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Thiago Santos

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Rank State: Nevada
Age: 41
Last 5: L L NC L L
Association: Team Marreta
Pro Debut Date: 2010-12-10
Pro Record: 22-13-0
Current Ranking:
#35 Heavyweight
'Big League' Record: 14-12-0
Last 3 Years: 0-3-0
Win Finish %: 72.7%
Combat Age: 57
Quality Perf. %: 57.1%
Last Quality Perf.: 2021-10-02
540 Metric: .769
Rating Points: 146
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2020

#2 Light Heavyweight
Last Fight Date: 6/13/2024 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#9 HW] Denis Goltsov
Opponent's Last 5: L W W W W
UFC Record: 14-10-0
Octagon Time: 3:58:51
Title Bouts: 0-1-0
Longest Win Streak: 4 (2018-2019)
Next Best Win Streak: 4 (2017-2018)
UFC Debut: 2013-08-03
Last UFC Fight: 2022-08-06

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

  Opponent Outcome
L Denis Goltsov
#34 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024...
Thursday, June 13th 2024
L Yoel Romero
#12 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Professional Fighters League - PFL vs. Bel...
Saturday, February 24th 2024
NC Rob Wilkinson
#19 Light Heavyweight 		No Contest (Overturned)
Round 3
  Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2023...
Saturday, April 1st 2023
L Jamahal Hill
#15 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 4
  UFC on ESPN 40 - Santos vs. Hill
Saturday, August 6th 2022
L Magomed Ankalaev
#12 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 203 - Santos vs. Ankalaev
Saturday, March 12th 2022
W Johnny Walker
#17 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 193 - Santos vs. Walker
Saturday, October 2nd 2021
L Aleksandar Rakic
#12 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Saturday, March 6th 2021
L Glover Teixeira
#6 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
  UFC on ESPN 17 - Santos vs. Teixeira
Saturday, November 7th 2020
L Jon Jones
#1 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
  UFC 239 - Jones vs. Santos
Saturday, July 6th 2019
W Jan Blachowicz
#11 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 145 - Blachowicz vs. Santos
Saturday, February 23rd 2019
W Jimi Manuwa
#14 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Saturday, December 8th 2018
W Eryk Anders
#30 Middleweight 		TKO (Elbows)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 137 - Santos vs. Anders
Saturday, September 22nd 2018
W Kevin Holland
#83 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 227 - Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Saturday, August 4th 2018
L David Branch
#11 Middleweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 128 - Barboza vs. Lee
Saturday, April 21st 2018
W Anthony Smith
#26 Middleweight 		TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 125 - Machida vs. Anders
Saturday, February 3rd 2018
W Jack Hermansson
#40 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida
Saturday, October 28th 2017
W Gerald Meerschaert
#47 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker
Saturday, July 8th 2017
W Jack Marshman
#42 Middleweight 		TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 105 - Lewis vs. Browne
Sunday, February 19th 2017
L Eric Spicely
#107 Middleweight 		SUB
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 95: Cyborg vs. Lansberg
Saturday, September 24th 2016
L Gegard Mousasi
#6 Middleweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 200 - Tate vs. Nunes
Saturday, July 9th 2016
W Nate Marquardt
#16 Middleweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
  UFC 198 - Werdum vs. Miocic
Saturday, May 14th 2016
W Elias Theodorou
#30 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 80 - Namajunas vs. VanZant
Thursday, December 10th 2015
W Steve Bosse KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night - Machida vs. Romero
Saturday, June 27th 2015
W Andy Enz
#132 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 183 - Silva vs. Diaz
Saturday, January 31st 2015
L Uriah Hall
#32 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida
Saturday, July 5th 2014
W Ronny Markes
#36 Middleweight 		TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 38 - Shogun vs. Henderson 2
Sunday, March 23rd 2014
L Cezar Ferreira
#88 Middleweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
  UFC 163 - Aldo vs. Korean Zombie
Saturday, August 3rd 2013
W Dennis Bentes Figueira da Fonseca
#563 Welterweight 		TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 1
  WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 20
Friday, July 27th 2012
L Vicente Luque TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Spartan MMA - Spartan MMA 2012
Saturday, April 28th 2012
W Junior Vidal TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 18
Saturday, March 3rd 2012
W Eneas Souza Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
  WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 17
Saturday, December 17th 2011
W Marcos Viggiani Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Spartan MMA - Spartan MMA 2011
Saturday, November 26th 2011
W Rafael Braga TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  EF - Explosion Fight
Saturday, August 13th 2011
W Mauricio Chueke
#879 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 14
Saturday, July 23rd 2011
W Gabriel Barreiro TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  SF - Senna Fight
Saturday, April 16th 2011
W Guilherme Benedito Nunes Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 10
Friday, December 10th 2010
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Denis Goltsov
#34 Heavyweight 		  Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024...
Thursday, June 13th 2024 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Yoel Romero
#12 Light Heavyweight 		  Professional Fighters League - PFL vs. Bel...
Saturday, February 24th 2024 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
NC Rob Wilkinson
#19 Light Heavyweight 		  Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2023...
Saturday, April 1st 2023 		No Contest (Overturned)
Round 3
L Jamahal Hill
#15 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC on ESPN 40 - Santos vs. Hill
Saturday, August 6th 2022 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 4
L Magomed Ankalaev
#12 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 203 - Santos vs. Ankalaev
Saturday, March 12th 2022 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Johnny Walker
#17 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 193 - Santos vs. Walker
Saturday, October 2nd 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Aleksandar Rakic
#12 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Saturday, March 6th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Glover Teixeira
#6 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC on ESPN 17 - Santos vs. Teixeira
Saturday, November 7th 2020 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
L Jon Jones
#1 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 239 - Jones vs. Santos
Saturday, July 6th 2019 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
W Jan Blachowicz
#11 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 145 - Blachowicz vs. Santos
Saturday, February 23rd 2019 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Jimi Manuwa
#14 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Saturday, December 8th 2018 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
W Eryk Anders
#30 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 137 - Santos vs. Anders
Saturday, September 22nd 2018 		TKO (Elbows)
Round 3
W Kevin Holland
#83 Middleweight 		  UFC 227 - Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Saturday, August 4th 2018 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L David Branch
#11 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 128 - Barboza vs. Lee
Saturday, April 21st 2018 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Anthony Smith
#26 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 125 - Machida vs. Anders
Saturday, February 3rd 2018 		TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches)
Round 2
W Jack Hermansson
#40 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida
Saturday, October 28th 2017 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Gerald Meerschaert
#47 Middleweight 		  UFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker
Saturday, July 8th 2017 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Jack Marshman
#42 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 105 - Lewis vs. Browne
Sunday, February 19th 2017 		TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches)
Round 2
L Eric Spicely
#107 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 95: Cyborg vs. Lansberg
Saturday, September 24th 2016 		SUB
Round 1
L Gegard Mousasi
#6 Middleweight 		  UFC 200 - Tate vs. Nunes
Saturday, July 9th 2016 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Nate Marquardt
#16 Middleweight 		  UFC 198 - Werdum vs. Miocic
Saturday, May 14th 2016 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Elias Theodorou
#30 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 80 - Namajunas vs. VanZant
Thursday, December 10th 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Steve Bosse   UFC Fight Night - Machida vs. Romero
Saturday, June 27th 2015 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
W Andy Enz
#132 Middleweight 		  UFC 183 - Silva vs. Diaz
Saturday, January 31st 2015 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Uriah Hall
#32 Middleweight 		  UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida
Saturday, July 5th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Ronny Markes
#36 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 38 - Shogun vs. Henderson 2
Sunday, March 23rd 2014 		TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches)
Round 1
L Cezar Ferreira
#88 Middleweight 		  UFC 163 - Aldo vs. Korean Zombie
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Dennis Bentes Figueira da Fonseca
#563 Welterweight 		  WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 20
Friday, July 27th 2012 		TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 1
L Vicente Luque   Spartan MMA - Spartan MMA 2012
Saturday, April 28th 2012 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Junior Vidal   WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 18
Saturday, March 3rd 2012 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Eneas Souza   WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 17
Saturday, December 17th 2011 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Marcos Viggiani   Spartan MMA - Spartan MMA 2011
Saturday, November 26th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Rafael Braga   EF - Explosion Fight
Saturday, August 13th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Mauricio Chueke
#879 Welterweight 		  WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 14
Saturday, July 23rd 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Gabriel Barreiro   SF - Senna Fight
Saturday, April 16th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Guilherme Benedito Nunes   WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 10
Friday, December 10th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3

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
07/01/2025 3 #35 Heavyweight 22-13-0
147
04/01/2025 2 #38 Heavyweight 22-13-0
155
01/01/2025 5 #36 Heavyweight 22-13-0
157
10/01/2024 2 #31 Heavyweight 22-13-0
160
07/01/2024 NR #29 Heavyweight 22-13-0
161
04/01/2024 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 22-12-0
313
01/01/2024 1 #13 Light Heavyweight 22-11-0
335
10/01/2023   #12 Light Heavyweight 22-11-0
342
07/01/2023   #12 Light Heavyweight 22-11-0
349
04/01/2023 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 22-11-0
351
01/01/2023 2 #13 Light Heavyweight 22-11-0
359
10/01/2022 1 #11 Light Heavyweight 22-11-0
369
07/01/2022 1 #10 Light Heavyweight 22-10-0
421
04/01/2022 1 #11 Light Heavyweight 22-10-0
421
01/01/2022   #10 Light Heavyweight 22-9-0
479
10/01/2021   #10 Light Heavyweight 21-9-0
446
07/01/2021 2 #10 Light Heavyweight 21-9-0
455
04/01/2021 1 #8 Light Heavyweight 21-9-0
463
01/01/2021 NR #7 Light Heavyweight 21-8-0
539
07/01/2020   #3 Light Heavyweight 21-7-0
770
04/01/2020 1 #3 Light Heavyweight 21-7-0
772
01/01/2020   #2 Light Heavyweight 21-7-0
772
10/01/2019 4 #2 Light Heavyweight 21-7-0
772
07/01/2019 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 21-6-0
476
04/01/2019 1 #7 Light Heavyweight 21-6-0
476
01/01/2019 4 #8 Light Heavyweight 20-6-0
359
10/01/2018 NR #12 Light Heavyweight 19-6-0
287
07/01/2018 3 #17 Middleweight 17-6-0
307
04/01/2018 7 #14 Middleweight 17-5-0
395
01/01/2018 5 #21 Middleweight 16-5-0
301
10/01/2017 1 #26 Middleweight 15-5-0
261
07/01/2017 2 #27 Middleweight 14-5-0
226
04/01/2017 2 #25 Middleweight 14-5-0
226
01/01/2017   #27 Middleweight 13-5-0
188
10/01/2016 10 #27 Middleweight 13-5-0
188
07/01/2016 11 #17 Middleweight 13-3-0
274
04/01/2016 1 #28 Middleweight 12-3-0
179
01/01/2016 11 #27 Middleweight 12-3-0
179
10/01/2015 1 #38 Middleweight 11-3-0
124
07/01/2015 12 #39 Middleweight 11-3-0
124
04/01/2015 12 #51 Middleweight 10-3-0
108
01/01/2015 2 #63 Middleweight 9-3-0
94
10/01/2014 14 #61 Middleweight 9-3-0
94
07/01/2014 1 #47 Middleweight 9-2-0
106
04/01/2014 208 #48 Middleweight 9-2-0
106
01/01/2014 7 #256 Middleweight 8-2-0
33
10/01/2013 NR #249 Middleweight 8-2-0
33
07/01/2013 10 #179 Welterweight 8-1-0
53
04/01/2013 5 #169 Welterweight 8-1-0
53
01/01/2013 297 #164 Welterweight 8-1-0
53
10/01/2012 270 #461 Welterweight 8-1-0
27
07/01/2012 258 #731 Welterweight 7-1-0
18
04/01/2012 34 #473 Welterweight 7-0-0
26
01/01/2012 35 #507 Welterweight 6-0-0
24
10/01/2011 NR #542 Welterweight 4-0-0
22


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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