Yousri Belgaroui vs Djorden SantosMiddleweight at Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado

Upcoming·Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado·Saturday, September 12, 2026
vs
Djorden Santos
11-3
Stance
Orthodox
Short notice · 18d
BelgarouiSantos-71583.5%Moneyline+47516.5%MMA Index model
Weight class
Middleweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Desert Diamond Arena · Glendale

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
◂ Belgaroui

Belgaroui out-strikes Santos (thin sample)

Effective offense
A+
99th
3.9
Even
A+
94th
2.8
Defense
A
85th
63%
+64
F
21st
48%
KO power
B
8 KO
1.0 KD
+23
D
3 KO
0.0 KD
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Wrestling
Even

Wrestling stays neutral (thin sample)

Takedowns landed
D
32nd
0.6
+9
F
23rd
0.3
Takedown accuracy
100%
20%
Takedown defense
56%
80%
Control time
F
19th
1.0 min
Even
F
17th
0.9 min
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Submission
Even

Little submission threat either way (thin sample)

Submission attempts
F
18th
0.0
Even
F
18th
0.0
Sub win rate
C
53rd
0%
0 subs
+15
B
68th
36%
4 subs
Submission defense
C
46th
0%
Even
D
39th
7%
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Finishing
◂ Belgaroui

Belgaroui is more likely to finish Santos (thin sample)

Finish rate
C
56th
100%
+26
D
30th
0%
KO durability
C
56th
0%
Even
B
62nd
0%
Submission defense
D
39th
0%
+15
F
25th
33%
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Pace
◂ Belgaroui

Belgaroui pushes the higher work rate over the fight

Work rate / min — full fight
9.1
7.6
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
7.5
Even
7.3
Pace trend
+34%/rd
+23%/rd
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Form
◂ Belgaroui

Belgaroui is in better recent form than Santos (thin sample)

Win rate (career)
100%
33%
After a win
100%
0%
Last 5
100%
60%
Win streakW5L1
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Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition (thin sample)

Schedule strength
16%
14%
Win quality
66%
48%
Ranked opponents
0
Even
0
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
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Activity
Even

Similar activity going in

Last bout
5mo
4mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
2
Even
2
Bouts, last 24 mo
3
Even
3
See full Activity
Tale of the tape
◂ Belgaroui

Belgaroui 4" reach · Belgaroui 8 cm · Santos 5y younger · Closed-stance matchup

34
Age
5y
younger
29
6'5"
196cm
Height
3"
taller
6'2"
188cm
79"
201cm
Reach
4"
reach
75"
191cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Yousri BelgarouiDjorden Santos
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min6.106.64
Accuracy%64%42%
Defense%63%48%
Takedowns/150.30.5
TD defense%66%85%
Submissions/150.00.0

Career rate as a percentile within the middleweight (354 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for each fighter, from opponents’ full pro records

Belgaroui faced the tougher slate — opponents averaged .561 career win rate vs .462 for Santos.

Yousri Belgaroui
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
78-61
.561 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

Djorden Santos
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
60-70
.462 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
10
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.