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UFC Women's Bantamweight

Yana Santos VS Luana Santos

Meta Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

Yana Santos VS Luana Santos
17-9-0, 1 NC Record 12-2-0
36 Age 26
167 cm Height 168 cm
173 cm Reach 170 cm
orthodox Stance orthodox
47% Finish rate 50%
41% KO rate 8%
6% Sub rate 42%

Result Summary

Luana Santos def. Yana Santos Decision (unanimous) · R3 5:00

Luana Santos defeated Yana Santos by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) in a women's bantamweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan on October 31, 2026. Yana controlled the opening round, working against the cage with body punches and knees while successfully denying Luana's repeated trip attempts, taking Round 1 on all three scorecards. Luana shifted the momentum in Round 2 by securing a takedown, scrambling to Yana's back, and rolling into full mount before Yana could get upright, and all three judges scored the round for Luana. In the third, Luana took Yana down again, returned to the back, threatened the neck, and landed punches and heel strikes through the final minute to control the round and seal the decision.

Fight Overview

A top-ten women's bantamweight matchup with title-eliminator stakes pits No. 6-ranked Yana Santos, a crisp striker on a three-fight win streak, against No. 7 Luana Santos, a former flyweight who has steamrolled three straight opponents since moving up and is hungry for her first UFC gold shot. The winner inserts herself directly into the 135-pound title conversation.

Keys to Victory

Yana Santos

  1. Use sharp output striking and distance management to keep Luana from settling into her preferred forward-pressure game.
  2. Target the body early with combinations to drain Luana's gas tank and slow her relentless pace in the later rounds.
  3. Leverage her experience at bantamweight to stay disciplined, avoid being herded to the cage, and control exchanges on the feet.

Luana Santos

  1. Press forward constantly to break Yana's rhythm, forcing clinch battles where Luana's wrestling and strength can take over.
  2. Use her flyweight-developed cardio to push an uncomfortable pace across all three rounds, especially late in each frame.
  3. Land takedowns to score rounds and keep Yana guessing rather than letting the fight settle into a pure striking match.

Last 5 fights

Yana Santos

  1. W Macy Chiasson Decision · R3 5:00 · 4 OCT 2025
  2. W Miesha Tate Decision · R3 5:00 · 3 MAY 2025
  3. W Chelsea Chandler Decision · R3 5:00 · 10 AUG 2024
  4. L Karol Rosa Decision · R3 5:00 · 1 JUL 2023
  5. L Holly Holm Decision · R3 5:00 · 25 MAR 2023

Luana Santos

  1. W Karol Rosa Decision · R3 5:00 · 20 JUN 2026
  2. W Melissa Croden Decision · R3 5:00 · 13 DEC 2025
  3. W Tainara Lisboa Submission · R2 4:59 · 17 MAY 2025
  4. L Casey O'Neill Decision · R3 5:00 · 18 AUG 2024
  5. W Mariya Agapova Submission · R1 3:27 · 13 JUL 2024

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