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Dakota Ditcheva vs Taila Santos

Dakota Ditcheva is 16-0-0; Taila Santos is 19-3-0. Taila Santos is 5 years older than Dakota Ditcheva. Dakota Ditcheva has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Taila Santos. Dakota Ditcheva is 2" · 5 cm taller than Taila Santos. They have met once: Dakota Ditcheva 1, Taila Santos 0.

Dakota Ditcheva
England
Dakota Ditcheva
“Dangerous” · 16-0-0
DECDECTKO
BantamweightMet once
Taila Santos
Brazil
Taila Santos
19-3-0
DECTKOTKO
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Style & credentials

Dakota Ditcheva

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team · England
Taila Santos

No background on record

Camp · Team Taila Santos · Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

53%
Head
54%
35%
Body
21%
13%
Leg
24%

Time in position

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

Dakota Ditchevalast 11 fights
66%25%9%
Taila Santoslast 7 fights
60%26%14%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Dakota Ditcheva· from fights outside the UFC Taila Santos· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
6.063.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Ditcheva · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersTaila Santos · Average · better than 43% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.503.04
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Ditcheva · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersTaila Santos · Good · better than 63% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.731.83
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Ditcheva · Good · better than 65% of UFC fightersTaila Santos · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
100%65%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Ditcheva · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersTaila Santos · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
79%78%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Ditcheva · Good · better than 82% of UFC fightersTaila Santos · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.201.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Ditcheva · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersTaila Santos · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

6.06
Strikes landed / min
3.20
1.50
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.04
1.73 / 1.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.83 / 2.8
100%
Takedown accuracy
65%
79%
Takedown defence
78%
1:50
Control time / fight
4:05
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.10

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

Dakota Ditcheva11 fights · by range and by target
Range
65%Distance · 429
28%Clinch · 187
7%Ground · 49
Target
53%Head · 249
35%Body · 164
13%Leg · 59

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Taila Santos8 UFC fights · 406 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%163/516
8%31/66
26%107/119
Clinch
3%12/20
8%31/38
1%5/5
Ground
12%48/71
1%6/7
1%3/3

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

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Dakota DitchevaTaila Santos

Frequently asked questions

Have Dakota Ditcheva and Taila Santos ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at PFL 2024 Championships (Fri, Nov 29, 2024), where Dakota Ditcheva won by TKO.

What are the records of Dakota Ditcheva and Taila Santos?

Dakota Ditcheva is 16-0-0 and Taila Santos is 19-3-0.

Who has the longer reach, Dakota Ditcheva or Taila Santos?

Dakota Ditcheva has the longer reach: 70" · 178 cm against 68" · 173 cm for Taila Santos, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Dakota Ditcheva or Taila Santos?

Dakota Ditcheva is taller at 5'8" · 173 cm; Taila Santos stands 5'6" · 168 cm.

Who is older, Dakota Ditcheva or Taila Santos?

Taila Santos is 33 and Dakota Ditcheva is 28.

Who has more finishes, Dakota Ditcheva or Taila Santos?

Dakota Ditcheva has 14 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Taila Santos has 15 wins (11 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).

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