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Thiago Santos

Thiago Santos

Secondary style
Power Striker
established · 24 UFC fights
22-15
Record
15 KO · 1 SUB · 6 DEC
Wins by method
LossLossWinLossLoss
Recent form
38
Age
188 cm
Height
193 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2022-08-06
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P65
Volume
P63
Striking Efficiency
P51
Range Sniper
P61
Kickboxing
P43
Clinch Striking
P88
Defensive Striking
P46
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P28
Pressure Wrestling
P46
Top Control
P37
Submission
P11
Anti-Wrestling
P65
Grappling Defense
P56
Scrambler
P53
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P86
Finisher
P59
Damage Resistance
P55
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P67
Pace
P52
Late Fighter
P75
GLOBAL
Versatility
P30
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. CLINCH STRIKER2022-08-06 → CURRENT
  2. POWER STRIKER2022-03-12 → 2022-08-06 · 2 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2022-08-06
Striking
3.72
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
2.57
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
48%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
54%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.88
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.19
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.88
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
2.64
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
33%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
66%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
1:59
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.06
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head51%
Body23%
Leg26%
Position
Distance58%
Clinch17%
Ground25%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2101R3110increasing
TakedownsR1100R2160R3252increasing
ControlR1100R282R3167increasing

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
100%
Model correct (2/2)
—
Fighter wins when model favored
0/2
Fighter wins when model underdog
—
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2022-08-06
33.9%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-03-12
24.6%
Model · pick ✓
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