Gordon vs Santos

Who won Gordon vs Santos?

Jared Gordon beat Leonardo Santos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 278, on Saturday 20th August 2022 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jared Gordon.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gordon vs Santos stats

Jared Gordon stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Leonardo Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Jared Gordon's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Jared Gordon's UFC record stood at 8-6-0, while Leonardo Santos' came in at 7-3-1.

The stats suggested Gordon had an advantage in power over Santos, with a 33% knock out percentage over Santos' 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had a massive advantage over Gordon, boasting a 50% submission rate over Gordon's 11%.

Jared Gordon was the younger man by 8 years, at 36 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gordon. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Gordon was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 years and 7 months later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 70 to Santos' 48.

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Gordon's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gordon vs Santos?

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