Silva vs Cote • Oct 2008Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:21

Junior Dos Santos7/1164%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Fabricio Werdum6/6100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Junior Dos Santos	7/11	64%	0/0	0:03	1
	Fabricio Werdum	6/6	100%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com