Thiago Santos defeated Johnny Mendez Walker by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Walker, held Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47, Thiago Santos won the decision.
Fight totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 16 media scorecards
- Nick Baldwin · theScore48-47Santos
- Drake Riggs · SCMP MMA48-47Santos
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Santos
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com48-47Santos
- CombatPress.com48-47Santos
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com48-47Santos
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com48-47Santos
- Scott Fontana · New York Post48-47Santos
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com48-47Santos
- MMAJunkie.com48-47Santos
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com48-47Santos
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com48-47Santos
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com48-47Santos
- Mike Heck · MMAFighting.com48-47Santos
- MMAMania.com48-47Santos
- Tim Bissell · BloodyElbow.com49-46Walker
Fan Scorecards
126 fan scorecards submitted
Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Thiago Santos | Johnny Mendez Walker |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -150 | +120 |
| BetOnline | -138 | +118 |
| BetUS | -150 | +120 |
| Betway | -167 | +120 |
| Bovada | -150 | +125 |
| Cloudbet | -141 | +127 |
| DraftKings | -320 | +230 |
| FanDuel | -350 | +250 |
| MyBookie | -150 | +120 |
| Pinnacle | -148 | +128 |
| sportsbetio | -172 | +118 |
| sports-interaction | -150 | +120 |
| unibet | -159 | +130 |
Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io
Insights
- Johnny Mendez Walker spends 75% of fight time at distance.
- Thiago Santos spends 76% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
- —Black belt · Muay Thai
- —Champion · Rio De Janeiro State Championship
- —Champion · Copa Interclubes Rio De Janeiroweight class and absolute
- —Green Rope · Capoeira
- —Brown belt · BJJ
- 2018UCMMA Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUltimate Challenge MMA (UCMMA)
- 2018EBD Light Heavyweight ChampionshipEuropean Beatdown
- 2018Contract winner · DWCSlight heavyweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1494 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
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
6 early stoppages have no logged time
6 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season · Jun 12, 2024TKO · R1 · 2:22 · Heavyweight
- LPFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator Champs · Feb 23, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- NCProfessional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2023 Regular Season · Mar 31, 2023Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 41 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Walker · Oct 2, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos · Feb 23, 2019TKO · R3 · 0:39 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant · Dec 10, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- NC
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg · Apr 11, 2026Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024TKO · R2 · 2:42 · Light Heavyweight
- NC
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- WUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Almeida · May 13, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Walker · Oct 2, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Lee vs Oliveira · Mar 14, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Magny vs Ponzinibbio · Nov 18, 2018TKO · R1 · 1:57 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WDW's Contender Series 2018 · Aug 11, 2018Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- WACA 76: ACB 76 - Young Eagles 23, Gold Coast · Dec 9, 2017SUB · R1 · 04:20 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WTBARio de Janeiro Regional · Dec 14, 2013TKO
- W
- L
- W
- W
Frequently asked questions
Who won Thiago Santos vs Johnny Mendez Walker?
Thiago Santos defeated Johnny Mendez Walker by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Walker, held Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47, Thiago Santos won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Thiago Santos vs Johnny Mendez Walker?
The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47, Thiago Santos won the decision.
Was Thiago Santos vs Johnny Mendez Walker a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 79% of 126 fan cards scored it for Thiago Santos; 94% of 16 media scores picked Thiago Santos.