Skip to content
FIGHT FORECAST
Luana Santos
Fighter profile

Luana Santos

Women's Bantamweight · UFC record 7-1 · 8 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 31 Oct 2026

Control GrapplerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)73
Power65
Striking defense88
Takedown defense89
WrestlingProvisional measure81

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (8 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: LIMITED83.1
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING55.2

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
170 cm (5'7")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
26

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

8 detailed UFC fights · 19 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 31 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed11.1significant, per round
Strikes absorbed10.8per round
Striking differential+0.2per round
Takedown attempts2.37per round
Takedown defense85.7%of attempts stopped
Finish rate42.9%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
11.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round
10.8
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+0.2
Striking accuracy
52.8%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
64.8%
Knockdowns per round
0.00
Target: head / body / leg
58.6% / 29.0% / 12.4%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
89.0% / 9.0% / 1.9%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
2.37
Takedowns landed per round
0.84
Takedown accuracy
35.6%
Takedown defense
85.7%
Control time per round
2:38
Submission attempts per round
0.26
Reversals per round
0.00

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
7-1-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
42.9%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 2 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered
0 / 0
Average fight time
12:14 (over 6 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

Luana Santos — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 31 Oct 2026Yana SantosWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan
Sat 20 Jun 2026Karol RosaWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
Sat 13 Dec 2025Melissa CrodenWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
Sat 17 May 2025Tainara LisboaWSUB KeylockR2 4:59UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
Sat 17 Aug 2024Casey O'NeillLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Show all 8 UFC fights
Luana Santos — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 13 Jul 2024Mariya AgapovaWSUB Rear Naked ChokeR1 3:27UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
Sat 9 Dec 2023Stephanie EggerWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
Sat 12 Aug 2023Juliana MillerWKO/TKO PunchesR1 3:41UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos

Compare with another fighter