Women's Bantamweight

Yana Santos

Last fought: Oct 2025

RECORD

Pro

17-8-0 (1 NC)

UFC

7-5-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

68"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:47
Fight Completion Rate	80.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.56
% Fights Inside the Distance	25.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	53-31 (63.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	29-18 (61.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	24-13 (64.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	46.1%
% Time in Control	29.5%
% Time Controlled	24.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	54.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.38
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.83
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.55
Distance Strike Accuracy	47.3%
Distance Strike Defense	62.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.21
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.57
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.20
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.19
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.33
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.74

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 Bantamweight field

Yana 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	Yana Santos
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	1.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	47.1%
Takedown Defense	51.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	4:25
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	100.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:47
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	59.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	52.9%
Control Time/Fight	1:33

Fight History

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	—

LOSS

vs. Karol Rosa

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	—

LOSS

vs. Holly Holm

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen • Mar 2023Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yana Santos21/4646%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:19

Holly Holm32/6351%TD 4/6Ctrl 9:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	12/25	48%	0/0	1:19	—
	Holly Holm	7/16	44%	1/1	1:41	—

R2	Yana Santos	7/12	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Holly Holm	16/33	48%	1/1	4:09	—

R3	Yana Santos	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Holly Holm	9/14	64%	2/4	3:59	—

LOSS

vs. Irene Aldana

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021Women's Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:35

Yana Santos24/4949%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

Irene Aldana37/6656%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:24KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	24/49	49%	0/0	0:11	—
	Irene Aldana	37/66	56%	0/0	1:24	1

WIN

vs. Ketlen Vieira

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis • Feb 2021Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yana Santos47/6078%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:09

Ketlen Vieira7/1644%TD 3/8Ctrl 8:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	18/18	100%	0/0	0:31	—
	Ketlen Vieira	6/10	60%	2/4	4:19	—

R2	Yana Santos	22/31	71%	0/0	4:18	—
	Ketlen Vieira	1/6	17%	0/3	0:05	—

R3	Yana Santos	7/11	64%	0/0	0:20	—
	Ketlen Vieira	0/0	—	1/1	4:14	—

WIN

vs. Julija Stoliarenko

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik • Aug 2020Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yana Santos43/5775%TD 1/2Ctrl 13:16

Julija Stoliarenko6/2623%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	8/12	67%	0/0	4:22	—
	Julija Stoliarenko	2/8	25%	0/1	0:18	—

R2	Yana Santos	23/26	88%	1/2	4:44	—
	Julija Stoliarenko	1/2	50%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Yana Santos	12/19	63%	0/0	4:10	—
	Julija Stoliarenko	3/16	19%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Aspen Ladd

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik • Dec 2019Women's Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:33

Yana Santos47/8158%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:51

Aspen Ladd47/8555%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:08KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	15/24	62%	0/0	2:23	—
	Aspen Ladd	11/20	55%	1/1	1:55	—

R2	Yana Santos	31/55	56%	0/0	1:28	—
	Aspen Ladd	21/44	48%	1/2	1:44	—

R3	Yana Santos	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aspen Ladd	15/21	71%	0/0	0:29	1

WIN

vs. Marion Reneau

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yana Santos98/22344%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:51

Marion Reneau58/14241%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	29/51	57%	1/1	2:28	—
	Marion Reneau	13/27	48%	1/1	0:20	—

R2	Yana Santos	40/76	53%	0/0	0:20	—
	Marion Reneau	18/45	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yana Santos	29/96	30%	0/0	0:03	—
	Marion Reneau	27/70	39%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Lina Lansberg

UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor • Oct 2018Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yana Santos72/11165%TD 5/8Ctrl 9:52

Lina Lansberg43/8749%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	13/20	65%	2/4	3:53	—
	Lina Lansberg	3/7	43%	0/0	0:18	—

R2	Yana Santos	31/51	61%	1/1	2:57	—
	Lina Lansberg	16/36	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yana Santos	28/40	70%	2/3	3:02	—
	Lina Lansberg	24/44	55%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Cristiane Justino

UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya • Mar 2018Women's FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:25

Yana Santos5/1145%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:21

Cristiane Justino33/4377%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yana Santos	5/11	45%	1/4	2:21	—
	Cristiane Justino	33/43	77%	1/1	0:21	—

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