Santos vs Alencar

Who won Santos vs Alencar?

Talita Alencar beat Rayanne dos Santos by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th December 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Talita Alencar.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Santos vs Alencar stats

Rayanne dos Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Talita Alencar made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

This was Rayanne dos Santos' 2nd fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2023. Talita Alencar marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Rayanne dos Santos' UFC record stood at 0-2-0, while Talita Alencar's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Santos had an advantage in power over Alencar, with a 14% knock out percentage over Alencar's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Alencar had a massive advantage over Santos, boasting a 100% submission rate over Santos' 57%.

Rayanne dos Santos was the younger woman by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Alencar. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 5 years and 6 months earlier than Alencar, whose first professional fight was in 2021. She had fought 30 more professional rounds, 47 to Alencar's 17.

Activity check

Alencar's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Santos vs Alencar?

Rayanne dos Santos was a 61/100 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Talita Alencar made her way into the ring at 27/20 (+140) with oddsmakers.