Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“Cigano”

Junior Dos Santos

21-923 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 4L

Inactive

11× Title

12× 5R

High Variance

Early Chaos

High Wear

6'4"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·42age

Last fightLCiryl Gane·KO/TKO·R2·5yr ago

Fighter Context

15–8UFC·

10KO

0Sub

5Dec

10.7min/fight

247UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

11–8(19 fights)

64%finish rate

+0.2str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–4(6 fights)

100%finish rate

-1.2str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.16

Positive

77%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.050

Average

41%ile

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

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Low

15%ile

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

60%

Strong

66%ile

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

Striking

Santos

Distance Striker

Body Attacker

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.49

Str. Accuracy47%

1,109UFC landed/2,313attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.3 vs avg3.33

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.61

14UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.30

CQ KO Power

Above Avg69%ile1.26

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

34%

Leg

By Position

Distance85%

Clinch9%

Ground7%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 123 rounds	Round 216 rounds	Round 39 rounds	Round 45 rounds	Round 55 rounds
Avg. Landed	17	17	24	23	26
Avg. Absorbed	13	13	15	19	15
Avg. Net	+4	+3	+9	+3	+10

Grappling

Santos

Non-Factor

·20s ctrlPassive Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.30

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.61

TD Accuracy50%

5UFC landed/10attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense81%

72UFC defended/88opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

8UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO10 / 15

Submission0 / 15

Decision5 / 15

KD → Finish

9/12Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO7 / 8

Submission0 / 8

Decision1 / 8

Loss Pattern

6 of 8 losses by finish in R1–R2

Explosive starter. 8 of 10 KOs inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

11%

1 of 9 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

3.7pts

W5 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 48 vs 49 first half

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=23

R2n=16

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

4.2

4.1

5.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.2

3.3

Diff

+1.0

+0.8

+1.8

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

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Diff-0.76 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Santos — 23 UFC Fights

Result

Method

23 fights

Ciryl Gane

KO/TKO R2 · 2:34Dec '20

-49

·10 SS (29%)·59 abs·0/1 td·1 kd taken

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

KO/TKO R2 · 3:47Aug '20

-18

·24 SS (55%)·42 abs·1 kd taken

Curtis Blaydes

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 1:06Jan '20

-21

·7 SS (23%)·28 abs

Francis NgannouVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 1:11Jun '19

-5

·4 SS (67%)·9 abs·1 kd taken

Derrick LewisVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 1:58Mar '19

+22

·29 SS (53%)·7 abs·11s ctrl·1 kd landed

Tai Tuivasa

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 2:30Dec '18

+10

·26 SS (40%)·16 abs·47s ctrl·1 kd landed

Blagoy Ivanov

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jul '18

+59

·110 SS (44%)·51 abs·0/1 td

Stipe MiocicVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 2:22May '17

-14

·12 SS (67%)·26 abs·1 kd taken

Ben Rothwell

TITLE

U-DEC R5Apr '16

+80

·157 SS (64%)·77 abs

Alistair Overeem

KO/TKO R2 · 4:43Dec '15

-10

·22 SS (48%)·32 abs·1 kd taken

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“Cigano”

Junior Dos Santos

21-923 UFC

Form

6'4"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·42age

Last fightLCiryl Gane·KO/TKO·5yr ago

Fighter Context

15–8UFC·

10KO

0Sub

5Dec

10.7min/fight

247UFC min

vs. Winning Record11–8

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.16

77%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.050

41%ile

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

Durability

15%ile

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

60%

66%ile

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

Striking

Santos

Heavyweight avg

Distance StrikerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.49

Str. Accuracy47%

1,109UFC landed/2,313attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.3 vs avg3.33

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.61

14UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.30

CQ KO Power

Above Avg69%ile1.26

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

34%

Leg

By Position

Dist85%

Clinch9%

Ground7%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=23	R2 n=16	R3 n=9	R4 n=5	R5 n=5
Landed	17	17	24	23	26
Absorbed	13	13	15	19	15
Net	+4	+3	+9	+3	+10

Grappling

Santos

Heavyweight avg

Non-Factor

20s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.30

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.61

TD Accuracy50%

5UFC landed/10attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense81%

72UFC defended/88opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

10KO/TKO

0Sub

5Dec

Loss Methods

7KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

11%1 of 9 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

3.7pts

W5 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=23

R2n=16

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

4.2

4.1

5.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.2

3.3

Diff

+1.0

+0.8

+1.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Santos — UFC Fight Log

Ciryl Gane

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '20

10 SS (29%)·59 abs·0/1 td·1 kd taken

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

KO/TKO·R2·Aug '20

24 SS (55%)·42 abs·1 kd taken

Curtis BlaydesTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·Jan '20

7 SS (23%)·28 abs

Francis NgannouVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '19

4 SS (67%)·9 abs·1 kd taken

Derrick LewisVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·Mar '19

29 SS (53%)·7 abs·11s ctrl·1 kd

Tai TuivasaTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '18

26 SS (40%)·16 abs·47s ctrl·1 kd

Blagoy IvanovTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jul '18

110 SS (44%)·51 abs·0/1 td

Stipe MiocicVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·May '17

12 SS (67%)·26 abs·1 kd taken

Round 123 rounds

Round 216 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Round 45 rounds

Round 55 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+10

n=23

n=16

n=9

n=5

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+10