Fighter Profile›Women's Bantamweight

Yana Santos

17-8 (1 NC)12 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 3W

Aging Threat

Title Fight

Goes Long

Output Drops Late

High Wear

5'6"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightWMacy Chiasson·U-DEC·R3·7mo ago

Fighter Context

7–5UFC·

0KO

0Sub

7Dec

12.8min/fight

154UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

5–5(10 fights)

0%finish rate

+0.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.29

Positive

80%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.147

Average

49%ile

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

Durability

Average

1%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

69%

Strong

85%ile

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

Striking

Santos

Dirty Boxer

Leg Kicker

W. Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.41

Str. Accuracy57%

677UFC landed/1,170attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.3 vs avg3.12

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / fight0.08

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.17

CQ KO Power

Below Avg10%ile0.15

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

34%

Body

41%

Leg

25%

By Position

Distance56%

Clinch39%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 112 rounds	Round 210 rounds	Round 310 rounds
Avg. Landed	21	28	15
Avg. Absorbed	15	15	16
Avg. Net	+7	+13	-1

Grappling

Santos

Control Wrestler

·227s ctrlElite Control

W. Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.78

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.66

TD Accuracy47%

8UFC landed/17attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

TD Defense51%

16UFC defended/31opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

div avg 39%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 7

Submission0 / 7

Decision7 / 7

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision2 / 5

Loss Pattern

Mixed

2 early · 1 late · 2 dec across 5 losses

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

30%

3 of 10 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.7pts

W7 dec

1.8pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

8UD

1SD

0MD

11%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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=10

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

5.6

3.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.0

3.5

Diff

+1.3

+2.6

-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 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-100%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Santos — 12 UFC Fights

Result

Method

12 fights

Macy ChiassonVeteran

U-DEC R3Oct '25

+11

·65 SS (52%)·54 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·49s ctrl

Miesha Tate

U-DEC R3May '25

+26

·66 SS (56%)·40 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·46s ctrl

Chelsea Chandler

U-DEC R3Aug '24

+38

·94 SS (70%)·56 abs·60s ctrl·1 kd landed

Karol Rosa

S-DEC R3Jul '23

+29

·95 SS (61%)·66 abs·1 td taken·233s ctrl

Holly Holm

U-DEC R3Mar '23

-11

·21 SS (46%)·32 abs·4 td taken·79s ctrl

↵ 20mo layoff

Irene Aldana

KO/TKO R1 · 4:35Jul '21

-13

·24 SS (49%)·37 abs·11s ctrl·1 kd taken

Ketlen Vieira

U-DEC R3Feb '21

+40

·47 SS (78%)·7 abs·3 td taken·309s ctrl

Julija Stoliarenko

U-DEC R3Aug '20

+37

·43 SS (75%)·6 abs·1/2 td·796s ctrl

Aspen Ladd

KO/TKO R3 · 0:33Dec '19

·47 SS (58%)·47 abs·2 td taken·231s ctrl·1 kd taken

Marion Reneau

U-DEC R3Mar '19

+40

·98 SS (44%)·58 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·171s ctrl

All Fighters

Women's Bantamweight

Yana Santos

17-8 (1 NC)12 UFC

Form

5'6"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightWMacy Chiasson·U-DEC·7mo ago

Fighter Context

7–5UFC·

0KO

0Sub

7Dec

12.8min/fight

154UFC min

vs. Winning Record5–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.29

80%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.147

49%ile

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

Durability

1%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

69%

85%ile

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

Striking

Santos

W. Bantamweight avg

Dirty BoxerLeg Kicker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.41

Str. Accuracy57%

677UFC landed/1,170attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.3 vs avg3.12

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / Fight0.08

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.17

CQ KO Power

Below Avg10%ile0.15

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

34%

Body

41%

Leg

25%

By Position

Dist56%

Clinch39%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=12	R2 n=10	R3 n=10
Landed	21	28	15
Absorbed	15	15	16
Net	+7	+13	-1

Grappling

Santos

W. Bantamweight avg

Control Wrestler

227s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.78

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.66

TD Accuracy47%

8UFC landed/17attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

TD Defense51%

16UFC defended/31opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

7Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

30%3 of 10 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.7pts

W7 dec

1.8pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

8UD

1SD

0MD

11%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=10

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

5.6

3.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.0

3.5

Diff

+1.3

+2.6

-0.2

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

Santos — UFC Fight Log

Macy ChiassonVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Oct '25

65 SS (52%)·54 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·49s ctrl

Miesha Tate

U-DEC·R3·May '25

66 SS (56%)·40 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·46s ctrl

Chelsea Chandler

U-DEC·R3·Aug '24

94 SS (70%)·56 abs·60s ctrl·1 kd

Karol Rosa

S-DEC·R3·Jul '23

95 SS (61%)·66 abs·1 td taken·233s ctrl

Holly Holm

U-DEC·R3·Mar '23

21 SS (46%)·32 abs·4 td taken·79s ctrl

Irene Aldana

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '21

24 SS (49%)·37 abs·11s ctrl·1 kd taken

Ketlen Vieira

U-DEC·R3·Feb '21

47 SS (78%)·7 abs·3 td taken·309s ctrl

Julija Stoliarenko

U-DEC·R3·Aug '20

43 SS (75%)·6 abs·1/2 td·796s ctrl

Round 112 rounds

Round 210 rounds

Round 310 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+13

-1

n=12

n=10

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+13

-1