Fighter Profile›Featherweight

“Willycat”

Daniel Santos

14-25 UFC

Wrestler

Form

· 4W

Hot Streak

5'7"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·31age

Last fightWJooSang Yoo·KO/TKO·R2·7mo ago

Fighter Context

4–1UFC·

2KO

0Sub

2Dec

12.0min/fight

60UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–1(4 fights)

67%finish rate

-0.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.27

Neutral

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.448

Strong

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

62%

Strong

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Santos

Distance Striker

Featherweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.76

Str. Accuracy40%

285UFC landed/700attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.0 vs avg5.03

Str. Defense51%

KD Rate / fight0.40

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.20

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

65%

Body

23%

Leg

13%

By Position

Distance73%

Clinch8%

Ground18%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 15 rounds	Round 25 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	19	29	15
Avg. Absorbed	30	17	21
Avg. Net	-11	+12	-6

Grappling

Santos

G&P Threat

·239s ctrlElite Control

Featherweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.01

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.52

TD Accuracy40%

12UFC landed/30attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense73%

11UFC defended/15opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

div avg 47%

How They Lose

1UFC loss

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision2 / 4

KD → Finish

2/2Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision1 / 1

Loss Pattern

Lost by decision

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

2.5pts

W2 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

5 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=5

R2n=5

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

3.7

7.4

3.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

6.0

4.4

4.3

Diff

-2.3

+3.0

-1.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 5 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-35%L3

Last 5 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Santos — 5 UFC Fights

Result

Method

5 fights

JooSang Yoo

KO/TKO R2 · 0:21Oct '25

-4

·27 SS (44%)·31 abs·1/2 td·83s ctrl·1 kd landed

JeongYeong Lee

U-DEC R3May '25

+22

·90 SS (49%)·68 abs·6/18 td·366s ctrl

↵ 23mo layoff

Johnny Munoz

U-DEC R3Jun '23

+32

·50 SS (55%)·18 abs·3/4 td·1 td taken·647s ctrl

John Castaneda

KO/TKO R2 · 4:28Oct '22

+12

·69 SS (51%)·57 abs·2/4 td·3 td taken·52s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Julio Arce

U-DEC R3Apr '22

-78

·49 SS (21%)·127 abs·0/2 td·46s ctrl

All Fighters

Featherweight

“Willycat”

Daniel Santos

14-25 UFC

Form

5'7"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·31age

Last fightWJooSang Yoo·KO/TKO·7mo ago

Fighter Context

4–1UFC·

2KO

0Sub

2Dec

12.0min/fight

60UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.27

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.448

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

62%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Santos

Featherweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.76

Str. Accuracy40%

285UFC landed/700attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.0 vs avg5.03

Str. Defense51%

KD Rate / Fight0.40

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.20

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

65%

Body

23%

Leg

13%

By Position

Dist73%

Clinch8%

Ground18%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=5	R2 n=5	R3 n=3
Landed	19	29	15
Absorbed	30	17	21
Net	-11	+12	-6

Grappling

Santos

Featherweight avg

G&P Threat

239s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.01

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.52

TD Accuracy40%

12UFC landed/30attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense73%

11UFC defended/15opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.5pts

W2 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=5

R2n=5

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

3.7

7.4

3.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

6.0

4.4

4.3

Diff

-2.3

+3.0

-1.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Santos — UFC Fight Log

JooSang Yoo

KO/TKO·R2·Oct '25

27 SS (44%)·31 abs·1/2 td·83s ctrl·1 kd

JeongYeong Lee

U-DEC·R3·May '25

90 SS (49%)·68 abs·6/18 td·366s ctrl

Johnny Munoz

U-DEC·R3·Jun '23

50 SS (55%)·18 abs·3/4 td·1 td taken·647s ctrl

John Castaneda

KO/TKO·R2·Oct '22

69 SS (51%)·57 abs·2/4 td·3 td taken·52s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken

Julio Arce

U-DEC·R3·Apr '22

49 SS (21%)·127 abs·0/2 td·46s ctrl

Round 15 rounds

Round 25 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-11

+12

-6

n=5

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-11

+12

-6