Thiago Santos

Statistic	Thiago Santos
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Strike Differential	1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	65.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:59
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	78.6%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	21.4%
Avg Fight Time	9:57
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9
Reversals/15min	0.1

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Takedown Accuracy	27.3%
Takedown Defense	54.5%
Control Time/Fight	1:29

LOSS

vs. Jamahal Hill

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 4, 2:31 • UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill • Aug 2022

Thiago Santos53/9456%TD 6/20Ctrl 5:54

Jamahal Hill89/15259%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	10/18	56%	0/4	1:23	—
	Jamahal Hill	9/30	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Santos	16/38	42%	1/4	0:41	—
	Jamahal Hill	31/52	60%	0/0	0:22	—

R3	Thiago Santos	8/11	73%	5/11	3:50	—
	Jamahal Hill	9/11	82%	0/0	0:33	—

R4	Thiago Santos	19/27	70%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jamahal Hill	40/59	68%	0/0	0:31	—

LOSS

vs. Magomed Ankalaev

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2022

Thiago Santos60/13843%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1

Magomed Ankalaev78/15550%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	10/21	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	8/23	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Santos	15/36	42%	0/0	0:17	1
	Magomed Ankalaev	15/32	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thiago Santos	18/30	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	19/31	61%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Thiago Santos	10/32	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	21/48	44%	1/1	0:56	—

R5	Thiago Santos	7/19	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	15/21	71%	0/1	2:39	—

WIN

vs. Johnny Walker

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker • Oct 2021

Thiago Santos44/10542%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Johnny Walker48/13037%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	3/13	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Johnny Walker	9/15	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Santos	11/22	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Johnny Walker	10/20	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thiago Santos	11/25	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Johnny Walker	10/25	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Thiago Santos	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Johnny Walker	11/41	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Thiago Santos	10/23	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Johnny Walker	8/29	28%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Aleksandar Rakic

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021

Thiago Santos49/9751%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Aleksandar Rakic36/8940%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	15/27	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	14/30	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Santos	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	15/35	43%	0/0	1:11	—

R3	Thiago Santos	23/39	59%	0/1	0:00	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	7/24	29%	0/2	1:21	—

LOSS

vs. Glover Teixeira

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:49 • UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira • Nov 2020

Thiago Santos40/6462%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:18KD 1

Glover Teixeira46/6373%TD 4/7Ctrl 9:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	15/24	62%	0/0	0:04	—
	Glover Teixeira	20/27	74%	2/4	4:02	—

R2	Thiago Santos	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Glover Teixeira	22/31	71%	1/1	4:39	—

R3	Thiago Santos	22/33	67%	0/0	1:14	1
	Glover Teixeira	4/5	80%	1/2	0:22	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Jones

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos • Jul 2019

Thiago Santos43/16626%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jon Jones59/9066%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	11/26	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	7/16	44%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Santos	7/42	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	11/17	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thiago Santos	6/33	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	14/19	74%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Thiago Santos	8/28	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	11/17	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Thiago Santos	11/37	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	16/21	76%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jan Blachowicz

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:39 • UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos • Feb 2019

Thiago Santos52/10450%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:08KD 1

Jan Blachowicz20/5338%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	22/44	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	7/27	26%	0/1	0:05	—

R2	Thiago Santos	13/34	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	12/23	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thiago Santos	17/26	65%	1/1	0:08	1
	Jan Blachowicz	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jimi Manuwa

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:41 • UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018

Thiago Santos42/7457%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:19KD 2

Jimi Manuwa27/4264%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	33/55	60%	1/3	1:16	1
	Jimi Manuwa	26/36	72%	0/1	2:23	—

R2	Thiago Santos	9/19	47%	0/0	0:03	1
	Jimi Manuwa	1/6	17%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Eryk Anders

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders • Sep 2018

Thiago Santos100/15266%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:54

Eryk Anders32/6748%TD 6/10Ctrl 5:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	19/29	66%	1/1	0:02	—
	Eryk Anders	6/16	38%	2/3	2:08	—

R2	Thiago Santos	27/58	47%	0/0	1:35	—
	Eryk Anders	12/33	36%	1/3	0:31	—

R3	Thiago Santos	54/65	83%	0/0	0:17	—
	Eryk Anders	14/18	78%	3/4	3:14	—

WIN

vs. Kevin Holland

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 • Aug 2018

Thiago Santos69/15345%TD 3/7Ctrl 9:40

Kevin Holland31/5556%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	30/74	41%	0/1	3:46	—
	Kevin Holland	7/19	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Santos	14/28	50%	2/5	2:05	—
	Kevin Holland	20/28	71%	0/0	1:10	—

R3	Thiago Santos	25/51	49%	1/1	3:49	—
	Kevin Holland	4/8	50%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. David Branch

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:30 • UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee • Apr 2018

Thiago Santos14/2948%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

David Branch5/1533%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	14/29	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	David Branch	5/15	33%	0/1	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Anthony Smith

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:03 • UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders • Feb 2018

Thiago Santos58/8271%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:20KD 2

Anthony Smith10/2245%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	39/48	81%	0/1	3:07	1
	Anthony Smith	9/13	69%	1/2	0:51	—

R2	Thiago Santos	19/34	56%	0/0	0:13	1
	Anthony Smith	1/9	11%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jack Hermansson

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:59 • UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida • Oct 2017

Thiago Santos28/7935%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Jack Hermansson5/2818%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	28/79	35%	0/0	0:03	1
	Jack Hermansson	5/28	18%	0/2	0:35	—

WIN

vs. Gerald Meerschaert

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:04 • UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker • Jul 2017

Thiago Santos60/11552%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:13

Gerald Meerschaert15/2952%TD 3/8Ctrl 1:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	36/66	55%	0/0	0:36	—
	Gerald Meerschaert	15/28	54%	2/5	1:01	—

R2	Thiago Santos	24/49	49%	0/0	1:37	—
	Gerald Meerschaert	0/1	0%	1/3	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Jack Marshman

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 2:21 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne • Feb 2017

Thiago Santos27/7138%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:40KD 1

Jack Marshman6/4613%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	16/44	36%	1/2	1:37	—
	Jack Marshman	5/36	14%	0/0	0:03	1

R2	Thiago Santos	11/27	41%	0/0	0:03	1
	Jack Marshman	1/10	10%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Eric Spicely

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:58 • UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg • Sep 2016

Thiago Santos2/922%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:05

Eric Spicely5/862%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	2/9	22%	0/0	1:05	—
	Eric Spicely	5/8	62%	1/2	1:23	—

LOSS

vs. Gegard Mousasi

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:32 • UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes • Jul 2016

Thiago Santos5/1338%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Gegard Mousasi21/3462%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:09KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gegard Mousasi	21/34	62%	2/2	2:09	1

WIN

vs. Nate Marquardt

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:39 • UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016

Thiago Santos16/3053%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27KD 2

Nate Marquardt7/1354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	16/30	53%	0/0	0:27	2
	Nate Marquardt	7/13	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Elias Theodorou

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant • Dec 2015

Thiago Santos52/8164%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:54

Elias Theodorou28/9430%TD 1/13Ctrl 6:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	8/21	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Elias Theodorou	14/71	20%	0/0	0:11	—

R2	Thiago Santos	24/27	89%	1/2	0:34	—
	Elias Theodorou	11/13	85%	1/4	3:22	—

R3	Thiago Santos	20/33	61%	0/0	0:20	—
	Elias Theodorou	3/10	30%	0/9	3:16	—

WIN

vs. Steve Bosse

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 0:29 • UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero • Jun 2015

Thiago Santos3/475%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Steve Bosse0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	3/4	75%	0/0	0:01	1
	Steve Bosse	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andy Enz

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:56 • UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz • Jan 2015

Thiago Santos20/3853%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

Andy Enz1/284%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	20/38	53%	0/0	0:07	1
	Andy Enz	1/28	4%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Uriah Hall

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida • Jul 2014

Thiago Santos44/12934%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:00

Uriah Hall42/11337%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	15/47	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Uriah Hall	14/44	32%	1/1	0:03	—

R2	Thiago Santos	13/36	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Uriah Hall	11/34	32%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Thiago Santos	16/46	35%	0/1	1:00	—
	Uriah Hall	17/35	49%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ronny Markes

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 0:53 • UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 • Mar 2014

Thiago Santos7/1644%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14KD 1

Ronny Markes0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	7/16	44%	0/0	0:14	1
	Ronny Markes	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Cezar Ferreira

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:47 • UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung • Aug 2013

Thiago Santos0/10%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04

Cezar Ferreira3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Santos	0/1	0%	0/1	0:04	—
	Cezar Ferreira	3/5	60%	0/0	0:07	—