Junior Dos Santos

HeavyweightOutfighter
15 - 8

23 UFC Fights | 65% Win Rate | 10 Finishes (67%)

Height
6' 4"
Reach
77"
Weight
238 lbs.
Age
42
Orthodox

Junior Dos Santos UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Junior Dos Santos is 15-8 in the UFC across 23 fights, with 10 wins by knockout and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 23-11, 8-3 of it outside the UFC. Junior Dos Santos competes at heavyweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'4" with a 77" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Robelis Despaigne by knockout in May 2026.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 93rd percentile among 166 heavyweight fighters (0.61/fight).

Junior Dos Santos's UFC win rate is 65% (15 of 23 fights), and 67% of those wins came by finish. Dos Santos averages 0.2 takedowns per fight at 50% accuracy and stops 82% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
23-11
UFC Record
15-8
Height
6'4"
Reach
77"
Age
42
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Robelis Despaigne · KO (Punches) · May 2026

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Junior Dos Santos's Last 5 Fights

Dos Santos is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Ciryl Gane · KO/TKO · R2 2:34 · UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · Dec 2020
  2. Loss vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · KO/TKO · R2 3:47 · UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · Aug 2020
  3. Loss vs Curtis Blaydes · KO/TKO · R2 1:06 · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos · Jan 2020
  4. Loss vs Francis Ngannou · KO/TKO · R1 1:11 · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · Jun 2019
  5. Win vs Derrick Lewis · KO/TKO · R2 1:58 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · Mar 2019

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.5
+1.3x ratio
Accuracy
48%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.61

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.3
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+1.2
Opp. Accuracy Against
44%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.2
Takedown Accuracy
50%
Takedown Defense
82%
Control Time / Fight
0:20
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
22% KO
0% Sub
R2
13% KO
0% Sub
R3+
9% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Junior Dos Santos vs Average

Junior Dos Santos lands 16.9 strikes in R1 but 23.9 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Junior Dos Santos's UFC Fight History

23 UFC fights on record (15-8), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LCiryl GaneKO/TKOR2 · 2:34UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno2020-12-12
LJairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKOR2 · 3:47UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 32020-08-15
LCurtis BlaydesKO/TKOR2 · 1:06UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos2020-01-25
LFrancis NgannouKO/TKOR1 · 1:11UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos2019-06-29
WDerrick LewisKO/TKOR2 · 1:58UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos2019-03-09
WTai TuivasaKO/TKOR2 · 2:30UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa2018-12-01
WBlagoy IvanovDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov2018-07-14
L★Stipe MiocicKO/TKOR1 · 2:22UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos2017-05-13
WBen RothwellDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos2016-04-10
LAlistair OvereemKO/TKOR2 · 4:43UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 22015-12-19
WStipe MiocicDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic2014-12-13
L★Cain VelasquezKO/TKOR5 · 3:09UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 32013-10-19
WMark HuntKO/TKOR3 · 4:18UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 22013-05-25
L★Cain VelasquezDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II2012-12-29
W★Frank MirKO/TKOR2 · 3:04UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir2012-05-26
W★Cain VelasquezKO/TKOR1 · 1:04UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos2011-11-12
WShane CarwinDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin2011-06-11
WRoy NelsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen2010-08-07
WGabriel GonzagaKO/TKOR1 · 3:53UFC Live: Vera vs Jones2010-03-21
WGilbert YvelKO/TKOR1 · 2:07UFC 108: Evans vs Silva2010-01-02
WMirko FilipovicKO/TKOR3 · 2:00UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort2009-09-19
WStefan StruveKO/TKOR1 · 0:54UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson2009-02-21
WFabricio WerdumKO/TKOR1 · 1:21UFC 90: Silva vs Cote2008-10-25

How Santos Ranks at Heavyweight

Percentile among the 166 heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.5 sig. strikes/min
82nd percentile
Striking accuracy48%
49th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.3/min
45th percentile
Takedowns0.2/fight
36th percentile
Takedown defense82%
72nd percentile
Knockdown power0.61/fight
93rd percentile

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