Fighter profile

Yana Santos

Women's Bantamweight · UFC record 7-6 · 13 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 31 Oct 2026

Clinch HeavyVolume Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)86

Power65

Striking defense76

Takedown defense71

WrestlingProvisional measure72

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (13 detailed fights; as of Sat 31 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING81.8

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED68.2

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Reach: 173 cm (5'8")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 36

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

13 detailed UFC fights · 35 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 31 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.1per round

Striking differential+5.7per round

Takedown attempts0.49per round

Takedown defense57.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate0.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 19.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.1
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +5.7
Striking accuracy: 56.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 52.9%
Knockdowns per round: 0.03
Target: head / body / leg: 33.0% / 41.5% / 25.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 56.0% / 38.9% / 5.0%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.49
Takedowns landed per round: 0.23
Takedown accuracy: 47.1%
Takedown defense: 57.5%
Control time per round: 1:25
Submission attempts per round: 0.03
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 7-6-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 0.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 0 · 7
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 2
Average fight time: 13:39 (over 11 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Yana Santos — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 31 Oct 2026	Luana Santos	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan
Sat 4 Oct 2025	Macy Chiasson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Sat 3 May 2025	Miesha Tate	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Sat 10 Aug 2024	Chelsea Chandler	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
Sat 1 Jul 2023	Karol Rosa	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov

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Yana Santos — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 25 Mar 2023	Holly Holm	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
Sat 10 Jul 2021	Irene Aldana	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:35	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Sat 20 Feb 2021	Ketlen Vieira	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
Sat 8 Aug 2020	Julija Stoliarenko	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Sat 7 Dec 2019	Aspen Ladd	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 0:33	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
Sat 9 Mar 2019	Marion Reneau	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Sat 6 Oct 2018	Lina Lansberg	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
Sat 3 Mar 2018	Cristiane Justino	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:25	UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya

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