Thiago Santosvs
Magomed Ankalaev
Magomed Ankalaev def. Thiago Santos (Unanimous Decision)
Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, March 12, 2022
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Magomed Ankalaev defeated Thiago Santos by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev, held Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
22-11-0
Record
21-2-1 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
33
6'2"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
75"
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
3.72
SLpM
3.65
48%
Str. Acc.
52%
2.57
SApM
2.59
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.88
TD Avg.
0.79
33%
TD Acc.
22%
65%
TD Def.
87%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Thiago Santos · 1-4
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Santos vs AnkalaevSat, Mar 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Santos vs WalkerSat, Oct 2, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs AdesanyaSat, Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Santos vs TeixeiraSun, Nov 8, 2020Submission · R3 · 1:49 · Light Heavyweight
Magomed Ankalaev · 3-1-1
- L
- WUFC 313: Pereira vs AnkalaevSat, Mar 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2Sat, Jan 13, 2024TKO · R2 · 2:42 · Light Heavyweight
- DUFC 282: Błachowicz vs AnkalaevSat, Dec 10, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Common Opponents
Thiago Santos
Magomed Ankalaev
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 24 fights · 15 fights
37.0
Avg sig. strikes
45.1
0.58
Avg takedowns
0.60
1:19
Avg control time
3:22
100
Career high strikes
94
6
Career high TDs
3
Strike Distribution
Thiago Santos
Strike target
Magomed Ankalaev
51%
Head
56%
23%
Body
27%
26%
Leg
17%
Thiago Santos
Strike position
Magomed Ankalaev
58%
Distance
71%
17%
Clinch
11%
25%
Ground
18%
Fight stats
Thiago Santos
Magomed Ankalaev
1
Knockdowns
0
60 of 138
Significant strikes
78 of 155
43%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
81 of 160
Total strikes
114 of 191
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
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Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:17
Control time
3:35
Significant strikes by target
14 of 75
Head
33 of 94
16 of 26
Body
35 of 51
30 of 37
Leg
10 of 10
57 of 135
Distance
64 of 140
1 of 1
Clinch
12 of 13
2 of 2
Ground
2 of 2
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 21
Sig. str.
8 of 23
10 of 21
Total str.
8 of 23
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
15 of 36
Sig. str.
15 of 32
18 of 39
Total str.
15 of 32
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:17
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
18 of 30
Sig. str.
19 of 31
18 of 30
Total str.
19 of 31
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
10 of 32
Sig. str.
21 of 48
16 of 38
Total str.
36 of 63
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:56
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
7 of 19
Sig. str.
15 of 21
19 of 32
Total str.
36 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:39
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)