Middleweight · “Carioca”

Bruno Santos

19-5-1 UFC 1-2-0

Defensive Striker Durable

5'9"Height

—Reach

OrthodoxStance

39Age

0KO wins

0Sub wins

0%Finish rate

15:00Avg fight

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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists

Striking D Above avg 70
Durability Above avg 70
Wrestling Above avg 70
Control Above avg 70
TD Defense Average 54
Accuracy Average 52
Grappling Average 45
Striking Weak 9

Built on 45 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Defensive Striker above avg striking d — rates 70 of 100 among UFC veterans

Durable above avg durability — rates 70 of 100 among UFC veterans

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart

Sig. strikes landed / min1.18

Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.27

Striking accuracy46.1%

Striking defense57.0%

Knockdowns / 15 min0.0

Takedowns / 15 min3.0

Takedown accuracy37.5%

Takedown defense66.7%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.33

Control time36.6%

Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night

L Elias Theodorou 9-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine · October 4, 2014

16/40Sig. strikes

43/106Absorbed

4/6Takedowns

2:29Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Chris Camozzi 19-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida · July 5, 2014

25/51Sig. strikes

42/85Absorbed

4/6Takedowns

9:04Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Krzysztof Jotko 13-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot · December 6, 2013

12/24Sig. strikes

17/46Absorbed

1/12Takedowns

4:56Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)

19-5-1Pro record

MMA MastersGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1

Submission 1

Decision 17

Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2

Submission 1

Decision 2

Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

PFL 4

WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment 4

UFC 3

Bitetti Combat 3

ACA 2

WFE 2

Prime - MMA Championship 2

BFL 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 25 fights, every organization

	Opponent	Method	Event	Org	Rd	Time
L	Jared Revel	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	BFL 77 June 9, 2023	BFL	2	4:42
W	Carlos Matos	Decision (unanimous)	Titan FC 81 April 14, 2023	Titan FC	3	5:00
L	Artem Frolov	KO (punch)	ACA 104: Goncharov vs. Vakhaev February 21, 2020	ACA	2	2:56
L	Vyacheslav Babkin	TKO (punches)	ACA 97: Goncharov vs. Johnson 2 August 31, 2019	ACA	1	2:33
D	Sadibou Sy	Draw (majority)	PFL 10 October 20, 2018	PFL	2	5:00
W	John Howard	Decision (unanimous)	PFL 6 August 16, 2018	PFL	3	5:00
W	Sadibou Sy	Decision (unanimous)	PFL 3 July 5, 2018	PFL	3	5:00
W	Rex Harrison	Decision (unanimous)	PFL: Everett (Harrison vs. Rodriquez) July 29, 2017	PFL	3	5:00
W	Vagab Vagabov	Decision (split)	WSOF 34 December 31, 2016	WSOF	3	5:00
L	Elias Theodorou	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine October 4, 2014	UFC	3	5:00
W	Chris Camozzi	Decision (split)	UFC 175 July 5, 2014	UFC	3	5:00
L	Krzysztof Jotko	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot December 7, 2013	UFC	3	5:00
W	Giva Santana	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 61 March 16, 2012	Bellator	3	5:00
W	Paulo Henrique Garcia Rodrigues	Decision (unanimous)	WFE 10 - Platinum September 16, 2011	WFE	3	5:00
W	Julio Cesar dos Santos	Decision (unanimous)	Bitetti Combat 9 - Middleweight Combat Cup June 18, 2011	Bitetti Combat	3	5:00
W	Vitor Nobrega	Decision (unanimous)	Bitetti Combat 9 - Middleweight Combat Cup June 18, 2011	Bitetti Combat	2	5:00
W	Angel Orellana	Decision (unanimous)	Bitetti Combat 9 - Middleweight Combat Cup June 18, 2011	Bitetti Combat	2	5:00
W	Daniel Acácio	Decision (unanimous)	WFE 8 - Platinum December 15, 2010	WFE	5	5:00
W	Cristiano Lazzarini	Decision (unanimous)	Brasil Fight 2 - Minas Gerais vs. Rio de Janeiro August 14, 2010	Brasil Fight	3	5:00
W	Michele Verginelli	Decision (unanimous)	WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment 5 November 21, 2009	WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment	5	5:00
W	Danilo Pereira	Decision (unanimous)	WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment 4 August 29, 2009	WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment	5	5:00
W	Eder Jones	Decision (unanimous)	WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment 3 May 16, 2009	WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment	3	5:00
W	Neilson Gomes	TKO (corner stoppage)	WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment 1 September 28, 2008	WFE - Win Fight and Entertainment	2	5:00
W	Edilberto de Oliveira	Decision (unanimous)	Prime - MMA Championship 2 March 8, 2008	Prime - MMA Championship	3	5:00
W	Cristiano Nuno	Submission	Prime - MMA Championship December 1, 2007	Prime - MMA Championship	2	—

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Bruno Santos) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 168 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean

Striking volume /min 1.2 avg 3.3

Strikes absorbed /min 2.3 avg 3.3

Striking accuracy 46.1% avg 47.0%

Striking defense 57.0% avg 53.4%

Takedowns /15 min 3.0 avg 1.6

Takedown accuracy 37.5% avg 40.4%

Takedown defense 66.7% avg 61.3%

Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.7

Control time 36.6% avg 21.6%

Finish rate 0.0% avg 60.8%

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