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Daniel Santos "Willycat"

Active #32 featherweight · age 31 · Orthodox · 5'7" 170 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 67" 170 cm
Upcoming bout Sat, Oct 24
vs Bolaji Oki · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
At a glance
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 50% of wins by KO/TKO
Elo rating
1527
Global Elo 1577 ±39
Rank
#32
top 40% of division
UFC record
4-2-0
KO 2 · Sub 0 · Dec 2
Streak
-1
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y -21
Last fight
May 16, 2026
Loss by KO · R2

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

6 fights · tap & drag
Apr 9, 2022 — L vs Julio Arce Δ-27Oct 1, 2022 — W vs John Castaneda Δ+40Jun 3, 2023 — W vs Johnny Munoz Δ+28May 10, 2025 — W vs Jeongyeong Lee Δ+27Oct 4, 2025 — W vs Joosang Yoo Δ+29May 16, 2026 — L vs Dooho Choi Δ-21 14001425145014751500152515501575 2023202420252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":368.1,"elo":1423,"date":"2022-04-09","opp":"Julio Arce","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":1,"x":174.1,"y":294.4,"elo":1463,"date":"2022-10-01","opp":"John Castaneda","result":"W","delta":40},{"i":2,"x":291.9,"y":243.4,"elo":1491,"date":"2023-06-03","opp":"Johnny Munoz","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":3,"x":631.7,"y":193.3,"elo":1519,"date":"2025-05-10","opp":"Jeongyeong Lee","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":4,"x":702.3,"y":139.6,"elo":1548,"date":"2025-10-04","opp":"Joosang Yoo","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":5,"x":810,"y":178,"elo":1527,"date":"2026-05-16","opp":"Dooho Choi","result":"L","delta":-21}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 16, 2026 Dooho Choi L -21
Oct 4, 2025 Joosang Yoo W +29
May 10, 2025 Jeongyeong Lee W +27
Jun 3, 2023 Johnny Munoz W +28
Oct 1, 2022 John Castaneda W +40
2 post-fight bonuses
  • Fight of the Night ×2
$150,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Daniel Santos has earned 2. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
50%
2 / 4
Finish rate
KO
2
50% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
2
50% of wins
KO: 2 (50%) 2 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 2 (50%) 2
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
R2
2 100%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 357 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
67% Head
  • Head 67%
  • Body 22%
  • Leg 11%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
76% Distance
  • Distance 76%
  • Clinch 9%
  • Ground 15%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
50%
of losses by finish
1 of 2
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1531
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 4 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
John Castaneda
Elo 1550 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
3.0
+1.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 6 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1525
1549
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 9m
Avg fight time
11:33
Fights per year
1.5
Since last fight
5mo
Bonuses
2
Ground control
21m
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Top featherweight

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Alexander Volkanovski C
#1 · Elo 1697
Movsar Evloev
#2 · Elo 1693
Aljamain Sterling
#3 · Elo 1683
Lerone Murphy
#4 · Elo 1649
Jean Silva
#5 · Elo 1636
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Daniel Santos on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.