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Daniel Santos

Daniel Santos

1044 ELO #495

"Willycat"

MMA 14-3-0 · UFC 4-2-0 · Featherweight · Last fought 24 days ago

Daniel Santos "Willycat" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Daniel Santos has 4 wins in the UFC. Daniel Santos lands an average of 5.15 significant strikes per minute and averages 2.6 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Featherweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1044), and have not fought Daniel Santos before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Jack Shore 6-3-0 31 1040 0.0 4
Muhammad Naimov 5-2-0 31 1050 0.0 6
Jordan Leavitt 6-4-0 31 1036 0.0 8
Lerryan Douglas 1-0-0 31 1023 0.0 21
Diego Lopes 6-3-0 31 1090 0.0 46
Jarno Errens 1-3-0 31 987 0.0 57

Fight Results Breakdown

6
Total Fights

Biggest Win

John Castaneda in 2022
Opponent ELO: 1030

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 7'
Weight
Featherweight
Reach
67'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Mar 12 1995
Age
31
Peak ELO
1060
ELO Rank
495 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
89-26-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1023.8
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
997.8

Performance Statistics

SLpM
5.15
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
40%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
5.38
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
50%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.6
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
33%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Daniel Santos Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-05-16 UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa Dooho Choi KO/TKO Punch 2 4:29 Loss -116
2025-10-04 UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 JooSang Yoo KO/TKO Punch 2 0:21 Win -149
2025-05-10 UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena JeongYeong Lee U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2023-06-03 UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi Johnny Munoz U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2022-10-01 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan John Castaneda KO/TKO Knee 2 4:28 Win -
2022-04-09 UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Julio Arce U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Daniel Santos ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
6 2026-05-16 Dooho Choi 1061 Loss -16 1044
5 2025-10-04 JooSang Yoo 1020 Win +20 1060
4 2025-05-10 JeongYeong Lee 1000 Win +15 1040
3 2023-06-03 Johnny Munoz 1005 Win +16 1025
2 2022-10-01 John Castaneda 1030 Win +23 1009
1 2022-04-09 Julio Arce 1054 Loss -14 986

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