Santos vs Joanne

Who won Santos vs Joanne?

Taila Santos beat Ilara Joanne by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 1, on Thursday 4th April 2024 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

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).

Santos vs Joanne stats

Taila Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ilara Joanne made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Taila Santos' 4th fight in the PFL, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Ilara Joanne marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Taila Santos' PFL record stood at 3-1-0, while Ilara Joanne's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Santos had an advantage in power over Joanne, with a 53% knock out percentage over Joanne's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Joanne had an advantage over Santos, with a 27% submission rate over Santos' 16%.

Taila Santos was the older woman by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 3 inches over Joanne. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in , 11 years and 10 months earlier than Joanne, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 4 more professional rounds, 52 to Joanne's 48.

Santos vs Joanne form

Taila Santos had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, she had lost to 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.

She had been beaten by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Ilara Joanne had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been defeated by Jena Bishop at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by split decision in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Bruna Ellen at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, she was victorious against Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she had won against Alejandra Lara at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

She had been beaten by Vanessa Porto at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Taila Santos had been fighting more than Ilara Joanne.

Going to this contest, Taila Santos had last fought 10 months and 25 days ago, while Ilara Joanne's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 20 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Joanne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Santos vs Joanne?

Taila Santos was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Ilara Joanne made her way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.