Last fight
Vencer
Naimov vs Santos Alves
Dec. 6, 2025
Estadísticas y récords
6
Fight Win Streak
9
Wins by Knockout
4
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Efectividad de golpeo
- Golpes Significativos Conectados
- 156
- Golpes Significativos Intentados
- 324
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Efectividad De Derribo
- Derribos conseguidos
- Derribos intentados
- 2
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
Récord del Atleta
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Info
Status
Activo
Ciudad natal
São João de Meriti, Brazil
Trenes en
The Fighting Nerds
Estilo de lucha
Striker
Años
25
Alto
67.00
Peso
147.50
Debut del octágono
Aug. 24, 2024
Alcance
72.00
Alcance de la pierna
40.00
- TUF 32 featherweight winner, Team Grasso
- Pro since 2019, made UFC debut in August 2024
- Nine wins by KO
- Four first-round finishes
- Undefeated at Featherweight, only loss as a pro was at Bantamweight
- Lone pro loss was against UFC vet Dan Argueta in 2022 LFA bout
- On six-fight winning streak
- Moved from Las Vegas and Xtreme Couture back to Brazil since his last fight to train with The Fighting Nerds
- All UFC appearances have been in Las Vegas
- Second Brazilian in 33 Seasons to win The Ultimate Fighter (Diego Brandao)
UFC 323 (12/6/25) Santos stopped Muhammad Naimov via strikes at :21 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (5/17/25) Santos won a three round unanimous decision over Sodiq Yusuff
UFC 313 (3/8/25) Santos won a three round split decision over Francis Marshall
UFC on ESPN (8/24/24) Santos knocked out Kaan Ofli at 1:30 of the second round to win the TUF 32 featherweight final
The Ultimate Fighter, Season 32
In the semifinals, Santos won a three-round unanimous decision over Guillermo Torres
In the quarterfinals, Santos won a three-round split decision over Edwin Cooper Jr.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training kickboxing because I hurt my foot playing soccer, ending my dream to be a soccer player. I tried another sport and fell in love with MMA.
Any accomplishments in amateur combat sports? Muay Thai state champion (x3)
Any belts/ ranks in grappling disciplines? BJJ brown belt
Any belts/ ranks in striking disciplines? Blue and black Muay Thai (one rank before black belt)
What has been your toughest fight to date and why? My sixth pro fight against Paulo Cangaceiro. I was being dominated throughout the entire fight and I TKOd him with 10 seconds left. After the fight, I was throwing up and feeling dead tired, so it was my toughest fight so far
Who is your favorite fighter and why? Anderson Silva. He is my inspiration, and watching his fights, I was inspired to start MMA.
What was your job before you started fighting? I never worked before fighting, but after I started fighting, I worked at a lot of things: Waiter, cook (I don't know how to cook very well, but I worked as a cook), van washer, dogsitter, dogwalker, cleaning, etc.
Origin of nickname: I just started saying to everybody that I was “The Legend” after watching the movie "I am Legend.” I didn't even watch the whole movie, but my friends liked it and started calling me that. So here I am.
Personal Life/Background: I like to play videogames, stay home all day, play guitar, go out to eat. My wife just gave birth to our son, so I have the obligation to win this fight!
