Santhiago Paiva da Frota
UFC DebutNickname“Galo Doido”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ceara
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Luta Pela Vida
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Santhiago Paiva da Frota 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
28-13
.683 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
4 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 9 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 4 subLFA · Brave CF 89 · F21 6 · F21 5 · F21 3 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Gheorghe Grozav | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:33 | LFA | Sep 27, 2025 |
| L | Gerard Burns7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 89 | Oct 19, 2024 |
| W | Carlos Eduardo Rocha da Costa | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:36 | F21 6 | Jun 1, 2024 |
| W | Rodrigo Rivoin | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:04 | F21 5 | Mar 16, 2024 |
| W | Adrian Naranjo3-2 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 4:15 | F21 3 | Sep 30, 2023 |
| L | Ignacio Campos | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:54 | WOW 8 | Mar 4, 2023 |
| L | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body and Punches | R2 | 3:00 | VFC | Dec 10, 2022 | |
| W | Carlos Martin | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:28 | SCC 12 | Nov 26, 2022 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AF | Dec 11, 2021 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.