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Women's Flyweight
Taila Santos
Last fought: Aug 2023
RECORD
Pro
19-3-0
UFC
4-3-0
Age
33
Height
5'6"
Weight
125 lbs
Reach
68"
Stance
Orthodox
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 14:58 |
| Fight Completion Rate | 91.1% |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | 3.00 |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 14.3% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 37-18 (67.3%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 20-15 (57.1%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 17-3 (85.0%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 38.0% |
| % Time in Control | 39.8% |
| % Time Controlled | 22.2% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 64.2% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 5.40 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 5.33 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | +0.07 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 39.0% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 61.4% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 1.71 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 0.00 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 2.51 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 4.27 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 3.23 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | 1.15 |
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 Women's Flyweight field
Taila 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 | Taila Santos |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 45.8% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 3.0 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 2.6 |
| Strike Differential | 0.4/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 75.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 85.3% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 2.1 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 1.3 |
| Control Time/15min | 5:58 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Submission % of Wins | 25.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 75.0% |
| Avg Fight Time | 14:58 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.4 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.3 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 49.9% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 3.0 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 2.6 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 75.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 88.0% |
| Control Time/Fight | 6:13 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Erin Blanchfield
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie • Aug 2023Women's Flyweight
Taila Santos55/15136%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:09
Erin Blanchfield61/12848%TD 0/14Ctrl 8:08
LOSS
vs. Valentina Shevchenko
UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka • Jun 2022Women's FlyweightTITLE
Taila Santos55/10254%TD 3/3Ctrl 8:49
Valentina Shevchenko77/13955%TD 3/5Ctrl 4:15
WIN
vs. Joanne Wood
UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate • Nov 2021Women's Flyweight
Taila Santos30/6050%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:17KD 2
Joanne Wood27/6840%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
WIN
vs. Roxanne Modafferi
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega • Sep 2021Women's Flyweight
Taila Santos55/9558%TD 5/5Ctrl 8:03KD 1
Roxanne Modafferi18/9220%TD 0/4Ctrl 3:02
WIN
vs. Gillian Robertson
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal • Dec 2020Women's Flyweight
Taila Santos27/3773%TD 1/1Ctrl 12:47
Gillian Robertson9/1464%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:01
WIN
vs. Molly McCann
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige • Jul 2020Women's Flyweight
Taila Santos57/14340%TD 5/7Ctrl 7:53
Molly McCann48/10645%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:56
LOSS
vs. Mara Romero Borella
UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 • Feb 2019Women's Flyweight
Taila Santos36/10036%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:46
Mara Romero Borella29/8335%TD 2/5Ctrl 5:56
Prior to UFC
DWCS (1 fight)
WIN
vs. Estefani Almeida
DWCS Brazil 1.2 • Aug 2018
Taila Santos91/15758%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
Estefani Almeida47/12737%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00