Kavanagh vs Santos

Who won Kavanagh vs Santos?

Lone’er Kavanagh beat Felipe dos Santos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lone’er Kavanagh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Kavanagh vs Santos stats

Lone’er Kavanagh stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Felipe dos Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Lone’er Kavanagh's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Felipe dos Santos marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Lone’er Kavanagh's UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Felipe dos Santos' came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Kavanagh had a large advantage in power over Santos, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Santos' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had a large advantage over Kavanagh, boasting a 38% submission rate over Kavanagh's 13%.

Lone’er Kavanagh was the older man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kavanagh.

Kavanagh was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 month earlier than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 22 to Santos' 27.

Kavanagh vs Santos form

Kavanagh remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jose Ochoa at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on 23rd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Galaxy Arena, Macau, China.

Previous to that, he had beaten An Ho at Contender Series 2024 – Week 1 on 13th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Shawn Marcos Claudina Da Silva at Cage Warriors 169: Vucenic vs. D’Anna on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Davide Scarano at Cage Warriors 150 on 17th March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Indigo at The O2, London.

He had won against Ander Sanchez at Cage Warriors 141 on 22nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, London, England.

Activity check

Kavanagh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Santos' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Kavanagh vs Santos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:05 PM UTC , which was 2:05 PM EST or 11:05 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:05 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kavanagh vs Santos?

Lone’er Kavanagh was a 30/100 (-320) favourite going into the contest, while Felipe dos Santos made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.