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Yana Santos
Yana
Santos
7-5UFC
36 yrsElo 1524
VS
Luana SantosWINNER
Luana
Santos
5-1UFC
26 yrsElo 1587
Final: Luana Santos by U-DEC
Who wins
Claude
60%
Santos
GPT
58%
Santos
Market
74%
Santos
Santos +275, Santos -340
Elo
59%
Santos
1524 vs 1587
Scouting

Both fighters made weight at the October 30 weigh-ins (Yana 135.5, Luana 136). Yana Santos is returning from a layoff dating to October 2025, and no reason for it was found.

  • Yana Santos Yana Santos announced on X that she had signed her next UFC contract. She said it would be against the highest-ranked opponent she has faced at bantamweight. The article says she had not fought since the previous October. source
  • Both Both fighters made weight at the official weigh-ins: Yana Santos at 135.5 lbs and Luana Santos at 136 lbs. source
Tale of the tapeUFC averages
5'6" Height 5'6"
68" Reach 67"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
4.42 Landed / min 4.28
3.12 Absorbed / minlower better 4.15
58% Strike accuracy 51%
50% Strike defense 61%
0.97 Takedowns / 15 1.62
53% TD accuracy 40%
42% TD defense 80%
0.1 Subs / 15 1.2
How it ends
Claude: KO/TKO 8%Claude: Submission 20%Claude: Decision 72%
72%Decision
Claude calls Decision
KO/TKO 8%Submission 20%Decision 72%
GPT: KO/TKO 8%GPT: Submission 20%GPT: Decision 72%
72%Decision
GPT calls Decision
KO/TKO 8%Submission 20%Decision 72%
Formnewest first
Yana Santos392 days out
W
Macy Chiasson
U-DEC · 2025-10-04
W
Miesha Tate
U-DEC · 2025-05-03
W
Chelsea Chandler
U-DEC · 2024-03-02
L
Karol Rosa
S-DEC · 2023-07-01
L
Holly Holm
U-DEC · 2023-03-25
Luana Santos321 days out
W
Melissa Croden
U-DEC · 2025-12-13
W
Tainara Lisboa
SUB Keylock · 2025-05-17
L
Casey O'Neill
U-DEC · 2024-03-09
W
Mariya Agapova
SUB · 2024-02-03
W
Stephanie Egger
U-DEC · 2023-12-09
Why
Claude
Luana Santos
60% · Decision
  • Grappling mismatch: Luana averages 1.62 takedowns and 1.2 submission attempts per 15 min; Yana defends only 42% of takedowns
  • Common opponent the feed missed: Karol Rosa beat Yana by split decision (2023); Luana beat Rosa by unanimous decision (June 2026)
  • Yana's defense numbers (50% strikes avoided, 42% takedowns defended) trail Luana's (61% / 80%), so Yana's +1.30 differential is less safe here
  • Age and activity: Luana is 26 and fought 127 days ago; Yana is nearly 37, out 386 days, with an unexplained April 2026 withdrawal
  • Yana's size edge (former 145er, 1-inch reach advantage) and five straight distance fights make an upset plausible and a finish unlikely
Write-up

There is no market line for this fight, so the two priors are Elo (Luana 56%) and the matchup, and they agree. Yana is the bigger, longer-tenured bantamweight. She has fought at 145 and has a 1-inch reach edge (68 vs 67). She is an accurate, durable volume striker: 58% accuracy, 4.42 SLpM, +1.30 striking differential. Her three-fight streak over Chelsea Chandler, Miesha Tate and Macy Chiasson is a real veteran resume, all won by clean decision. Her weakness is defensive. She stops only 42% of takedowns and avoids only 50% of strikes, and Luana is built to exploit both. Luana averages 1.62 takedowns and 1.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes, with two submission wins in her last five (a keylock on Lisboa and a rear-naked choke on Agapova). At the same time she defends 80% of takedowns and 61% of strikes, so Yana is unlikely to turn this into a grappling fight of her own. The feed reports no common opponents, but there is one: Karol Rosa beat Yana by split decision in 2023, and Luana beat Rosa by unanimous decision in June 2026. That is a modest but relevant signal. Age and activity also favor Luana. She is 26 and fought 127 days ago. Yana turns 37 next month, has been out 386 days, and withdrew from an April 2026 bout with Norma Dumont for undisclosed reasons. That gap is below the ~450-day red-flag threshold, but the unexplained withdrawal adds some risk. The case for Yana is real: size, toughness and a pace that can win rounds on the feet if Luana's takedowns don't land. Luana also moved up from flyweight and has never been finished, so she won't have a power edge. I expect Luana to take rounds with clinch entries and top control and to threaten submissions without necessarily finishing a 135er who has gone the distance in each of her last five. 60% reflects Elo plus a matchup edge, with no market to confirm it.

GPT
Luana Santos
58% · Decision
  • Luana leads opponent-adjusted Elo 1576, 1535
  • Luana's grappling offers a route against Yana's 42% takedown defense
  • Yana leads striking differential: +1.30 versus +0.13 per minute
  • Yana's supplied layoff is 386 days versus Luana's 127 days
  • Both enter on three-fight winning streaks; inconsistent historical fields warrant caution
Write-up

Luana's 56% Elo baseline gets a modest boost from her grappling matchup: 1.62 takedowns per 15 minutes against Yana's 42% takedown defense, plus greater submission activity. Yana's superior striking differential and deeper UFC experience keep this competitive. Both have three consecutive wins in the enriched logs, but Luana has competed more recently. Yana's roughly year-long absence adds uncertainty; her withdrawal does not establish an injury. Recent decision wins support a distance outcome. Conflicting, duplicated structured histories limit confidence, so the enriched fight logs receive priority. Method probabilities describe the overall fight outcome.