Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“The Sandman”

Jorge Santiago

25-126 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 5L

Inactive

High Variance

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'1"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·45age

Last fightLGunnar Nelson·U-DEC·R3·13yr ago

Fighter Context

1–5UFC·

1KO

0Sub

0Dec

10.0min/fight

60UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

0–4(4 fights)

-1.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.93

Deficit

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.058

Passive

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

Durability

Average

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

21%

Passive

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

Striking

Santiago

Dirty Boxer

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min1.69

Str. Accuracy35%

104UFC landed/308attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.1 vs avg2.62

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.17

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.67

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

60%

Body

24%

Leg

16%

By Position

Distance64%

Clinch26%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 16 rounds	Round 25 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	7	6	11
Avg. Absorbed	9	12	11
Avg. Net	-2	-6	-1

Grappling

Santiago·57s ctrlAverage Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.58

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.00

TD Accuracy30%

2UFC landed/8attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80

0UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

TD Defense52%

12UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

div avg 53%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision0 / 1

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision2 / 5

Loss Pattern

Mixed

2 early · 1 late · 2 dec across 5 losses

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 15 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=5

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

1.6

1.4

2.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.1

3.0

2.7

Diff

-0.5

-1.6

-0.2

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 6 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-100%L3

Last 6 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Santiago — 6 UFC Fights

Result

Method

6 fights

Gunnar Nelson

U-DEC R3Feb '13

·43 SS (35%)·42 abs·2 td taken·12s ctrl

↵ 16mo layoff

Demian MaiaVeteran

U-DEC R3Oct '11

-6

·18 SS (32%)·24 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken·29s ctrl

Brian Stann

KO/TKO R2 · 4:29May '11

-33

·14 SS (33%)·47 abs·0/2 td·15s ctrl·2 kd taken

↵ 53mo layoff

Alan Belcher

KO/TKO R3 · 2:45Dec '06

-15

·14 SS (24%)·29 abs·0/3 td·1 td taken·146s ctrl·1 kd taken·3 sub att

Chris Leben

KO/TKO R2 · 0:35Aug '06

-3

·6 SS (50%)·9 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·69s ctrl·1 kd taken

Justin Levens

KO/TKO R1 · 2:13Jun '06

·9 SS (60%)·1/1 td·69s ctrl·1 kd landed

Santiago — Prior Tracked Fights (3)

LDiego SanchezOtherU-DECR3—

WSean SalmonStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

WTrevor PrangleyStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

All Fighters

Welterweight

“The Sandman”

Jorge Santiago

25-126 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·45age

Last fightLGunnar Nelson·U-DEC·13yr ago

Fighter Context

1–5UFC·

1KO

0Sub

0Dec

10.0min/fight

60UFC min

vs. Winning Record0–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.93

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.058

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

Durability

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

21%

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

Striking

Santiago

Welterweight avg

Dirty Boxer

Sig. Strikes / Min1.69

Str. Accuracy35%

104UFC landed/308attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.1 vs avg2.62

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.17

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.67

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

60%

Body

24%

Leg

16%

By Position

Dist64%

Clinch26%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=6	R2 n=5	R3 n=3
Landed	7	6	11
Absorbed	9	12	11
Net	-2	-6	-1

Grappling

Santiago

Welterweight avg

57s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.58

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.00

TD Accuracy30%

2UFC landed/8attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80

0UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

TD Defense52%

12UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=5

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

1.6

1.4

2.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.1

3.0

2.7

Diff

-0.5

-1.6

-0.2

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

Santiago — UFC Fight Log

Gunnar Nelson

U-DEC·R3·Feb '13

43 SS (35%)·42 abs·2 td taken·12s ctrl

Demian MaiaVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Oct '11

18 SS (32%)·24 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken·29s ctrl

Brian Stann

KO/TKO·R2·May '11

14 SS (33%)·47 abs·0/2 td·15s ctrl·2 kd taken

Alan Belcher

KO/TKO·R3·Dec '06

14 SS (24%)·29 abs·0/3 td·1 td taken·146s ctrl·1 kd taken·3 sub

Chris Leben

KO/TKO·R2·Aug '06

6 SS (50%)·9 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·69s ctrl·1 kd taken

Justin Levens

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '06

9 SS (60%)·1/1 td·69s ctrl·1 kd

Santiago — Prior Tracked Fights (3)

LDiego SanchezOtherU-DECR3

WSean SalmonStrikeforceKO/TKOR1

WTrevor PrangleyStrikeforceKO/TKOR1

Round 16 rounds

Round 25 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

-6

-1

n=6

n=5

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2

-6

-1