Onama vs Santos

Who won Onama vs Santos?

David Onama beat Gabriel Santos by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

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).

Onama vs Santos stats

David Onama stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Gabriel Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was David Onama's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Gabriel Santos marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

David Onama's UFC record stood at 6-2-0, while Gabriel Santos' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Onama had a large advantage in power over Santos, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Santos' 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Onama and Santos would have been pretty equal, both with a 40% submission rate.

David Onama was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Onama had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santos.

Onama's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Santos', having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 5 months later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 32 to Santos' 32.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gabriel Santos had been fighting more than David Onama.

Going to this contest, David Onama had last fought 2 years, 9 months and 2 days ago, while Gabriel Santos' last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 21 days ago.

Onama's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Santos' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Onama vs Santos?

David Onama was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Gabriel Santos made his way into the ring at 9/20 (-220) with oddsmakers.