Giva Santana
UFC DebutNickname“The Arm Collector”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Irvine, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Team Oyama
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Giva Santana makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
283-188-4
.601 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
21
20 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 21 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 16 sub · 1 decWXF · BFC · ShoXC · M-1 · Bellator +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jason Butcher15-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:12 | Bellator | Sep 7, 2013 |
| W | Brendan Seguin23-19-1 | Submission | Kneebar | R2 | 2:33 | BFC | Nov 30, 2012 |
| L | Bruno Santos19-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Mar 16, 2012 |
| W | Darryl Cobb6-8 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:00 | BFC | Oct 8, 2011 |
| W | Doug Marshall18-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:29 | TPF 10 | Aug 5, 2011 |
| W | Anthony Ruiz34-25 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:37 | MEZ Sports | Nov 19, 2010 |
| W | Lodune Sincaid15-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:27 | CCS | Mar 20, 2010 |
| W | Radmir Gabdullin5-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:47 | M-1 | Jul 4, 2009 |
| W | Min Suk Heo5-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:05 | M-1 | Apr 29, 2009 |
| L | Jaime Jara38-18 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ShoXC | Sep 26, 2008 |
| W | Matt Lucas15-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:47 | ShoXC | Apr 5, 2008 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:46 | ShoXC | Oct 26, 2007 | |
| W | Aram Ghukasyan0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:45 | IE | May 3, 2007 |
| W | Chris Ledwidge0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:51 | BITB 1 | Apr 1, 2007 |
| W | Michele Verginelli19-11-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:20 | Fury FC 2 | Nov 30, 2006 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:00 | Fury FC 1 | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| W | Mavrick Harvey8-5-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:00 | Invincible | Jun 17, 2006 |
| W | Jun Soo Lim14-14 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:34 | WXF | Jul 9, 2005 |
| W | Edwin Aguilar26-19 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:11 | WXF | Jul 9, 2005 |
| W | Zamirbek Syrgabayev11-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:54 | WXF | Jul 9, 2005 |
| W | Noriki Miyashita | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 5:00 | WXF | Jul 9, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.