Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Elias Theodorou
CanadaElias Theodorou
“The Spartan”
16-3-0
RESULT

Thiago Santos def. Elias Theodorou (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Thiago Santos
BrazilThiago Santos
“Marreta”
22-11-0
Thursday, December 10, 2015
The Chelsea - The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States

Thiago Santos defeated Elias Theodorou by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant, held Thursday, December 10, 2015 at The Chelsea - The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-27, 29-28, 29-27, Thiago Santos won the decision.

Fight stats

Elias Theodorou
Thiago Santos
0
Knockdowns
0
28 of 94
Significant strikes
52 of 81
30%
Sig. strike accuracy
64%
40 of 110
Total strikes
83 of 112
1 of 13
Takedowns
1 of 2
8%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
6:49
Control time
0:54
Significant strikes by target
3 of 49
Head
23 of 44
18 of 29
Body
18 of 22
7 of 16
Leg
11 of 15
23 of 87
Distance
20 of 43
5 of 7
Clinch
30 of 36
0 of 0
Ground
2 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
14 of 71
Sig. str.
8 of 21
16 of 74
Total str.
8 of 21
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:11
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
11 of 13
Sig. str.
24 of 27
14 of 16
Total str.
39 of 42
1 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
3:22
Ctrl
0:34
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
3 of 10
Sig. str.
20 of 33
10 of 20
Total str.
36 of 49
0 of 9
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:16
Ctrl
0:20

Judges' Scorecards

Dave Hagen
#TheodorouSantos
1109
2910
3810
Total2729
Junichiro Kamijo
#TheodorouSantos
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Glenn Trowbridge
#TheodorouSantos
1109
2910
3810
Total2729

Media Scores

0
Theodorou
-
15
Santos
●29-28 Santos×12●29-27 Santos×3
All 15 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

6%
Theodorou
9%
Draw
85%
Santos
33 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Santos66.7%●29-27 Santos18.2%●29-28 Theodorou6.1%●28-28 Draw6.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
97%
Theodorou
R2
85%
Santos
R3
73%
Santos

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Elias Theodorou
-227
69% implied win probability
Open: -255Best: -225
Thiago Santos
+190
34% implied win probability
Open: +210Best: +201

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

SportsbookElias TheodorouThiago Santos
Bookmaker-225+190
Bovada-230+180
Pinnacle-225+201

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Elias Theodorou vs Thiago Santos?

Thiago Santos defeated Elias Theodorou by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant, held Thursday, December 10, 2015 at The Chelsea - The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-27, 29-28, 29-27, Thiago Santos won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Elias Theodorou vs Thiago Santos?

The judges scored it 29-27, 29-28, 29-27, Thiago Santos won the decision.

Was Elias Theodorou vs Thiago Santos a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 85% of 33 fan cards scored it for Thiago Santos; 100% of 15 media scores picked Thiago Santos.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Elias Theodorou 68%32% Thiago Santos

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (229 fighters)

Elias Theodorou
Complete Fighter
3 edges
Thiago Santos
Knockout Artist
8 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

74Power98
78Speed97
66Precision96
91Durability93
94Engine67
94Wrestling48
79Ground74

Biggest edge Elias Theodorou, Takedowns +46

Attribute by attribute

Elias Theodorou is on the left of every row, Thiago Santos on the right.
54Punch power99
93Kick power97
61Punch speed97
95Kick speed97
66Accuracy96
94Takedowns48
96Ground striking99
62Submissions49
88Chin89
93Body strength96
94Cardio67

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

16-3-0
Record
22-11-0
1845
Power Index rating
1714
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
42
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
Canada
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

4.19
SLpM
3.72
42%
Str. Acc.
48%
2.39
SApM
2.57
53%
Str. Def.
53%

Grappling Profile

1.27
TD Avg.
0.88
28%
TD Acc.
33%
59%
TD Def.
65%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.10

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  • W
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  • L
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  • L
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    TKO · R4 · 2:31 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 25 fights
58.5
Avg sig. strikes
37.0
1.18
Avg takedowns
0.56
3:05
Avg control time
1:19
118
Career high strikes
100
3
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Elias Theodorou
Strike target
Thiago Santos
43%
Head
51%
33%
Body
23%
24%
Leg
26%
Elias Theodorou
Strike position
Thiago Santos
63%
Distance
58%
26%
Clinch
17%
11%
Ground
25%