Thiago Santos stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Thiago Santos, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC · PFL
- Tracked bouts
- 27
- Strikes landed / min
- 3.53
- Strike accuracy
- 48%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 2.78
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 0.77
- Control time
- 12%
- Average fight time
- 10:03
Rates are computed over the 27 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Thiago Santos sits in the top 25.
All MMA
UFC
- #1 Longest average fight time, Light Heavyweight16:44
- #1 Most knockouts, Middleweight8
- #3 Best striking differential, Middleweight2.56
- #6 Most knockdowns per 15 minutes, Middleweight1.5
- #6 Most knockouts11
- #8 Most finishes, Middleweight8
- #8 Most knockdowns, Middleweight9
- #8 Most takedowns in a round, Light Heavyweight5
By promotion
The same career numbers, one row per promotion.
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2024 | Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season | Denis Goltsov | LOSS · TKO · R1 2:22 | 2 | 39 | 3 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:06 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | PFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator Champs | Yoel Romero | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 36 | 37 | 87 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:26 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2023 Regular Season | Rob Wilkinson | NC · DEC · R3 5:00 | 31 | 63 | 43 of 75 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:37 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Hill | Jamahal Hill | LOSS · TKO · R4 2:31 | 53 of 94 | 89 of 152 | 56 of 98 | 6 of 20 | 0 | 0 | 5:54 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev | Magomed Ankalaev | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 60 of 138 | 78 of 155 | 81 of 160 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:17 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Walker | Johnny Mendez Walker | WIN · UD · R5 5:00 | 44 of 105 | 48 of 130 | 44 of 105 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya | Aleksandar Rakic | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 49 of 97 | 36 of 89 | 61 of 109 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Nov 7, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Teixeira | Glover Teixeira | LOSS · SUB · R3 1:49 | 40 of 64 | 46 of 63 | 81 of 109 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:18 |
| Jul 6, 2019 | UFC 239: Jones vs Santos | Jon Jones | LOSS · SD · R5 5:00 | 43 of 166 | 59 of 90 | 43 of 166 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos | Jan Blachowicz | WIN · TKO · R3 0:39 | 52 of 104 | 20 of 53 | 52 of 104 | 1 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:08 |
| Dec 8, 2018 | UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega | Jimi Manuwa | WIN · TKO · R2 0:41 | 42 of 74 | 27 of 42 | 65 of 97 | 1 of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1:19 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Anders | Eryk Anders | WIN · TKO · R3 5:00 | 100 of 152 | 32 of 67 | 115 of 167 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:54 |
| Aug 4, 2018 | UFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2 | Kevin Holland | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 69 of 153 | 31 of 55 | 81 of 167 | 3 of 7 | 0 | 1 | 9:40 |
| Apr 21, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee | David Branch | LOSS · TKO · R1 2:30 | 14 of 29 | 5 of 15 | 14 of 29 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Feb 4, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders | Anthony Smith | WIN · TKO · R2 1:03 | 58 of 82 | 10 of 22 | 80 of 106 | 0 of 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:20 |
| Oct 29, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida | Jack Hermansson | WIN · TKO · R1 4:59 | 28 of 79 | 5 of 28 | 29 of 80 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:03 |
| Jul 8, 2017 | UFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker | Gerald Meerschaert | WIN · TKO · R2 2:04 | 60 of 115 | 15 of 29 | 65 of 121 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:13 |
| Feb 19, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne | Jack Marshman | WIN · TKO · R2 2:21 | 27 of 71 | 6 of 46 | 32 of 76 | 1 of 2 | 1 | 0 | 1:40 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs Lansberg | Eric Spicely | LOSS · SUB · R1 2:58 | 2 of 9 | 5 of 8 | 4 of 11 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:05 |
| Jul 9, 2016 | UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes | Gegard Mousasi | LOSS · TKO · R1 4:32 | 5 of 13 | 21 of 34 | 5 of 13 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| May 14, 2016 | UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic | Nate Marquardt | WIN · TKO · R1 3:39 | 16 of 30 | 7 of 13 | 20 of 35 | 0 of 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:27 |
| Dec 10, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant | Elias Theodorou | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 52 of 81 | 28 of 94 | 83 of 112 | 1 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:54 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero | Steve Bosse | WIN · TKO · R1 0:29 | 3 of 4 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:01 |
| Jan 31, 2015 | UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz | Andy Enz | WIN · TKO · R1 1:56 | 20 of 38 | 1 of 28 | 21 of 39 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:07 |
| Jul 5, 2014 | UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida | Uriah Hall | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 44 of 129 | 42 of 113 | 48 of 133 | 0 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 |
| Mar 23, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 | Ronny Markes | WIN · TKO · R1 0:53 | 7 of 16 | 0 of 1 | 8 of 17 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:14 |
| Aug 3, 2013 | UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie | Cezar Ferreira | LOSS · SUB · R1 0:47 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 5 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:04 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head492 of 1216
- Body220 of 309
- Leg245 of 319
Totals across 27 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance573 of 1285
- Clinch153 of 181
- Ground238 of 394
Totals across 27 tracked fights.
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 22-11-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 3.72per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 48%
- SApM
- 2.57per min
- Str. Def.
- 53%
- Takedowns
- 0.88per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 33%
- TD Def.
- 65%
- Submission attempts
- 0.1per 15 min
Top 40% in the UFC
Top 23% in the UFC
Top 47% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.
Tracked fightsSource: UFCalendar
- Significant strikes
- 3.53per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 48%
- SApM
- 2.78per min
- Str. Def.
- 54%
- Takedowns
- 0.77per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 33%
- TD Def.
- 60%
- Submission attempts
- 0.1per 15 min