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Junior Dos Santos "Cigano"

Inactive · age 42 · Orthodox · 6'4" 193 cm · 238 lb 108 kg · reach 77" 196 cm
At a glance
  • 1 successful title defense
  • 4-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 67% of wins by KO/TKO
Elo rating
1557
Global Elo 1602 ±35
Rank
—
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UFC record
15-8-0
KO 10 · Sub 0 · Dec 5
Streak
-4
Δ90d -16 · Δ1y -16
Last fight
Dec 12, 2020
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 7m
Avg fight time
10:44
Title fights
2-3
Bonuses
6
Fights per year
1.9
Since last fight
5y 6mo

Honest Elo history

23 fights · tap & drag
Oct 25, 2008 — W vs Fabricio Werdum Δ+39Feb 21, 2009 — W vs Stefan Struve Δ+29Sep 19, 2009 — W vs Mirko Filipovic Δ+28Jan 2, 2010 — W vs Gilbert Yvel Δ+24Mar 21, 2010 — W vs Gabriel Gonzaga Δ+30Aug 7, 2010 — W vs Roy Nelson Δ+13Jun 11, 2011 — W vs Shane Carwin Δ+13Nov 12, 2011 — W vs Cain Velasquez Δ+24May 26, 2012 — W vs Frank Mir Δ+19Dec 29, 2012 — L vs Cain Velasquez Δ-23May 25, 2013 — W vs Mark Hunt Δ+14Oct 19, 2013 — L vs Cain Velasquez Δ-23Dec 13, 2014 — W vs Stipe Miocic Δ+13Dec 19, 2015 — L vs Alistair Overeem Δ-27Apr 10, 2016 — W vs Ben Rothwell Δ+12May 13, 2017 — L vs Stipe Miocic Δ-23Jul 14, 2018 — W vs Blagoy Ivanov Δ+9Dec 1, 2018 — W vs Tai Tuivasa Δ+14Mar 9, 2019 — W vs Derrick Lewis Δ+16Jun 29, 2019 — L vs Francis Ngannou Δ-20Jan 25, 2020 — L vs Curtis Blaydes Δ-21Aug 15, 2020 — L vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Δ-22Dec 12, 2020 — L vs Ciryl Gane Δ-21 145015001550160016501700 201020122014201620182020 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":373.8,"elo":1478,"date":"2008-10-25","opp":"Fabricio Werdum","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":1,"x":109.3,"y":336.1,"elo":1508,"date":"2009-02-21","opp":"Stefan Struve","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":143.5,"y":300.2,"elo":1536,"date":"2009-09-19","opp":"Mirko Filipovic","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":3,"x":160.5,"y":269.3,"elo":1560,"date":"2010-01-02","opp":"Gilbert Yvel","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":4,"x":173.2,"y":231.3,"elo":1590,"date":"2010-03-21","opp":"Gabriel Gonzaga","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":5,"x":195.8,"y":215.1,"elo":1602,"date":"2010-08-07","opp":"Roy Nelson","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":6,"x":245.8,"y":198.2,"elo":1616,"date":"2011-06-11","opp":"Shane Carwin","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":270.9,"y":168.1,"elo":1639,"date":"2011-11-12","opp":"Cain Velasquez","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":8,"x":302.7,"y":143.5,"elo":1658,"date":"2012-05-26","opp":"Frank Mir","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":9,"x":338,"y":172.7,"elo":1635,"date":"2012-12-29","opp":"Cain Velasquez","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":10,"x":361.8,"y":154.9,"elo":1649,"date":"2013-05-25","opp":"Mark Hunt","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":11,"x":385.7,"y":184.5,"elo":1626,"date":"2013-10-19","opp":"Cain Velasquez","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":12,"x":454,"y":167.8,"elo":1639,"date":"2014-12-13","opp":"Stipe Miocic","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":13,"x":514.3,"y":202,"elo":1613,"date":"2015-12-19","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":14,"x":532.6,"y":187,"elo":1624,"date":"2016-04-10","opp":"Ben Rothwell","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":15,"x":597.3,"y":216.2,"elo":1601,"date":"2017-05-13","opp":"Stipe Miocic","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":16,"x":666.7,"y":204.6,"elo":1611,"date":"2018-07-14","opp":"Blagoy Ivanov","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":17,"x":689.4,"y":186.3,"elo":1625,"date":"2018-12-01","opp":"Tai Tuivasa","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":18,"x":705.4,"y":165.9,"elo":1641,"date":"2019-03-09","opp":"Derrick Lewis","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":19,"x":723.6,"y":191.8,"elo":1621,"date":"2019-06-29","opp":"Francis Ngannou","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":20,"x":757.7,"y":218.5,"elo":1600,"date":"2020-01-25","opp":"Curtis Blaydes","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":21,"x":790.7,"y":246.2,"elo":1578,"date":"2020-08-15","opp":"Jairzinho Rozenstruik","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":22,"x":810,"y":273,"elo":1557,"date":"2020-12-12","opp":"Ciryl Gane","result":"L","delta":-21}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 12, 2020 Ciryl Gane L -21
Aug 15, 2020 Jairzinho Rozenstruik L -22
Jan 25, 2020 Curtis Blaydes L -21
Jun 29, 2019 Francis Ngannou L -20
Mar 9, 2019 Derrick Lewis W +16

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.
67%
10 / 15
Finish rate
KO
10
67% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
5
33% of wins
KO: 10 (67%) 10 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 5 (33%) 5
Finishes by round
10 total
R1
5 50%
R2
3 30%
R3
2 20%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1109 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
61% Head
  • Head 61%
  • Body 34%
  • Leg 4%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
85% Distance
  • Distance 85%
  • Clinch 8%
  • Ground 7%

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.
88%
of losses by finish
7 of 8 · usually R2
7 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.
1625
Contender 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.
6
of 15 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Cain Velasquez
Elo 1684 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.
13.3
+1.7 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 23 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1561
1589
Notable wins
Cain Velasquez 1684 Frank Mir 1642 Derrick Lewis 1638 Stipe Miocic 1621 Mark Hunt 1608 Shane Carwin 1601

Top heavyweight

See full rankings →
Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1691
Alexander Volkov
#2 · Elo 1656
Alex Pereira
#3 · Elo 1655
Tom Aspinall C
#4 · Elo 1654
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Junior Dos Santos on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.