Luana Santos
Brazil
Set for UFC Vegas 111
Santos will take on Daria Zhelezniakova in a bantamweight matchup at UFC Vegas 111 on Nov. 8, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Santos has posted a solid 4-1 record in the UFC with three finishes, most recently submitting Tainara Lisboa in May to rebound from her only loss. She now draws Zhelezniakova, who is 2-1 in the UFC and coming off a unanimous decision victory over Melissa Mullins in June. She'll give up slight height and reach advantages to Zhelezniakova, who also has superior striking marks (albeit over a smaller sample size). Santos also has the better wrestling stats, most notable takedown average, as she has accumulated 1.91 takedowns per 15 minutes of fight time and registered one or more in each of her last four bouts.
Santos has posted a solid 4-1 record in the UFC with three finishes, most recently submitting Tainara Lisboa in May to rebound from her only loss. She now draws Zhelezniakova, who is 2-1 in the UFC and coming off a unanimous decision victory over Melissa Mullins in June. She'll give up slight height and reach advantages to Zhelezniakova, who also has superior striking marks (albeit over a smaller sample size). Santos also has the better wrestling stats, most notable takedown average, as she has accumulated 1.91 takedowns per 15 minutes of fight time and registered one or more in each of her last four bouts.
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Gets right back in win column
Santos defeated Tainara Lisboa via submission (keylock) at 4:59 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It's a massive rebound performance from Santos on the heels of a lopsided unanimous decision defeat to Casey O'Neill at UFC 305 last August. She recognized a hole in Lisboa's defense and exploited it without issue. Santos turned two takedown attempts into 7:57 worth of control time, a ridiculous number for a fight which lasted less than 10 minutes. The submission finally materialized with just a second remaining in Round 2. Still just 25 years of age, Santos improves to 4-1 in her first five UFC bouts. The next challenge will be to defeat some better competition.
It's a massive rebound performance from Santos on the heels of a lopsided unanimous decision defeat to Casey O'Neill at UFC 305 last August. She recognized a hole in Lisboa's defense and exploited it without issue. Santos turned two takedown attempts into 7:57 worth of control time, a ridiculous number for a fight which lasted less than 10 minutes. The submission finally materialized with just a second remaining in Round 2. Still just 25 years of age, Santos improves to 4-1 in her first five UFC bouts. The next challenge will be to defeat some better competition.
Lisboa up next
Santos is scheduled to compete against Tainara Lisboa in a bantamweight fight at UFC Vegas 106 on May 17, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Santos will look to get back to winning ways after getting decisively beaten by Casey O'Neill at UFC 305. Before the O'Neill loss, Santos was perfect in the UFC and will look to prove that pay-per-view defeat was a one-off that will not continue in future bouts.
Santos will look to get back to winning ways after getting decisively beaten by Casey O'Neill at UFC 305. Before the O'Neill loss, Santos was perfect in the UFC and will look to prove that pay-per-view defeat was a one-off that will not continue in future bouts.
No-shows UFC 305 defeat
Santos lost to Casey O'Neill via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 26-30) at UFC 305 on Saturday in Perth, Australia.
ANALYSIS
Fighting for the second time in almost exactly a month, Santos was dominated from start to finish. She sat back the entire fight and allowed O'Neill to pick her apart on the feet. While Casey strung together combinations, Luana was one and done. All told, Santos found herself on the short end of a 113-46 count in terms of total strikes landed. She wasn't competitive. The Brazilian began her UFC run with three straight victories, but O'Neill was by far her toughest test to date, and Santos showed nothing. The lone good news is that at 24 years of age, she has plenty of time to improve.
Fighting for the second time in almost exactly a month, Santos was dominated from start to finish. She sat back the entire fight and allowed O'Neill to pick her apart on the feet. While Casey strung together combinations, Luana was one and done. All told, Santos found herself on the short end of a 113-46 count in terms of total strikes landed. She wasn't competitive. The Brazilian began her UFC run with three straight victories, but O'Neill was by far her toughest test to date, and Santos showed nothing. The lone good news is that at 24 years of age, she has plenty of time to improve.
Remains perfect in UFC
Santos defeated Mariya Agapova via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:27 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Denver.
ANALYSIS
Santos looked strong in her last fight, a unanimous decision win over Stephanie Egger last December, but that performance comes with an asterisk because she missed weight. She had no issues with the scale this time around and dominated Agapova for as long as the brief bout lasted. Santos landed a few heavy shots early on before connecting with a nice judo throw. She then threatened with an arm-triangle before transitioning to a rear-naked choke which put Agapova away for good. Still just 24 years of age, Santos is now a perfect 3-0 in the UFC. She deserves a bit better opponent her next time out.
Santos looked strong in her last fight, a unanimous decision win over Stephanie Egger last December, but that performance comes with an asterisk because she missed weight. She had no issues with the scale this time around and dominated Agapova for as long as the brief bout lasted. Santos landed a few heavy shots early on before connecting with a nice judo throw. She then threatened with an arm-triangle before transitioning to a rear-naked choke which put Agapova away for good. Still just 24 years of age, Santos is now a perfect 3-0 in the UFC. She deserves a bit better opponent her next time out.
Gets new fight
Santos is slated to take on Mariya Agapova at a UFC event on July 13, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Santos is riding a two-fight winning streak since debuting with the company, including wins over Jiliana Miller via TKO and Stephanie Egger via unanimous decision. However, her most recent bout would have looked better had she not missed weight by three pounds the day prior. Her next opponent, Agapova, is 2-3 in the company and looking to bounce back from a two-fight losing streak.
Santos is riding a two-fight winning streak since debuting with the company, including wins over Jiliana Miller via TKO and Stephanie Egger via unanimous decision. However, her most recent bout would have looked better had she not missed weight by three pounds the day prior. Her next opponent, Agapova, is 2-3 in the company and looking to bounce back from a two-fight losing streak.