Modafferi vs Santos

Who won Modafferi vs Santos?

Taila Santos beat Roxanne Modafferi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 266, on Saturday 25th September 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Taila Santos.

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

Modafferi vs Santos stats

Roxanne Modafferi stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Taila Santos made her way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Taila Santos marked her 7th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Roxanne Modafferi's UFC record stood at 4-8-0, while Taila Santos' came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a massive power advantage over Modafferi, boasting a 59% knock out percentage over Modafferi's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Modafferi had a slight advantage over Santos, with a 20% submission rate over Santos' 12%.

Roxanne Modafferi was the older woman by 11 years, at 42 years old.

Modafferi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Santos. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Modafferi was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made her debut in 2003, 21 years and 7 months later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 69 more professional rounds, 121 to Santos' 52.

Modafferi vs Santos form

Taila Santos had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Dakota Ditcheva at PFL 2024 Championships on 29th November 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Mayadeen, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, she had won against Liz Carmouche at PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs on 2nd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Jena Bishop at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she had defeated Ilara Joanne at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

She had been beaten by Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

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Modafferi's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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