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Taila Santos

Inactive · age 32 · Orthodox · 5'6" 168 cm · 125 lb 57 kg · reach 68" 173 cm
At a glance
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
Elo rating
1512
Global Elo 1560 ±37
Rank
—
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UFC record
4-3-0
KO 0 · Sub 1 · Dec 3
Streak
-2
Δ90d -7 · Δ1y -7
Last fight
Aug 26, 2023
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 45m
Avg fight time
14:58
Title fights
0-1
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.5
Ground control
42m
Since last fight
2y 10mo

Honest Elo history

7 fights · tap & drag
Feb 2, 2019 — L vs Mara Romero Borella Δ-28Jul 15, 2020 — W vs Molly McCann Δ+35Dec 19, 2020 — W vs Gillian Robertson Δ+35Sep 25, 2021 — W vs Roxanne Modafferi Δ+24Nov 20, 2021 — W vs Joanne Wood Δ+29Jun 11, 2022 — L vs Valentina Shevchenko Δ-15Aug 26, 2023 — L vs Erin Blanchfield Δ-13 13751425147515251575 2020202120222023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":344.1,"elo":1416,"date":"2019-02-02","opp":"Mara Romero Borella","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":1,"x":318.6,"y":287.4,"elo":1452,"date":"2020-07-15","opp":"Molly McCann","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":2,"x":386.5,"y":231,"elo":1487,"date":"2020-12-19","opp":"Gillian Robertson","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":3,"x":507.5,"y":192.9,"elo":1511,"date":"2021-09-25","opp":"Roxanne Modafferi","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":4,"x":531.7,"y":147,"elo":1539,"date":"2021-11-20","opp":"Joanne Wood","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":5,"x":619.4,"y":170.3,"elo":1525,"date":"2022-06-11","opp":"Valentina Shevchenko","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":6,"x":810,"y":190.6,"elo":1512,"date":"2023-08-26","opp":"Erin Blanchfield","result":"L","delta":-13}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Aug 26, 2023 Erin Blanchfield L -13
Jun 11, 2022 Valentina Shevchenko L -15
Nov 20, 2021 Joanne Wood W +29
Sep 25, 2021 Roxanne Modafferi W +24
Dec 19, 2020 Gillian Robertson W +35

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.
25%
1 / 4
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
1
25% of wins
DEC
3
75% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 1 (25%) 1 Dec: 3 (75%) 3
Finishes by round
1 total
R1
1 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 315 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
53% Head
  • Head 53%
  • Body 21%
  • Leg 26%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
68% Distance
  • Distance 68%
  • Clinch 14%
  • Ground 18%

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.
Never been finished
All 3 losses went to the scorecards

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.
1586
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.
Gillian Robertson
Elo 1587 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.
3.2
+0.8 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 7 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1503
1653

Top womens flyweight

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Valentina Shevchenko C
#1 · Elo 1683
Natalia Silva
#2 · Elo 1652
Erin Blanchfield
#3 · Elo 1651
Manon Fiorot
#4 · Elo 1641
Zhang Weili
#5 · Elo 1637
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Taila Santos on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.