Thiago Santos

🇧🇷 ︎

(1984-01-07)

Statistics

UFC Record: 14-10

By Method:

KO/TKO: 11-3
Submission: 0-3
Decision: 3-4

By Elo:

As Favorite: 9-5
As Underdog: 5-5

By Weight Class:

Middleweight: 9-5
Light Heavyweight: 4-5

By Round:

Round 1: 5-4
Round 2: 4-0
Round 3: 4-3
Round 4: 0-1
Round 5: 1-2

By Type:

Main Event: 3-4
Title Fight: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 3-7

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: L L W L L

Peak Elo: 3261 (2019-07-06)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2904 (#179)

Bonuses: 7 (3 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 9m 57s

Total Fight Time: 3h 58m 51s

Avg Time Between Fights: 133 days

Avg Card Placement: 4.6

Peak Rankings:

#11 Middleweight

#1 Light Heavyweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2022-08-06
UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill

Jamahal Hill (31) 🇺🇸 ︎
N W L W W • 4-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2999 (45%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R4
2:31

🇧🇷 ︎ Thiago Santos (38)
14-9 • L W L L L
Elo: 3035 (55%) • UFC rank: #6

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-03-12
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev

Magomed Ankalaev (29) 🇷🇺 ︎
W W W W W • 7-1
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3201 (63%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎ Thiago Santos (38)
14-8 • W L L L W
Elo: 3109 (37%) • UFC rank: #5

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-10-02
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker

Thiago Santos (37) 🇧🇷 ︎
L L L W W • 13-8
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3032 (61%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎ 🇮🇪 ︎ Johnny Walker (29)
4-2 • W W L L W
Elo: 2952 (39%) • UFC rank: #10

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-03-06
UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya

Aleksandar Rakic (29) 🇦🇹 ︎ 🇷🇸 ︎
W W W L W • 5-1
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3106 (45%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎ Thiago Santos (37)
13-7 • L L W W W
Elo: 3142 (55%) • UFC rank: #2

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2020-11-07
UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira

Glover Teixeira (41) 🇧🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
L W W W W • 14-5
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3195 (41%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:49

🇧🇷 ︎ Thiago Santos (36)
13-6 • L W W W W
Elo: 3261 (59%) • UFC rank: #1

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2019-07-06
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

Jon Jones (31) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W N W W • 18-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3578 (89%)

Title Fight

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎ Thiago Santos (35)
13-5 • W W W W L
Elo: 3217 (11%) • UFC rank: #2

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2019-02-23
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos

⭐ Thiago Santos (35) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W W L W • 12-5
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3138 (60%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
0:39

🇵🇱 ︎ Jan Blachowicz (35)
6-4 • L W W W W
Elo: 3064 (40%) • UFC rank: #4

O2 Arena
Prague
Czech Republic 🇨🇿 ︎

2018-12-08
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

⭐ Thiago Santos (34) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W L W W • 11-5
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 3108 (85%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R2
0:41

🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ Jimi Manuwa (38)
6-4 • L W W L L
Elo: 2812 (15%) • UFC rank: #7

Scotiabank Arena
Toronto
Canada 🇨🇦 ︎

2018-09-22
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders

Thiago Santos (34) 🇧🇷 ︎
W L W W W • 10-5
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 3056 (74%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Eryk Anders (31)
3-1 • W W L W
Elo: 2872 (26%)

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil 🇧🇷 ︎

2018-08-04
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2

Thiago Santos (34) 🇧🇷 ︎
L W W W W • 9-5
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3013 (78%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Kevin Holland (25)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2790 (22%)

Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2018-04-21
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee

⭐ David Branch (36) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L W L • 3-3
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 3099 (47%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:30

🇧🇷 ︎ Thiago Santos (34)
9-4 • W W W W L
Elo: 3118 (53%) • UFC rank: #12

Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2018-02-03
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders

Thiago Santos (34) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W W L L • 8-4
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 3027 (54%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R2
1:03

🇺🇸 ︎ Anthony Smith (29)
4-2 • W L W W W
Elo: 2998 (46%)

Arena Guilherme Paraense
Belém
Brazil 🇧🇷 ︎

2017-10-28
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida

Thiago Santos (33) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W L L W • 7-4
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2944 (59%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:59

🇳🇴 ︎ 🇸🇪 ︎ Jack Hermansson (29)
3-1 • W L W W
Elo: 2882 (41%)

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil 🇧🇷 ︎

2017-07-08
UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker

Thiago Santos (33) 🇧🇷 ︎
W L L W W • 6-4
Elo: 2821 (38%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:04

🇺🇸 ︎ Gerald Meerschaert (29)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2904 (62%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2017-02-19
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne

⭐ Thiago Santos (33) 🇧🇷 ︎
L L W W W • 5-4
Elo: 2687 (33%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:21

🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ︎ Jack Marshman (27)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2810 (67%)

Scotiabank Centre
Halifax
Canada 🇨🇦 ︎

2016-09-24
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg

⭐ Eric Spicely (29) 🇺🇸 ︎
L • 0-1
Elo: 2555 (15%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:58

🇧🇷 ︎ Thiago Santos (32)
5-3 • L W W W W
Elo: 2857 (85%) • UFC rank: #15

Ginásio Nilson Nelson
Brasília
Brazil 🇧🇷 ︎

2016-07-09
UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes

⭐ Gegard Mousasi (30) 🇦🇲 ︎ 🇳🇱 ︎
L W W L W • 5-3
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 3072 (71%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:32

🇧🇷 ︎ Thiago Santos (32)
5-2 • W W W W L
Elo: 2915 (29%) • UFC rank: #15

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2016-05-14
UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic

Thiago Santos (32) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W W L W • 4-2
Elo: 2817 (51%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:39

🇺🇸 ︎ Nate Marquardt (37)
12-8 • L W L L W
Elo: 2809 (49%)

Arena da Baixada
Curitiba
Brazil 🇧🇷 ︎

2015-12-10
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant

Thiago Santos (31) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W L W L • 3-2
Elo: 2664 (23%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦 ︎ Elias Theodorou (27)
3-0 • W W W
Elo: 2871 (77%)

The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2015-06-27
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero

⭐ Thiago Santos (31) 🇧🇷 ︎
W L W L • 2-2
Elo: 2539 (38%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:29

🇨🇦 ︎ Steve Bosse (33)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2627 (62%)

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2015-01-31
UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz

Thiago Santos (31) 🇧🇷 ︎
L W L • 1-2
Elo: 2447 (54%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:56

🇺🇸 ︎ Andy Enz (23)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2420 (46%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2014-07-05
UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida

Uriah Hall (29) 🇯🇲 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
L L W • 1-2
Elo: 2813 (88%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎ Thiago Santos (30)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2471 (12%)

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2014-03-23
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2

Thiago Santos (30) 🇧🇷 ︎
L • 0-1
Elo: 2417 (30%)

CATCHWEIGHT (190 LB)
TKO
R1
0:53

🇧🇷 ︎ Ronny Markes (25)
3-1 • W W W L
Elo: 2566 (70%)

Ginásio Nélio Dias
Natal
Brazil 🇧🇷 ︎

2013-08-03
UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie

Cezar Ferreira (28) 🇧🇷 ︎
W • 1-0
Elo: 2696 (80%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
0:47

🇧🇷 ︎ Thiago Santos (29)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2458 (20%)

HSBC Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil 🇧🇷 ︎