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Featherweight · “Willycat”

Daniel Santos

14-3-0 UFC 4-2-0
5'7"Height
67"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1995-03-12Born
2KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:33Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min5.15
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.38
Striking accuracy40.5%
Striking defense50.5%
Takedowns / 15 min2.6
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense73.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time30.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-2
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 6 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2022-04-09 vs Julio Arce — 3.27/min (L) 22-04 2022-10-01 vs John Castaneda — 7.29/min (W) 22-10 2023-06-03 vs Johnny Munoz — 3.33/min (W) 23-06 2025-05-10 vs JeongYeong Lee — 6.0/min (W) 25-05 2025-10-04 vs JooSang Yoo — 5.05/min (W) 25-10 2026-05-16 vs Dooho Choi — 7.59/min (L) 26-05
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

6 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Dooho Choi 5-3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:29 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa · 2026-05-16
72/182Sig. strikes
72/138Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
0:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W JooSang Yoo 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:21 — UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · 2025-10-04
27/62Sig. strikes
31/55Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:23Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W JeongYeong Lee 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena · 2025-05-10
90/184Sig. strikes
68/150Absorbed
6/18Takedowns
6:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Johnny Munoz 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · 2023-06-03
50/91Sig. strikes
18/39Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
10:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W John Castaneda 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:28 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan · 2022-10-01
69/134Sig. strikes
57/106Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
0:52Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Julio Arce 4-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · 2022-04-09
49/229Sig. strikes
127/265Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Daniel Santos (fighter)) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.

14-3-0Pro record
Chute Boxe Diego LimaGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 2
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Fighten Decagon MMA 2
Brave CF 1
Future FC 1
ACA 1
ACB 1
Thunder Fight 1
Copa Euro 1

+ 3 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 17 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Choi Doo-ho TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
2026-05-16
UFC 2 4:29
W Yoo Joo-sang TKO (punches) UFC 320
2025-10-04
UFC 2 0:21
W Lee Jeong-yeong Decision (unanimous) UFC 315
2025-05-10
UFC 3 5:00
W Johnny Muñoz Jr. Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
2023-06-03
UFC 3 5:00
W John Castañeda KO (punches and knee) UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
2022-10-01
UFC 2 4:28
L Julio Arce Decision (unanimous) UFC 273
2022-04-09
UFC 3 5:00
W Nizambek Abdrashitov Submission (armbar) Brave CF 32
2019-12-14
Brave CF 1 2:37
W Henrique Fantini TKO (spinning back kick) Future FC 6
2019-06-28
Future FC 1 2:21
L Murad Kalamov Decision (unanimous) ACA 91
2019-01-26
ACA 3 5:00
W Dukvaha Astamirov Decision (majority) ACB 80
2018-02-16
ACB 3 5:00
W Cleverson Silva TKO (spinning back kick to the body) Fighten Decagon MMA 3
2016-09-11
Fighten Decagon MMA 1 3:10
W Jose Alexandre TKO (punches and knees) Thunder Fight 6
2016-04-02
Thunder Fight 3 3:30
W Lucas Eurico KO Copa Euro 1
2015-10-06
Copa Euro 2 0:20
W Irwing Romero Machado Decision (unanimous) Fighten Decagon MMA 2
2015-08-22
Fighten Decagon MMA 3 5:00
W Ary dos Santos Technical Submission (anaconda choke) Arena Fight Uberlândia 8
2015-03-30
Arena Fight Uberlândia 3 2:42
W Jose Mauro dos Santos KO (spinning back elbow) Fatality Arena 6
2014-03-30
Fatality Arena 2
W Caio Forastieri Decision (unanimous) Warriors of God 1
2013-08-17
Warriors of God 3 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Daniel Santos (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Featherweight average, over 127 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 5.2 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 5.4 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 40.5% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 50.5% avg 55.3%
Takedowns /15 min 2.6 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 33.3% avg 37.5%
Takedown defense 73.3% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 30.0% avg 20.5%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 44.9%