// Roster IndexWomen's BantamweightDossier · Luana Santos
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESTAPOLOGY SHERDOG UFC
Luana Santos
// SUBJECT_011
BRA🇧🇷
// LIVE_FEED
REC_011
// CONFIDENCE! LIVE
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERRANKED #11STOCK +4WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT

Luana
Santos

// CALLSIGN"N/A"·BRAZIL
HEIGHT
5'6"
REACH
5'7"
AGE
26
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Women's Bantamweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 13 bouts
WIN
11
LOSS
2
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
85%
11/13 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
55%
STRONG
// L5 FORM3W STREAK · 4-1
WLWWW
Stock +4 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: LIVE
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter built around defensive grappling — 45% of wins are by sub.

// HOW_WIN

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

// VULNERABILITY

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM BELOW
2.99
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 3.37
// STR. ACC ABOVE
53%
Striking Accuracy
division median 44%
// SAPM ABOVE
2.93
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 3.51
// STR. DEF ABOVE
64%
Striking Defense
division median 53%
// TD AVG ABOVE
2.17
Takedowns/15 min
division median 0.80
// TD ACC ABOVE
47%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 31%
// TD DEF ABOVE
86%
Takedown Defense
division median 53%
// SUB AVG ABOVE
1.21
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.20
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (11)
n = 11
KO/TKO · 1
SUB · 5
DEC · 5
1
KO/TKO
9%
5
SUB
45%
5
DEC
45%
// LOSSES (2)
n = 2
DEC · 2
0
KO/TKO
0%
0
SUB
0%
2
DEC
100%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
55% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 1 fights
9%
SUBANY ROUND · 5 fights
45%
DECFULL FIGHT · 5 fights
45%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER20TD DEFENSE100GRAPPLING63CHIN80STRIKING53CARDIO76AGGRESSION30SUB THREAT76STR DEFENSE52RECOVERY100
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in TD Defense. Lowest reading in KO Power.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100JUL 2021WJUL 2021WDEC 2021WAPR 2022LJUL 2022WNOV 2022WMAR 2023WAUG 2023WDEC 2023WJUL 2024LAUG 2024WMAY 2025WDEC 2025WJUN 2026// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Agapova), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 100.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
13/13 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
1
8%
-
-
-
-
1
total
SUB
3
23%
1
8%
1
8%
-
-
5
total
DEC
-
-
7
54%
-
-
7
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 1 of 13 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
54%, fights often go the distance
// CAMP_PASSPORT · 07_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Syndicate MMA
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
CAGE DEFENSE

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
13 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

WVS Karol Rosa
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 279 - Kape vs. Horiguchi 2
DATE · Jun 20, 2026
WVS Melissa Croden
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 73 - Royval vs. Kape
DATE · Dec 13, 2025
WVS Tainara Lisboa
Submission
Submission (Keylock)
R2
4:59
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 256 - Burns vs. Morales
DATE · May 17, 2025
LVS Casey O'Neill
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
DATE · Aug 17, 2024
WVS Mariya Agapova
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R1
3:27
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 59 - Namajunas vs. Cortez
DATE · Jul 13, 2024
WVS Stephanie Egger
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 233 - Song vs. Gutierrez
DATE · Dec 9, 2023
WVS Juliana Miller
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R1
3:41
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 51 - Luque vs. dos Anjos
DATE · Aug 12, 2023
WVS Bartira Rodrigues
Submission
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
R1
3:05
EVENT · LFA 154 - Fernando vs. Silva
DATE · Mar 10, 2023
WVS Waleska Sousa
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · LFA 146 - Barbosa vs. Santos
DATE · Nov 4, 2022
LVS Jena Bishop
Decision
Decision (Split)
R3
5:00
EVENT · LFA 135 - Leyva vs. Reis
DATE · Jul 8, 2022
WVS Beatriz Ferreira
Submission
Submission (Keylock)
R3
0:26
EVENT · SFT 34 - Buakaw vs. Canguru
DATE · Apr 30, 2022
WVS Djulia Ariana
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · SFT 32 - War for the Kingdom: Nogueira vs. Marajo
DATE · Dec 18, 2021
// FAQ · 09_

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Women's Bantamweight. Professional record 11-2. Ranked #11 by the UFC.

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