Santos vs Chandler

Who won Santos vs Chandler?

Yana Santos beat Chelsea Chandler by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 10th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Yana Santos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Santos vs Chandler stats

Yana Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Chelsea Chandler made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Yana Santos' 10th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Chelsea Chandler marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Yana Santos' UFC record stood at 5-5-0, while Chelsea Chandler's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Santos had an advantage in power over Chandler, with a 50% knock out percentage over Chandler's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chandler had a slight advantage over Santos, with a 17% submission rate over Santos' 7%.

Yana Santos was the older woman by 35 years, at 35 years old.

Chandler had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santos. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made her debut in 2009, 8 years and 10 months earlier than Chandler, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 27 more professional rounds, 49 to Chandler's 22.

Santos vs Chandler form

Yana Santos had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Karol Rosa at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Holly Holm at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Irene Aldana at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had won against Ketlen Vieira at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Julija Stoliarenko at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Chandler's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Santos vs Chandler start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:10 PM UTC , which was 7:10 PM EST or 4:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Santos vs Chandler?

Yana Santos was a 61/100 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Chelsea Chandler made her way into the ring at 137/100 (+140) with oddsmakers.