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Junior Dos Santos

Inactive · Orthodox · 193 cm · reach 196 cm
Elo rating
1601 ±37
LCB 1554
Rank
—
—
UFC record
15-8-0
KO 10 · Sub 0 · Dec 5
Streak
-4
Δ90d -16 · Δ1y -16
Last fight
Dec 12, 2020
L by KO

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 14991564162916941759 201020122014201620182020 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":203.4,"elo":1539,"date":"2008-10-25","opp":"Fabricio Werdum","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":1,"x":46.9,"y":179.4,"elo":1568,"date":"2009-02-21","opp":"Stefan Struve","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":87.3,"y":156.5,"elo":1596,"date":"2009-09-19","opp":"Mirko Filipovic","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":3,"x":107.5,"y":136.8,"elo":1621,"date":"2010-01-02","opp":"Gilbert Yvel","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":4,"x":122.4,"y":112.6,"elo":1650,"date":"2010-03-21","opp":"Gabriel Gonzaga","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":5,"x":149.2,"y":102.2,"elo":1663,"date":"2010-08-07","opp":"Roy Nelson","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":6,"x":208.4,"y":91.5,"elo":1676,"date":"2011-06-11","opp":"Shane Carwin","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":238,"y":72.3,"elo":1700,"date":"2011-11-12","opp":"Cain Velasquez","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":8,"x":275.7,"y":56.6,"elo":1719,"date":"2012-05-26","opp":"Frank Mir","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":9,"x":317.4,"y":75.2,"elo":1696,"date":"2012-12-29","opp":"Cain Velasquez","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":10,"x":345.7,"y":63.9,"elo":1710,"date":"2013-05-25","opp":"Mark Hunt","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":11,"x":374,"y":82.7,"elo":1687,"date":"2013-10-19","opp":"Cain Velasquez","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":12,"x":454.7,"y":72.1,"elo":1700,"date":"2014-12-13","opp":"Stipe Miocic","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":13,"x":526,"y":93.9,"elo":1673,"date":"2015-12-19","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":14,"x":547.8,"y":84.4,"elo":1685,"date":"2016-04-10","opp":"Ben Rothwell","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":15,"x":624.3,"y":103,"elo":1662,"date":"2017-05-13","opp":"Stipe Miocic","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":16,"x":706.4,"y":95.5,"elo":1671,"date":"2018-07-14","opp":"Blagoy Ivanov","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":17,"x":733.3,"y":83.9,"elo":1685,"date":"2018-12-01","opp":"Tai Tuivasa","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":18,"x":752.2,"y":70.9,"elo":1701,"date":"2019-03-09","opp":"Derrick Lewis","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":19,"x":773.7,"y":87.4,"elo":1681,"date":"2019-06-29","opp":"Francis Ngannou","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":20,"x":814.1,"y":104.4,"elo":1660,"date":"2020-01-25","opp":"Curtis Blaydes","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":21,"x":853.1,"y":122,"elo":1639,"date":"2020-08-15","opp":"Jairzinho Rozenstruik","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":22,"x":876,"y":139.2,"elo":1618,"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
3.82 avg 3.03
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
48% avg 51%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
2.84 avg 2.72
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
56% avg 51%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.26 avg 1.32
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
50% avg 39%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
82% avg 71%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.05 avg 0.30
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
0 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

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

Strength of schedule

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
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
13.3
actual +2 vs expected