Mecate vs Santana

Who won Mecate vs Santana?

Chris Mecate beat Shaheen Santana by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of LFA 198, on Friday 6th December 2024 at The Commerce Casino & Hotel in Commerce.

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).

Mecate vs Santana stats

Chris Mecate stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Shaheen Santana made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

This was Chris Mecate's 3rd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Shaheen Santana marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Chris Mecate's LFA record stood at 2-1-0, while Shaheen Santana's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Mecate had a massive power advantage over Santana, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Santana's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santana had a massive advantage over Mecate, boasting a 75% submission rate over Mecate's 20%.

Chris Mecate was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Mecate was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 3 years and 8 months later than Santana, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 25 to Santana's 24.

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Mecate's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mecate vs Santana?

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