Light Heavyweight

Thiago Santos

Last fought: Aug 2022

RECORD

Pro

22-11-0

UFC

14-10-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:57
Fight Completion Rate	55.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.99
% Fights Inside the Distance	70.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	104-43 (70.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	46-25 (64.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	58-18 (76.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	70.3%
% Time in Control	13.2%
% Time Controlled	16.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	44.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.05
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.48
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.57
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.8%
Distance Strike Defense	61.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	3.23
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.83
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.25
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.73
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.47
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.20

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 Light Heavyweight field

Thiago 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	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

Last 5 Averages

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

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jamahal Hill

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill • Aug 2022Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 4, 2:31

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

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2022Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker • Oct 2021Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira • Nov 2020Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:49

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

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos • Jul 2019Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos • Feb 2019Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:39

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

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:41

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

UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders • Sep 2018Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 • Aug 2018Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee • Apr 2018Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:30

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

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders • Feb 2018Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:03

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

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida • Oct 2017Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:59

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

UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker • Jul 2017Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:04

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

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne • Feb 2017Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 2:21

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

UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg • Sep 2016Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:58

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

UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes • Jul 2016Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:32

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

UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:39

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

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant • Dec 2015Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero • Jun 2015Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 0:29

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

UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz • Jan 2015Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:56

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

UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida • Jul 2014Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 • Mar 2014Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 0:53

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

UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung • Aug 2013Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:47

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—

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