Jesse Santiago
UFC DebutNickname“Cachorro Louco”
Record
Streak
L2
- Fighting out of
- Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Jesse Santiago 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
330-194-15
.630 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
21
15 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 · 17 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 5 subCOVT · FF · HFTS · Arena Fight 4 · AWF +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Rivanio Regis36-29-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Arena Fight 4 | Sep 13, 2012 |
| L | Carlos Lima3-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:13 | AWF | Jul 7, 2012 |
| W | Romulo Torres do Nascimento | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:21 | DDG | Sep 11, 2011 |
| L | Jamil Silveira da Conceicao44-20-1 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R3 | 1:25 | Leal Combat | Nov 5, 2009 |
| L | Armando Coelho de Souza | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | KA 1 | Dec 13, 2008 |
| L | Fabio da Rocha Pereira20-3-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FF | Sep 26, 2008 |
| W | Paracuru Paracuru | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | FF | Sep 26, 2008 |
| L | Fabio Lima Ferreira13-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HTJ | Apr 7, 2008 |
| L | Godofredo Castro14-7 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | RFC | Sep 27, 2007 |
| L | Jamil Silveira da Conceicao44-20-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | HFTS | Jul 7, 2007 |
| W | Fabio Lima Ferreira13-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:51 | HFTS | Jul 7, 2007 |
| W | Carlos J.C. | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:00 | SB | Jun 14, 2007 |
| L | Carlos Heide13-9 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | CM | Apr 25, 2007 |
| W | Wilton Bizarro | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:52 | COVT | Nov 18, 2006 |
| L | Lulinha Lulinha | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R0 | 0:00 | CDL | Sep 9, 2005 |
| L | Daniel Felipe8-1 | Submission | — | R0 | 0:00 | COVT | Mar 10, 2005 |
| L | Rivanio Regis36-29-3 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 0:00 | BC 2 | Oct 21, 2004 |
| L | Paulo Dantas25-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | COVT | Mar 11, 2004 |
| L | Rivanio Regis36-29-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NOF | May 21, 2003 |
| L | Paulo Dantas25-10-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CN 5 | Jul 11, 2002 |
| W | Italo Yanara0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 1:23 | CNVTO | Oct 23, 1999 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.