Saturday, October 2, 2021Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Thiago Santos defeated Johnny 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.
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Thiago Santos vs Johnny Walker
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Thiago SantosJohnny Walker
0
Knockdowns0
44 / 105
Significant strikes48 / 130
42%
Sig. strike accuracy37%
44 / 105
Total strikes48 / 130
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Thiago SantosJohnny Walker
920%715%
Head
1636%919%
Body
1943%3267%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Thiago Santos
95%
Johnny Walker
96%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Thiago Santos44 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
88/39
1515/27
1919/37
Clinch
11/1
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Johnny Walker48 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
66/54
88/18
3232/55
Clinch
11/1
11/2
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Thiago SantosJohnny Walker
R1
3
9
10-910-910-9
R2
11
10
10-910-910-9
R3
11
10
10-910-910-9
R4
9
11
10-910-910-9
R5
10
8
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Johnny Walker
0
Knockdowns0
3 / 13
Significant strikes9 / 15
23%
Sig. strike accuracy60%
3 / 13
Total strikes9 / 15
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Thiago Santos
0
Knockdowns0
11 / 22
Significant strikes10 / 20
50%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
11 / 22
Total strikes10 / 20
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Thiago Santos
0
Knockdowns0
11 / 25
Significant strikes10 / 25
44%
Sig. strike accuracy40%
11 / 25
Total strikes10 / 25
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 4Judges: Johnny Walker
0
Knockdowns0
9 / 22
Significant strikes11 / 41
41%
Sig. strike accuracy27%
9 / 22
Total strikes11 / 41
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 5Judges: Thiago Santos
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 23
Significant strikes8 / 29
43%
Sig. strike accuracy28%
10 / 23
Total strikes8 / 29
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
15
Thiago Santos
1
Johnny Walker
●48-47 Santos×15●49-46 Walker
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
79%
Thiago Santos
1%
Draw
21%
Johnny Walker
●48-47 Santos54.8%●49-46 Santos20.6%●48-47 Walker16.7%●49-46 Walker2.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
92%
Walker
R2
92%
Santos
R3
81%
Santos
R4
73%
Walker
R5
89%
Santos
Betting Odds
Thiago Santos
-166
62% implied win probability
Open: -175Best: -138
Johnny Walker
+140
42% implied win probability
Open: +146Best: +250
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Thiago Santos | Johnny 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.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Johnny Walker spends 75% of fight time at distance.
- Thiago Santos spends 76% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
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
Johnny Walker
Muay ThaiBJJ
- —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
51%53%
Head
23%10%
Body
26%37%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Thiago Santoslast 5 fights
76%11%13%
Johnny Walkerlast 8 fights
75%10%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Thiago Santos· from fights outside the UFC Johnny Walker
Strikes landed / min
3.533.90
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Santos · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersJohnny Walker · Good · better than 65% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.782.99
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Santos · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersJohnny Walker · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.770.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Santos · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersJohnny Walker · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
33%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Santos · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersJohnny Walker · Good · better than 75% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
60%57%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Santos · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersJohnny Walker · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Santos · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersJohnny Walker · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.53
Strikes landed / min3.90
2.78
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.99
0.77 / 2.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.36 / 0.7
33%
Takedown accuracy50%
60%
Takedown defence57%
1:14
Control time / fight0:31
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.70
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
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
Johnny Walker17 UFC fights · 482 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
23%113/387
7%36/75
38%182/233
Clinch
6%31/37
2%9/11
0%0/0
Ground
22%106/128
1%5/6
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
Thiago Santos24 of 35 ended early · 69%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
6 early stoppages have no logged time
Johnny Walker27 of 33 ended early · 82%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Thiago Santos0-4
- L
- L
- NC
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 37 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
- WDennis FigueiraWOCS 20 · Jul 27, 2012TKO
- L
- WJunior VidalWatch Out Combat Show · Mar 3, 2012TKO
- WEneas SouzaWatch Out Combat Show · Dec 17, 2011SUB
- NC
- WMarcos ViggianiMaranhao Regional · Nov 26, 2011Decision
- WRafael BragaRio de Janeiro Regional · Aug 13, 2011TKO
- WMauricio ChuekeWatch Out Combat Show · Jul 23, 2011Decision
- WGabriel BarreiroRio de Janeiro Regional · Apr 16, 2011TKO
- WGuilherme Benedito NunesWatch Out Combat Show · Dec 10, 2010Decision
Johnny Walker1-3
- 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
- WLuis Henrique da SilvaDW's Contender Series 2018 · Aug 11, 2018Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
- WCheick KoneEuropean Beatdown 3 · Mar 17, 2018TKO · R1 · 3:04 · Light Heavyweight
- WJedrzej MackowiakKrwawy Sport 1 · Mar 11, 2018TKO · R2 · 2:42 · Heavyweight
- W
- WRodrigo JesusBrave CF 8 · Aug 12, 2017TKO · R1 · 2:18 · Light Heavyweight
- WLuis Guilherme de AndradeKatana Fight 2 · Mar 25, 2017SUB · R1 · 0:29 · Light Heavyweight
- LHenrique SilvaJungle Fight 88 · Jun 25, 2016TKO · R1 · 0:18 · Heavyweight
- WFábio VasconcelosImortal FC 4 · May 21, 2016TKO · R1 · 4:05 · Heavyweight
- L
- WMurilo GrittzParaná Vale Tudo · Aug 16, 2015TKO
- WMarck PolimenoParaná Vale Tudo · Jun 28, 2015SUB
- WRicardo PandoraImortal FC 1 · Jun 13, 2015TKO · R1 · 3:20 · Light Heavyweight
- WAndrew Flores SmithPeru FC 21: Mollinedo vs. Oliveira · May 28, 2015TKO · R3 · 0:28
- L
- WJoao Vitor Lopes da SilvaRio de Janeiro Regional · Oct 11, 2014TKO
- WVitor CasanovaMinas Gerais Regional · Sep 13, 2014TKO
- WTBARio de Janeiro Regional · Dec 14, 2013TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Thiago Santos vs Johnny Walker?
Thiago Santos defeated Johnny 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 Walker?
The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47, Thiago Santos won the decision.
Was Thiago Santos vs Johnny 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.