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Nate Marquardt vs Thiago Santos

Nate Marquardt is 35-19-2; Thiago Santos is 22-11-0. Nate Marquardt is 5 years older than Thiago Santos. Thiago Santos has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Nate Marquardt. Thiago Santos is 2" · 5 cm taller than Nate Marquardt. They have met once: Nate Marquardt 0, Thiago Santos 1.

Nate Marquardt
United States
Nate Marquardt
“The Great” · 35-19-2
TKOSUBSD
Met once
Thiago Santos
Brazil
Thiago Santos
“Marreta” · 22-11-0
TKODECDEC
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Style & credentials

Nate Marquardt
BJJKickboxingFreestyle WrestlingMMA
  • —Black belt · BJJRicardo Murgel
  • 2012Strikeforce Welterweight ChampionshipStrikeforce
  • 2004King of Pancrase Middleweight ChampionshipPancrase
  • 2002King of Pancrase Middleweight ChampionshipPancrase
Thiago Santos
Muay ThaiCapoeiraBJJ
  • —Black belt · Muay Thai
  • —Champion · Rio De Janeiro State Championship
  • —Champion · Copa Interclubes Rio De Janeiroweight class and absolute
  • —Green Rope · Capoeira
Camp · TATA Fight Team · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

59%
Head
51%
20%
Body
23%
22%
Leg
26%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Nate Marquardtlast 25 fights
62%17%21%
Thiago Santoslast 26 fights
59%16%24%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Nate Marquardt· from fights outside the UFC Thiago Santos· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.653.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nate Marquardt · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fightersThiago Santos · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.072.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nate Marquardt · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersThiago Santos · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.070.77
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nate Marquardt · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersThiago Santos · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
59%33%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nate Marquardt · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersThiago Santos · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
71%60%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nate Marquardt · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersThiago Santos · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.900.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nate Marquardt · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersThiago Santos · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.65
Strikes landed / min
3.53
2.07
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.78
2.07 / 3.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.77 / 2.3
59%
Takedown accuracy
33%
71%
Takedown defence
60%
2:40
Control time / fight
1:14
0.90
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.10

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

Nate Marquardt25 UFC fights · 635 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
30%193/629
13%80/111
19%120/144
Clinch
9%58/92
6%41/50
2%10/11
Ground
19%123/185
0%3/4
1%7/10
Thiago Santos24 UFC fights · 888 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
19%172/751
14%124/228
24%216/306
Clinch
10%89/120
6%54/54
1%7/7
Ground
22%194/345
3%26/27
1%6/6

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.

Nate MarquardtThiago Santos

Frequently asked questions

Have Nate Marquardt and Thiago Santos ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic (Sat, May 14, 2016), where Thiago Santos won by TKO.

What are the records of Nate Marquardt and Thiago Santos?

Nate Marquardt is 35-19-2 and Thiago Santos is 22-11-0.

Who has the longer reach, Nate Marquardt or Thiago Santos?

Thiago Santos has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 74" · 188 cm for Nate Marquardt, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Nate Marquardt or Thiago Santos?

Thiago Santos is taller at 6'2" · 188 cm; Nate Marquardt stands 6'0" · 183 cm.

Who is older, Nate Marquardt or Thiago Santos?

Nate Marquardt is 47 and Thiago Santos is 42.

Who has more finishes, Nate Marquardt or Thiago Santos?

Nate Marquardt has 28 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 15 by submission); Thiago Santos has 16 wins (15 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).