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Thiago Santos

Thiago Santos

1104 ELO #158

"Marreta"

MMA 22-11-0 · UFC 14-10-0 · Light Heavyweight · Last fought 3 years and 308 days ago

Thiago Santos "Marreta" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Thiago Santos has 14 wins in the UFC. Thiago Santos lands an average of 3.72 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.88 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Light Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1104), and have not fought Thiago Santos before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Ovince Saint Preux 15-13-0 43 1043 1.0 61
Dustin Jacoby 10-6-0 38 1109 4.0 5
Alonzo Menifield 11-6-0 38 1090 4.0 14
Alex Pereira 10-2-0 38 1165 4.0 61
Paul Craig 9-10-0 38 1026 4.0 78
Austen Lane 1-5-0 38 947 4.0 157

Fight Results Breakdown

24
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Nate Marquardt in 2016
Opponent ELO: 1092

Biggest Upset Loss

David Branch in 2018
Your ELO: 1115 · Opponent ELO: 994 · Favored by 121

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 2'
Weight
Light Heavyweight
Reach
76'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jan 07 1984
Age
42
Peak ELO
1160
ELO Rank
158 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
542-207-7
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1069.5
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1048.1

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.72
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
48%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.57
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
53%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.88
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
33%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.1
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Thiago Santos Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2022-08-06 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill Jamahal Hill KO/TKO Elbows 4 2:31 Loss -
2022-03-12 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Magomed Ankalaev U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2021-10-02 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker Johnny Walker U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2021-03-06 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Aleksandar Rakic U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-11-07 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira Glover Teixeira SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 1:49 Loss -
2019-07-06 UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Jon Jones S-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2019-02-23 UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos Jan Blachowicz KO/TKO Punch 3 0:39 Win -
2018-12-08 UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Jimi Manuwa KO/TKO Punch 2 0:41 Win -
2018-09-22 UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders Eryk Anders KO/TKO 3 5:00 Win -
2018-08-04 UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 Kevin Holland U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-04-21 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee David Branch KO/TKO Punch 1 2:30 Loss -
2018-02-03 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders Anthony Smith KO/TKO Kick 2 1:03 Win -
2017-10-28 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida Jack Hermansson KO/TKO Punch 1 4:59 Win -
2017-07-08 UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker Gerald Meerschaert KO/TKO Punches 2 2:04 Win -
2017-02-19 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne Jack Marshman KO/TKO Kick 2 2:21 Win -
2016-09-24 UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg Eric Spicely SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 2:58 Loss -
2016-07-09 UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes Gegard Mousasi KO/TKO Punch 1 4:32 Loss -
2016-05-14 UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic Nate Marquardt KO/TKO Punch 1 3:39 Win -
2015-12-10 UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant Elias Theodorou U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-06-27 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero Steve Bosse KO/TKO Kick 1 0:29 Win -
2015-01-31 UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz Andy Enz KO/TKO Punches 1 1:56 Win -
2014-07-05 UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida Uriah Hall U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2014-03-23 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 Ronny Markes KO/TKO Kick 1 0:53 Win -
2013-08-03 UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung Cezar Ferreira SUB Guillotine Choke 1 0:47 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Thiago Santos ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
24 2022-08-06 Jamahal Hill 1069 Loss -18 1104
23 2022-03-12 Magomed Ankalaev 1112 Loss -17 1122
22 2021-10-02 Johnny Walker 1059 Win +13 1139
21 2021-03-06 Aleksandar Rakic 1092 Loss -18 1126
20 2020-11-07 Glover Teixeira 1169 Loss -16 1144
19 2019-07-06 Jon Jones 1285 Loss 0 1160
18 2019-02-23 Jan Blachowicz 1062 Win +17 1160
17 2018-12-08 Jimi Manuwa 1056 Win +18 1143
16 2018-09-22 Eryk Anders 1056 Win +19 1125
15 2018-08-04 Kevin Holland 1000 Win +12 1106
14 2018-04-21 David Branch 994 Loss -21 1094
13 2018-02-03 Anthony Smith 1050 Win +19 1115
12 2017-10-28 Jack Hermansson 1043 Win +19 1096
11 2017-07-08 Gerald Meerschaert 1041 Win +20 1077
10 2017-02-19 Jack Marshman 1024 Win +20 1057
9 2016-09-24 Eric Spicely 985 Loss -19 1037
8 2016-07-09 Gegard Mousasi 1060 Loss -17 1056
7 2016-05-14 Nate Marquardt 1092 Win +23 1073
6 2015-12-10 Elias Theodorou 1054 Win +17 1050
5 2015-06-27 Steve Bosse 1000 Win +20 1033
4 2015-01-31 Andy Enz 986 Win +21 1013
3 2014-07-05 Uriah Hall 1024 Loss -15 992
2 2014-03-23 Ronny Markes 1016 Win +22 1007
1 2013-08-03 Cezar Ferreira 1016 Loss -15 985

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