Santos vs McCann

Who won Santos vs McCann?

Taila Santos beat Molly McCann by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Island 1, on Wednesday 15th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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).

Santos vs McCann stats

Taila Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Molly McCann made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Taila Santos' 7th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Molly McCann marked her 14th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Taila Santos' UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Molly McCann's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a large advantage in power over McCann, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over McCann's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had an advantage over McCann, with a 13% submission rate over McCann's 0%.

Taila Santos was the younger woman by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 2 inches over McCann. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in , 9 years and 11 months earlier than McCann, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 3 more professional rounds, 52 to McCann's 49.

Santos vs McCann form

Taila Santos had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, she had won against Joanne Calderwood at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had beaten Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Molly McCann at UFC Fight Island 1 on 15th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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