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Junior dos Santos

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Association: Champion Team
Pro Debut Date: 2006-07-16
Pro Record: 23-10-0
Win Finish %: 73.9%
Quality Perf. %: 48.5%
Last Ranked: 4/01/2025

#25 Heavyweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 10/01/2012

#1 Heavyweight

All-Time Rank:

#6 Heavyweight+
Last Loss Date: 5/20/2022
Last Loss: [#81 HW] Yorgan De Castro
Opponent's Last 5: W W L W L
UFC Record: 15-8-0
Octagon Time: 4:07:01
Title Bouts: 2-3-0
Longest Win Streak: 9 (2008-2012)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2018-2019)
UFC Debut: 2008-10-25
Last UFC Fight: 2020-12-12

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
W Alan Belcher
#86 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  GFC 7 - Gamebred Fighting Championship 7
Saturday, March 2nd 2024
W Fabricio Werdum Decision (Split)
Round 3
  GFC 5 - Gamebred Fighting Championship 5
Friday, September 8th 2023
L Yorgan De Castro
#145 Heavyweight 		TKO (Shoulder Injury)
Round 3
  EFC 47 - Eagle FC 47: dos Santos vs. De Ca...
Friday, May 20th 2022
L Ciryl Gane
#34 Heavyweight 		TKO (Elbow)
Round 2
  UFC 256 - Figueiredo vs. Moreno
Saturday, December 12th 2020
L Jairzinho Rozenstruik
#8 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Saturday, August 15th 2020
L Curtis Blaydes
#7 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 166 - Blaydes vs. dos Santos
Saturday, January 25th 2020
L Francis Ngannou
#3 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC on ESPN 3 - Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
Saturday, June 29th 2019
W Derrick Lewis
#4 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Saturday, March 9th 2019
W Tai Tuivasa
#19 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Saturday, December 1st 2018
W Blagoy Ivanov
#20 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 133 - Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
Saturday, July 14th 2018
L Stipe Miocic
#1 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 211 - Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2
Saturday, May 13th 2017
W Ben Rothwell
#8 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 86 - Rothwell vs. Dos Santos
Sunday, April 10th 2016
L Alistair Overeem
#7 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
Saturday, December 19th 2015
W Stipe Miocic
#11 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic
Saturday, December 13th 2014
L Cain Velasquez
#1 Heavyweight 		TKO (Slam and Punch)
Round 5
  UFC 166 - Velasquez vs. dos Santos 3
Saturday, October 19th 2013
W Mark Hunt
#9 Heavyweight 		KO (Spinning Hook Kick)
Round 3
  UFC 160 - Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
Saturday, May 25th 2013
L Cain Velasquez
#2 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2
Saturday, December 29th 2012
W Frank Mir
#4 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 146 - Dos Santos vs. Mir
Saturday, May 26th 2012
W Cain Velasquez
#1 Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC on Fox 1 - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
Saturday, November 12th 2011
W Shane Carwin
#6 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 131 - Dos Santos vs. Carwin
Saturday, June 11th 2011
W Roy Nelson
#19 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen
Saturday, August 7th 2010
W Gabriel Gonzaga
#11 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Live 1 - Vera vs. Jones
Sunday, March 21st 2010
W Gilbert Yvel
#24 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 108 - Evans vs. Silva
Saturday, January 2nd 2010
W Mirko Filipovic
#9 Heavyweight 		Submission (Punch)
Round 3
  UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort
Saturday, September 19th 2009
W Stefan Struve
#60 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 95 - Sanchez vs. Stevenson
Saturday, February 21st 2009
W Fabricio Werdum
#4 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 90 - Silva vs. Cote
Saturday, October 25th 2008
W Geronimo dos Santos TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
  DF - Demo Fight 3
Saturday, May 24th 2008
L Joaquim Ferreira
#172 Heavyweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  MTL - Final
Saturday, November 10th 2007
W Jair Junior TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  MTL - Mo Team League 2
Saturday, September 29th 2007
W Edson Ramos TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
  XFC - Brazil
Sunday, April 29th 2007
W Joaquim Ferreira
#234 Heavyweight 		TKO (Retirement)
Round 1
  XFC - Brazil
Sunday, April 29th 2007
W Eduardo Maiorino Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
  MF - Minotauro Fights 5
Saturday, December 9th 2006
W Jailson Silva Santos KO (Soccer Kick)
Round 1
  DF - Demo Fight 1
Sunday, July 16th 2006
  Opponent Event Outcome
W Alan Belcher
#86 Heavyweight 		  GFC 7 - Gamebred Fighting Championship 7
Saturday, March 2nd 2024 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Fabricio Werdum   GFC 5 - Gamebred Fighting Championship 5
Friday, September 8th 2023 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Yorgan De Castro
#145 Heavyweight 		  EFC 47 - Eagle FC 47: dos Santos vs. De Ca...
Friday, May 20th 2022 		TKO (Shoulder Injury)
Round 3
L Ciryl Gane
#34 Heavyweight 		  UFC 256 - Figueiredo vs. Moreno
Saturday, December 12th 2020 		TKO (Elbow)
Round 2
L Jairzinho Rozenstruik
#8 Heavyweight 		  UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Saturday, August 15th 2020 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Curtis Blaydes
#7 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 166 - Blaydes vs. dos Santos
Saturday, January 25th 2020 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Francis Ngannou
#3 Heavyweight 		  UFC on ESPN 3 - Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
Saturday, June 29th 2019 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Derrick Lewis
#4 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Saturday, March 9th 2019 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Tai Tuivasa
#19 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Saturday, December 1st 2018 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Blagoy Ivanov
#20 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 133 - Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
Saturday, July 14th 2018 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Stipe Miocic
#1 Heavyweight 		  UFC 211 - Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2
Saturday, May 13th 2017 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Ben Rothwell
#8 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 86 - Rothwell vs. Dos Santos
Sunday, April 10th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Alistair Overeem
#7 Heavyweight 		  UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
Saturday, December 19th 2015 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Stipe Miocic
#11 Heavyweight 		  UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic
Saturday, December 13th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Cain Velasquez
#1 Heavyweight 		  UFC 166 - Velasquez vs. dos Santos 3
Saturday, October 19th 2013 		TKO (Slam and Punch)
Round 5
W Mark Hunt
#9 Heavyweight 		  UFC 160 - Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
Saturday, May 25th 2013 		KO (Spinning Hook Kick)
Round 3
L Cain Velasquez
#2 Heavyweight 		  UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2
Saturday, December 29th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Frank Mir
#4 Heavyweight 		  UFC 146 - Dos Santos vs. Mir
Saturday, May 26th 2012 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Cain Velasquez
#1 Heavyweight 		  UFC on Fox 1 - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
Saturday, November 12th 2011 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Shane Carwin
#6 Heavyweight 		  UFC 131 - Dos Santos vs. Carwin
Saturday, June 11th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Roy Nelson
#19 Heavyweight 		  UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen
Saturday, August 7th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Gabriel Gonzaga
#11 Heavyweight 		  UFC Live 1 - Vera vs. Jones
Sunday, March 21st 2010 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Gilbert Yvel
#24 Heavyweight 		  UFC 108 - Evans vs. Silva
Saturday, January 2nd 2010 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Mirko Filipovic
#9 Heavyweight 		  UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort
Saturday, September 19th 2009 		Submission (Punch)
Round 3
W Stefan Struve
#60 Heavyweight 		  UFC 95 - Sanchez vs. Stevenson
Saturday, February 21st 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Fabricio Werdum
#4 Heavyweight 		  UFC 90 - Silva vs. Cote
Saturday, October 25th 2008 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Geronimo dos Santos   DF - Demo Fight 3
Saturday, May 24th 2008 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
L Joaquim Ferreira
#172 Heavyweight 		  MTL - Final
Saturday, November 10th 2007 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Jair Junior   MTL - Mo Team League 2
Saturday, September 29th 2007 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Edson Ramos   XFC - Brazil
Sunday, April 29th 2007 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
W Joaquim Ferreira
#234 Heavyweight 		  XFC - Brazil
Sunday, April 29th 2007 		TKO (Retirement)
Round 1
W Eduardo Maiorino   MF - Minotauro Fights 5
Saturday, December 9th 2006 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Jailson Silva Santos   DF - Demo Fight 1
Sunday, July 16th 2006 		KO (Soccer Kick)
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2025   #25 Heavyweight 23-10-0
207
01/01/2025 3 #25 Heavyweight 23-10-0
224
10/01/2024 2 #22 Heavyweight 23-10-0
228
07/01/2024 1 #20 Heavyweight 23-10-0
230
04/01/2024 2 #21 Heavyweight 23-10-0
230
01/01/2024   #19 Heavyweight 22-10-0
230
10/01/2023 19 #19 Heavyweight 22-10-0
230
07/01/2023 5 #38 Heavyweight 21-10-0
131
04/01/2023 1 #33 Heavyweight 21-10-0
146
01/01/2023 5 #32 Heavyweight 21-10-0
155
10/01/2022 1 #27 Heavyweight 21-10-0
165
07/01/2022 NR #28 Heavyweight 21-10-0
175
01/01/2022 2 #10 Heavyweight 21-9-0
374
10/01/2021   #8 Heavyweight 21-9-0
405
07/01/2021   #8 Heavyweight 21-9-0
425
04/01/2021 1 #8 Heavyweight 21-9-0
445
01/01/2021 2 #9 Heavyweight 21-9-0
466
10/01/2020   #7 Heavyweight 21-8-0
521
07/01/2020 1 #7 Heavyweight 21-7-0
614
04/01/2020 4 #8 Heavyweight 21-7-0
629
01/01/2020   #4 Heavyweight 21-6-0
743
10/01/2019 1 #4 Heavyweight 21-6-0
743
07/01/2019 1 #5 Heavyweight 21-6-0
743
04/01/2019 3 #4 Heavyweight 21-5-0
952
01/01/2019 3 #7 Heavyweight 20-5-0
587
10/01/2018 2 #10 Heavyweight 19-5-0
541
07/01/2018 2 #8 Heavyweight 18-5-0
468
04/01/2018 1 #6 Heavyweight 18-5-0
516
01/01/2018   #5 Heavyweight 18-5-0
560
10/01/2017   #5 Heavyweight 18-5-0
560
07/01/2017   #5 Heavyweight 18-5-0
560
04/01/2017   #5 Heavyweight 18-4-0
617
01/01/2017   #5 Heavyweight 18-4-0
617
10/01/2016   #5 Heavyweight 18-4-0
617
07/01/2016 1 #5 Heavyweight 18-4-0
617
04/01/2016 1 #6 Heavyweight 17-4-0
483
01/01/2016 2 #5 Heavyweight 17-4-0
496
10/01/2015   #3 Heavyweight 17-3-0
717
07/01/2015 1 #3 Heavyweight 17-3-0
717
04/01/2015 1 #2 Heavyweight 17-3-0
717
01/01/2015 1 #3 Heavyweight 17-3-0
717
10/01/2014   #2 Heavyweight 16-3-0
727
07/01/2014   #2 Heavyweight 16-3-0
740
04/01/2014   #2 Heavyweight 16-3-0
775
01/01/2014   #2 Heavyweight 16-3-0
775
10/01/2013   #2 Heavyweight 16-2-0
853
07/01/2013   #2 Heavyweight 16-2-0
869
04/01/2013   #2 Heavyweight 15-2-0
848
01/01/2013 1 #2 Heavyweight 15-2-0
848
10/01/2012   #1 Heavyweight 15-1-0
1094
07/01/2012   #1 Heavyweight 15-1-0
1094
04/01/2012   #1 Heavyweight 14-1-0
961
01/01/2012 2 #1 Heavyweight 14-1-0
961
10/01/2011   #3 Heavyweight 13-1-0
520
07/01/2011 1 #3 Heavyweight 13-1-0
520
04/01/2011   #4 Heavyweight 12-1-0
409
01/01/2011 1 #4 Heavyweight 12-1-0
543
10/01/2010 1 #5 Heavyweight 12-1-0
410
07/01/2010 1 #6 Heavyweight 11-1-0
404
04/01/2010   #5 Heavyweight 11-1-0
404
01/01/2010   #5 Heavyweight 9-1-0
338
10/01/2009 3 #5 Heavyweight 9-1-0
338
07/01/2009   #8 Heavyweight 8-1-0
259
04/01/2009   #8 Heavyweight 8-1-0
259
01/01/2009 158 #8 Heavyweight 7-1-0
259
10/01/2008 12 #166 Heavyweight 6-1-0
25
07/01/2008 100 #154 Heavyweight 6-1-0
25
04/01/2008   #254 Heavyweight 5-1-0
19
01/01/2008 121 #254 Heavyweight 5-1-0
19
10/01/2007 23 #133 Heavyweight 5-0-0
28
07/01/2007 NR #156 Heavyweight 4-0-0
23


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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