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Leonardo Santos

18-7-111 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 3L
Inactive
Early Chaos
Output Drops Late
High Wear
6'0"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age
Last fightLJared Gordon·U-DEC·R3·3yr ago
Fighter Context
7–3–1UFC·
2KO
·
2Sub
·
3Dec
·
10.8min/fight
·
119UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
3–3(7 fights)
·
67%finish rate
·
+0.9str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-0.58
Deficit
25%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.071
Average
37%ile

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

Durability
79
Durable
68%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
39%
Passive
17%ile

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

Striking
Santos
Distance Striker
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.82
Str. Accuracy46%
336UFC landed/717attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−0.8 vs avg3.40
Str. Defense54%
KD Rate / fight0.27
3UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.09
CQ KO Power
Above Avg74%ile0.89
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
62%
Body
23%
Leg
16%
By Position
Distance71%
/
Clinch12%
/
Ground17%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 111 rounds
Round 29 rounds
Round 36 rounds
Avg. Landed15149
Avg. Absorbed131719
Avg. Net+2-3-10
Grappling
Santos
G&P Threat
·83s ctrlAverage Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.88
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.40
TD Accuracy25%
7UFC landed/27attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20
2UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense86%
40UFC defended/46opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Tapped Once
Finishing
Finish Rate
57%
Average
div avg 52%
How They Lose
3UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 7
Submission2 / 7
Decision3 / 7
KD → Finish
2/3Strong
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 3
Submission1 / 3
Decision1 / 3
Loss Pattern
Mixed
1 early · 1 late · 1 dec across 3 losses
Fast and versatile. 4 of 4 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
1.4pts
W3 dec
—
L1 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
3UD
·
1SD
·
1MD
·
20%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
Div. change
sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 9 more in second half of career
0+19+38+57+76avg↗↵D20132014201520162019202020212022

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

Pace & Cardio
Output Drops Late
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.51.22.9R1R2R3
R1n=11
R2n=9
R3n=6
Outputsig strikes / min
3.1
3.2
1.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.8
3.9
3.8
Diff
+0.3
-0.7
-2.0

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 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲Absorbed+66%L3
-119%-13%94%WWWWWLLL

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

Elite oppVeteran opp
Santos — 11 UFC Fights
Result
Method
11 fights
L
Jared Gordon
U-DEC R3Aug '22
-80
·
36 SS (44%)·116 abs·0/3 td·54s ctrl
L
Clay GuidaElite
SUB R2 · 1:21Dec '21
+23
·
41 SS (68%)·18 abs·2 td taken·61s ctrl·1 kd landed
L
Grant Dawson
KO/TKO R3 · 4:59Mar '21
-16
·
30 SS (45%)·46 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·81s ctrl
W
Roman Bogatov
U-DEC R3Jul '20
+16
·
66 SS (55%)·50 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·94s ctrl
W
Stevie Ray
KO/TKO R1 · 2:17Jun '19
+10
·
12 SS (75%)·2 abs·1 kd landed
↵ 32mo layoff
W
Adriano Martins
S-DEC R3Oct '16
-11
·
23 SS (33%)·34 abs·0/1 td
W
Kevin Lee
KO/TKO R1 · 3:26Dec '15
+22
·
32 SS (67%)·10 abs·1/1 td·30s ctrl·1 kd landed
W
Anthony Rocco Martin
SUB R2 · 2:29Mar '15
-2
·
12 SS (31%)·14 abs·1/2 td·87s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Efrain Escudero
U-DEC R3Sep '14
-7
·
36 SS (37%)·43 abs·2/4 td·415s ctrl·1 kd taken
D
Norman Parke
M-DEC R3Mar '14
-11
·
26 SS (36%)·37 abs·0/5 td·5s ctrl
All Fighters
Lightweight

Leonardo Santos

18-7-111 UFC
Form
3L
6'0"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age
Last fightLJared Gordon·U-DEC·3yr ago
Fighter Context
7–3–1UFC·
2KO
·
2Sub
·
3Dec
·
10.8min/fight
·
119UFC min
vs. Winning Record3–3
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.58
25%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.071
37%ile

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

Durability
79
68%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
39%
17%ile

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

Striking
Santos
Lightweight avg
Distance Striker
Sig. Strikes / Min2.82
Str. Accuracy46%
336UFC landed/717attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−0.8 vs avg3.40
Str. Defense54%
KD Rate / Fight0.27
3UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.09
CQ KO Power
Above Avg74%ile0.89
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
62%
Body
23%
Leg
16%
By Position
Dist71%
Clinch12%
Ground17%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=11
R2
n=9
R3
n=6
Landed15149
Absorbed131719
Net+2-3-10
Grappling
Santos
Lightweight avg
G&P Threat
83s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.88
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.40
TD Accuracy25%
7UFC landed/27attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20
2UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense86%
40UFC defended/46opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
57%
Average
Win Methods
2KO/TKO
2Sub
3Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
1Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
1.4pts
W3 dec
—more needed
L1 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
3UD
·
1SD
·
1MD
·
20%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output Drops Late
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.51.22.9R1R2R3
R1n=11
R2n=9
R3n=6
Outputsig strikes / min
3.1
3.2
1.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.8
3.9
3.8
Diff
+0.3
-0.7
-2.0

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

Santos — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Jared Gordon
U-DEC·R3·Aug '22
36 SS (44%)·116 abs·0/3 td·54s ctrl
L
Clay GuidaElite
SUB·R2·Dec '21
41 SS (68%)·18 abs·2 td taken·61s ctrl·1 kd
L
Grant Dawson
KO/TKO·R3·Mar '21
30 SS (45%)·46 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·81s ctrl
W
Roman Bogatov
U-DEC·R3·Jul '20
66 SS (55%)·50 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·94s ctrl
W
Stevie Ray
KO/TKO·R1·Jun '19
12 SS (75%)·2 abs·1 kd
W
Adriano Martins
S-DEC·R3·Oct '16
23 SS (33%)·34 abs·0/1 td
W
Kevin Lee
KO/TKO·R1·Dec '15
32 SS (67%)·10 abs·1/1 td·30s ctrl·1 kd
W
Anthony Rocco Martin
SUB·R2·Mar '15
12 SS (31%)·14 abs·1/2 td·87s ctrl·1 sub
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