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Clay Guida vs Leonardo Santos

Clay Guida is 38-22-0; Leonardo Santos is 18-7-1. Leonardo Santos is 2 years older than Clay Guida. Leonardo Santos has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Clay Guida. Leonardo Santos is 5" · 13 cm taller than Clay Guida. They have met once: Clay Guida 1, Leonardo Santos 0.

Clay Guida
United States
Clay Guida
“The Carpenter” · 38-22-0
SUBUDUD
LightweightMet once
Leonardo Santos
Brazil
Leonardo Santos
“Nenhum” · 18-7-1
UDSUBTKO
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Style & credentials

Clay Guida
Folkstyle Wrestling
  • 2006Strikeforce Lightweight Championship (inaugural)Strikeforce
  • —XFO Lightweight Championship (2x)XFO (Xtreme Fighting Organization)
  • —XKK Lightweight ChampionshipXtreme Kage Kombat
  • —Combat-Do Lightweight ChampionshipCombat-Do
Camp · Team Alpha Male · Sacramento, California, US
Leonardo Santos

No background on record

Camp · Nova Uniao · Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

60%
Head
62%
16%
Body
23%
24%
Leg
15%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Clay Guidalast 5 fights
65%25%10%
Leonardo Santoslast 1 fight
95%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Clay Guida· from fights outside the UFC Leonardo Santos· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.732.82
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersLeonardo Santos · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.183.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersLeonardo Santos · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.760.88
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersLeonardo Santos · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%26%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersLeonardo Santos · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%87%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersLeonardo Santos · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.600.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersLeonardo Santos · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.73
Strikes landed / min
2.82
3.18
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.40
2.76 / 8.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.88 / 3.4
34%
Takedown accuracy
26%
69%
Takedown defence
87%
4:14
Control time / fight
1:23
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.30

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Clay Guida37 UFC fights · 1156 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%458/2440
8%88/183
18%207/239
Clinch
5%60/115
3%38/45
5%60/63
Ground
15%173/326
5%60/63
1%12/12
Leonardo Santos11 UFC fights · 336 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%133/435
15%52/92
15%52/61
Clinch
7%23/34
5%18/22
0%0/0
Ground
15%51/66
2%7/7
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Clay Guida and Leonardo Santos ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Font vs Aldo (Sat, Dec 4, 2021), where Clay Guida won by Submission.

What are the records of Clay Guida and Leonardo Santos?

Clay Guida is 38-22-0 and Leonardo Santos is 18-7-1.

Who has the longer reach, Clay Guida or Leonardo Santos?

Leonardo Santos has the longer reach: 75" · 191 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Clay Guida, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Clay Guida or Leonardo Santos?

Leonardo Santos is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Clay Guida stands 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Clay Guida or Leonardo Santos?

Leonardo Santos is 46 and Clay Guida is 44.

Who has more finishes, Clay Guida or Leonardo Santos?

Clay Guida has 21 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 16 by submission); Leonardo Santos has 12 wins (3 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission).