Jenkins vs Santos

Who won Jenkins vs Santos?

Gabriel Santos beat Jack Jenkins by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 312, on Saturday 8th February 2025 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Jenkins vs Santos stats

Jack Jenkins stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Gabriel Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jack Jenkins' 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Gabriel Santos marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jack Jenkins' UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Gabriel Santos' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Jenkins had an advantage in power over Santos, with a 46% knock out percentage over Santos' 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had an advantage over Jenkins, with a 36% submission rate over Jenkins' 23%.

Jack Jenkins was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 2 inches over Jenkins.

Jenkins was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 8 months later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 41 to Santos' 32.

Jenkins vs Santos form

Santos had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yizha at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to David Onama at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Lerone Murphy at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Jose Delano at LFA 151 on 28th January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

He had defeated Marcio Barbosa at LFA 146 on 4th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

Activity check

Jenkins' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Jenkins vs Santos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:55 AM UTC , which was 8:55 PM EST or 5:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:55 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Jenkins vs Santos?

Jack Jenkins was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Gabriel Santos made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.