Tuesday, September 28, 2021UFC Apex Centre, Las Vegas, United States
Rizvan Kuniev defeated Edivan Santos by TKO in round 3 (1:00) in the Heavyweight bout of Dana White's Contender Series 41, held Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at UFC Apex Centre, Las Vegas.
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Rizvan Kuniev vs Edivan Santos
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Rizvan KunievEdivan Santos
0
Knockdowns0
78 / 106
Significant strikes17 / 35
74%
Sig. strike accuracy49%
115 / 147
Total strikes24 / 42
3 / 4
Takedowns0 / 0
6:28
Control time0:02
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Rizvan KunievEdivan Santos
4862%847%
Head
1924%318%
Body
1114%635%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Rizvan Kuniev
54%12%35%
Edivan Santos
65%35%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Rizvan Kuniev78 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2424/39
77/8
1111/12
Clinch
22/3
77/9
0
Ground
2222/30
55/5
0
Edivan Santos17 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
55/22
0
66/6
Clinch
33/4
33/3
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Rizvan KunievEdivan Santos
R1
32
12
R2
33
5
R3
13
0
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
0
Knockdowns0
32 / 49
Significant strikes12 / 27
65%
Sig. strike accuracy44%
46 / 64
Total strikes18 / 33
1 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
1:48
Control time0:02
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
33 / 40
Significant strikes5 / 8
83%
Sig. strike accuracy63%
50 / 60
Total strikes5 / 8
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
3:54
Control time0:00
Round 3
0
Knockdowns0
13 / 17
Significant strikes0 / 0
19 / 23
Total strikes1 / 1
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:46
Control time0:00
Insights
- Edivan Santos absorbs 7.09 significant strikes a minute, more than 99% of UFC fighters.
- Rizvan Kuniev stops 94% of takedowns, better than 96% of UFC fighters.
- Edivan Santos's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Rizvan Kuniev
Sanda
- 2020International Master of SportSanda
- 2020Eagle FC Heavyweight ChampionshipEagle FC
- —ProFC Heavyweight ChampionshipProFC
- 2018Champion · Russian Nationalssuper-heavyweight
Edivan Santos
No background on record
Camp · Chute Boxe · BrazilSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
70%47%
Head
23%18%
Body
6%35%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Rizvan Kunievlast 5 fights
56%31%13%
Edivan Santoslast 1 fight
65%35%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Rizvan Kuniev· from fights outside the UFC Edivan Santos· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.251.55
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rizvan Kuniev · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersEdivan Santos · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.297.09
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rizvan Kuniev · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersEdivan Santos · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.830.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rizvan Kuniev · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fightersEdivan Santos · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
94%25%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rizvan Kuniev · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersEdivan Santos · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rizvan Kuniev · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersEdivan Santos · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.25
Strikes landed / min1.55
2.29
Strikes taken / minfewer is better7.09
0.83 / 1.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.00
94%
Takedown defence25%
3:20
Control time / fight0:02
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
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
Rizvan Kuniev5 UFC fights · 247 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
41%102/254
9%21/31
6%15/17
Clinch
18%45/70
13%31/35
0%1/1
Ground
11%26/36
2%6/6
0%0/0
Edivan Santos1 UFC fight · 17 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
29%5/22
0%0/0
35%6/6
Clinch
18%3/4
18%3/3
0%0/0
Ground
0%0/0
0%0/0
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Rizvan Kuniev11 of 19 ended early · 58%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Edivan Santos28 of 29 ended early · 97%1 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
7 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Rizvan Kuniev3-1
- W
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- WHugo CunhaDana White's Contender Series 68 · Aug 20, 2024TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- NC
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- W
- WEdivan SantosDana White's Contender Series 41 · Sep 28, 2021TKO · R3 · 1:00 · Heavyweight
- WVladimir DainekoEagle FC 31 · Dec 20, 2020TKO · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WRuud VernooijEagles Next Level · Feb 15, 2020Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- WShamil AbasovGFC 16 · Aug 30, 2019TKO · R3 · 4:52 · Heavyweight
- WNurmorad NavidGorets FC · Jul 6, 2019Submission · R1 · 2:07 · Heavyweight
- WNavid YadegariGorets FC · Jul 6, 2019Submission
- WJosé JimenezUMC 01 · Jun 2, 2018TKO · R1 · 2:35 · Heavyweight
- WKonstantin AndreitsevProFC 64: Tibilov vs Shvets · Dec 24, 2017Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- W
- L
- L
- WMikhail IstominVoronezh Interregional 2012 · Jan 20, 2012TKO · Heavyweight
- DTBAUkraine Regional · Oct 9, 2011DRAW
- WAnatoli CiumacUkraine Regional · Oct 8, 2011
Edivan Santos2-3
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- WFabio GoesAdventure Fighters Tournament · Apr 25, 2025TKO
- L
- L
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- WOleg KubanovOpen Fighting Championship 30 · May 14, 2023TKO · R1 · 2:48 · Heavyweight
- WAlison VicenteFight Music Show 2 · Sep 25, 2022TKO · R3 · 1:26 · Heavyweight
- WLuis OliveiraAdventure Fighters Tournament · Jun 11, 2022
- WMarcos BrigagãoFace The Danger · Feb 25, 2022TKO
- L
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- L
- WDavi LucasAFT 26 · Feb 21, 2021Submission · R1 · 0:45
- WWillian TellesAFT 25 · Nov 29, 2020Submission · R1 · 4:45
- WWillian TellesAFT 24 · Nov 16, 2020TKO · R1 · 2:45
- WEzio LucasAFT 22 · Oct 10, 2020TKO · R1 · 3:01 · Middleweight
- NCKerisson RezendeNação Cyborg 6 · Nov 9, 2019No Contest · Heavyweight
- WDavi LucasMetanoia FC 4 · Oct 5, 2019TKO · R1 · 0:55
- WMauricio QueirozAFT 19 · Sep 8, 2019TKO · R2 · 2:33 · Heavyweight
- WAlex JuniusTerral Fight 6 · Aug 31, 2019Submission · R1 · 4:14
- WTiago FlorindoSicario MMA 5 · Jun 29, 2019TKO · R1 · 4:47
- WHelry TrindadeImortal FC 9 · Jun 2, 2018TKO · Heavyweight
- WJoão Vitor SilvaPará Fight 1 · Mar 10, 2018TKO · R2 · 2:36
- LLeonardo VasconcelosMirage Combat 1 · Oct 5, 2017Submission · R2 · 4:21 · Light Heavyweight
- WTBAPara Regional · Apr 28, 2017Submission
- LShelton ArnaldoBradar Fight · Dec 17, 2016DEC
- WTBABrazil Regional · Jul 16, 2016TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Rizvan Kuniev vs Edivan Santos?
Rizvan Kuniev defeated Edivan Santos by TKO in round 3 (1:00) in the Heavyweight bout of Dana White's Contender Series 41, held Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at UFC Apex Centre, Las Vegas.