Heavyweight · “Cigano”
Junior Dos Santos
15-8-0
6'4"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
42Age
10KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
10:44Avg 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
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.49
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.33
Striking accuracy47.9%
Striking defense56.2%
Takedowns / 15 min0.3
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense81.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.06
Control time3.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents11-8
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
23 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Ciryl Gane 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:34 — UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · 2020-12-12
10/35Sig. strikes
59/80Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jairzinho Rozenstruik 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:47 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · 2020-08-15
24/44Sig. strikes
42/66Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Curtis Blaydes 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:06 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos · 2020-01-25
7/30Sig. strikes
28/60Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Francis Ngannou 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:11 — UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · 2019-06-29
4/6Sig. strikes
9/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Derrick Lewis 12-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:58 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · 2019-03-09
29/55Sig. strikes
7/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tai Tuivasa 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:30 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · 2018-12-01
26/65Sig. strikes
16/42Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:47Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Blagoy Ivanov 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · 2018-07-14
110/248Sig. strikes
51/229Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Stipe Miocic 10-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 2:22 — UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · 2017-05-13
12/18Sig. strikes
26/56Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ben Rothwell 6-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · 2016-04-10
157/247Sig. strikes
77/212Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alistair Overeem 4-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:43 — UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · 2015-12-19
22/46Sig. strikes
32/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Stipe Miocic 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic · 2014-12-13
123/303Sig. strikes
89/193Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:21Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cain Velasquez 10-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 3:09 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · 2013-10-19
46/122Sig. strikes
123/201Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Mark Hunt 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:18 — UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · 2013-05-25
74/131Sig. strikes
29/99Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:27Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cain Velasquez 8-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II · 2012-12-29
57/137Sig. strikes
111/224Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Frank Mir 14-5 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 3:04 — UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · 2012-05-26
59/89Sig. strikes
17/37Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cain Velasquez 7-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 1:04 — UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos · 2011-11-12
8/13Sig. strikes
7/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Shane Carwin 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin · 2011-06-11
88/188Sig. strikes
20/86Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:43Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Roy Nelson 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · 2010-08-07
130/282Sig. strikes
40/101Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:20Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gabriel Gonzaga 7-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:53 — UFC Live: Vera vs Jones · 2010-03-21
20/35Sig. strikes
9/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gilbert Yvel 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:07 — UFC 108: Evans vs Silva · 2010-01-02
14/33Sig. strikes
3/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mirko Filipovic 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:00 — UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort · 2009-09-19
70/157Sig. strikes
22/49Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Stefan Struve 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:54 — UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson · 2009-02-21
12/18Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Fabricio Werdum 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:21 — UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · 2008-10-25
7/11Sig. strikes
6/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
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.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
10
Submission
0
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
23
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 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.