Kaio Tavares de Santanna
UFC DebutNickname“Cabeca”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Araraquara, Sao Paulo
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Team Maximo
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Kaio Tavares de Santanna 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
126-69-3
.646 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
14 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 15 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 sub · 3 decCosta Combat · MF · Inka 33 · Shooto · Demolidor Fight MMA 13 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jesus Pinedo25-8-1 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 2:27 | Inka 33 | Feb 26, 2020 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:44 | MF | May 3, 2019 | |
| W | Victor Ramos | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:54 | Shooto | Apr 5, 2019 |
| L | Kaique Modesto6-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MF | Dec 1, 2018 |
| W | Claudinei Aparecido Bertarello7-5 | Submission | Heel Hook | R2 | 3:18 | Demolidor Fight MMA 13 | Aug 18, 2018 |
| W | Fernando Luiz Santos da Silva Gomes4-5 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 4:58 | PFC | Jun 10, 2018 |
| W | Paulo Ricardo1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Demolidor Fight MMA 12 | Mar 24, 2018 |
| L | Gabriel Brasil6-1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | X-Fight MMA 13 | May 13, 2016 |
| W | Joao Souza12-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:18 | X-Fight MMA 12 | Nov 14, 2015 |
| W | Vinicius Costa do Carmo e Silva1-3 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:38 | X-Fight MMA 10 | May 24, 2015 |
| L | Alex Bassani14-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Costa Combat | Oct 11, 2014 |
| L | Everton Monteiro14-7 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:50 | Costa Combat | Jun 14, 2014 |
| L | Felipe Efrain17-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFMMA | May 31, 2014 |
| W | Andre Bernardo8-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Costa Combat | Feb 22, 2014 |
| W | Giovane Navarro2-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Costa Combat | Dec 14, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.