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 13, 2024 | 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 24, 2024 | PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS | Yoel Romero | LOSS · DEC · R3 5:00 | 36 | 37 | 87 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:26 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | PFL 1: 2023 Regular Season | Rob Wilkinson | NC · DEC · R3 5:00 | 31 | 63 | 43 of 75 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:37 |
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: 14-10-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 3.72per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 48%
- SApM
- 2.57per min
- Str. Def.
- 54%
- Takedowns
- 0.88per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 33%
- TD Def.
- 66%
- Submission attempts
- 0.1per 15 min
Top 39% in the UFC
Top 23% in the UFC
Top 46% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1483 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