Luis Santos
UFC DebutNickname“Sapo”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- St. Louis
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Luis Santos 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
907-562-19
.617 win rate
Winning-record opponents
40 of 64
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
79
64 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 79 bouts · 44 promotions · wins by 38 KO · 11 sub · 16 decONE · AF · MF · BFC · Badboy +39
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | James Nakashima15-4 | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R2 | 0:56 | ONE | Apr 12, 2019 |
| W | Daichi Abe14-11 | KO/TKO | Body Kick | R1 | 0:33 | ONE | Oct 26, 2018 |
| L | Tyler McGuire12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Jul 13, 2018 |
| W | Kiamrian Abbasov24-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Mar 9, 2018 |
| L | KO/TKO | Knees | R3 | 2:18 | ONE | May 26, 2017 | |
| W | Igor Svirid18-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Aug 27, 2016 |
| W | Rafael Silva40-18 | KO/TKO | Knee and Soccer Kicks | R1 | 1:17 | ONE | Feb 20, 2016 |
| NC | Ben Askren19-2 | No Contest | Accidental Eye Poke | R1 | 2:19 | ONE | Apr 24, 2015 |
| W | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:53 | One FC 22 | Nov 7, 2014 | |
| W | Alfredo Morales15-4 | KO/TKO | Front Kick | R3 | 1:34 | XFCI | Mar 29, 2014 |
| W | Edilson Franca10-8 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 3:00 | Inka 24 | Oct 23, 2013 |
| W | Justin Davis13-16 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:33 | XFC 26 | Oct 18, 2013 |
| W | Dave Courchaine20-7 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:10 | XFC 24 | Jun 14, 2013 |
| W | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 0:22 | Smash | May 3, 2013 | |
| W | Shamar Bailey16-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:02 | XFC 23 | Apr 19, 2013 |
| L | Ryan Ford24-6 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R2 | 1:24 | BFC | May 4, 2012 |
| L | Ben Saunders23-13-2 | Submission | Keylock | R3 | 1:45 | BFC | Oct 8, 2011 |
| W | Dan Hornbuckle26-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Sep 10, 2011 |
| D | Carlos Alexandre Pereira36-12-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | AF | May 27, 2011 |
| W | Nicolae Cury9-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | May 21, 2011 |
| W | Dave Lehr Cochran26-29-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:46 | RTP | Apr 15, 2011 |
| W | William Dias17-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MSF | Dec 15, 2010 |
| W | Ivan Jorge27-8 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 0:52 | AF | Oct 14, 2010 |
| W | Pedro Irie9-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:59 | AF | Aug 13, 2010 |
| W | Yuri Fraga13-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:00 | AF | May 13, 2010 |
| W | Johnny Vigo | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | AF | Mar 4, 2010 |
| W | Elias Monteiro7-18 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:24 | NSFC | Jul 7, 2009 |
| L | Adriano Martins29-13 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | HTJ | May 9, 2009 |
| W | Shelton Arnaldo | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:20 | SF | Apr 17, 2009 |
| W | Norberto dos Santos Neres | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HSF | Mar 13, 2009 |
| W | Wellington Penelva | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:00 | DFC | Nov 28, 2008 |
| W | Predador do Maranhao | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:10 | SF | Nov 6, 2008 |
| L | Daniel Trindade18-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RSF 4 | Sep 14, 2008 |
| W | Pedro Paulo dos Santos6-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KJC | Aug 28, 2008 |
| L | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | WEC | Jun 1, 2008 | |
| L | Carlos Alexandre Pereira36-12-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MF | Dec 20, 2007 |
| W | Silmar Nunes51-18-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | Badboy | Jun 14, 2007 |
| W | Jorge Patino40-19-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MF | May 10, 2007 |
| W | Rodrigo Ferreira0-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | Badboy | Apr 12, 2007 |
| W | Daniel Acacio30-19 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RC 3 | Apr 1, 2007 |
| W | Menix Belchoir0-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | MF | Dec 14, 2006 |
| W | Shelton Arnaldo | KO/TKO | Elbows | R2 | 3:20 | DDT | Nov 15, 2006 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MF | Oct 5, 2006 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | Kokoro | Aug 15, 2006 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MF | Jun 29, 2006 | |
| W | Messias Messias11-5 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | SVT | Jun 13, 2006 |
| W | Celio Santos6-5 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 0:45 | CDL | May 28, 2006 |
| W | David Cubas21-7-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GC 2 | May 12, 2006 |
| W | Alexandre Nunes Brandao13-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SC | Apr 21, 2006 |
| W | Gabriel Castro1-2 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 1:30 | RK | Apr 8, 2006 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:32 | SDDS | Dec 27, 2005 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RC 2 | Dec 12, 2005 | |
| W | Ildemar Alcantara26-17 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MCVT | Oct 1, 2005 |
| W | Gerson Cordeiro17-14-2 | Submission | — | R3 | 0:00 | UCVT | Sep 10, 2005 |
| W | Edvan Souza7-12 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:15 | WC | Aug 5, 2005 |
| W | Joel Leao3-3 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | SRVT | Jul 21, 2005 |
| L | Ildemar Alcantara26-17 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:51 | IMVT | Jun 11, 2005 |
| W | George Ricardo Bessa dos Santos4-9 | Submission | — | R2 | 3:40 | WC | May 13, 2005 |
| W | Gabriel Castro1-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | RC 1 | Apr 8, 2005 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | WC | Mar 4, 2005 | |
| W | George Ricardo Bessa dos Santos4-9 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:56 | UCVT | Nov 9, 2004 |
| W | Marcio Bomba | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 3:40 | SDDS | Nov 8, 2004 |
| W | Savio Maia | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 3:00 | Desafio | Oct 8, 2004 |
| W | Joao Bosco4-6 | Submission | — | R2 | 0:00 | Desafio | Jun 12, 2004 |
| W | Rosinaldo Costa | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | Desafio | Apr 11, 2004 |
| W | Unknown Fighter | Submission | — | R2 | 0:00 | Desafio | Apr 11, 2004 |
| L | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 0:00 | IMVT | Jan 10, 2004 | |
| W | Damian Damian | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | UCVT | Sep 16, 2003 |
| W | Luiz Falcao3-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Super Combate | Sep 13, 2003 |
| W | Fabiano Rabugento0-2 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 3:50 | SDDS | Jul 19, 2003 |
| W | Alex Karate0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:40 | NNEVTC | May 10, 2003 |
| W | Fabio Fabio0-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | FCVT | Apr 5, 2003 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | SVT | Feb 14, 2003 | |
| W | Claudio do Boxe | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | Badboy | Mar 16, 2002 |
| W | Claudio Indio Guerreiro | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:50 | PF | Jun 10, 2001 |
| W | Ronaldo Marcio Azevedo | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:00 | Badboy | Nov 1, 2000 |
| W | Rerison Araujo7-4-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:30 | TOF | Mar 10, 2000 |
| W | Montanha Montanha1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:00 | TOF | Mar 10, 2000 |
| W | Felix Felix0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:40 | TOF | Mar 10, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.