Santos vs Tate

When is Santos vs Tate?

Yana Santos will face Miesha Tate during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Santos vs Tate stats

Yana Santos steps into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Miesha Tate will make her way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This will be Yana Santos' 10th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018.

Yana Santos' UFC record currently stands at 5-5-0, while Miesha Tate's comes in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggest Santos has a large advantage in power over Tate, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Tate's 20%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Tate will have a massive advantage over Santos, boasting a 40% submission rate over Santos' 7%.

Yana Santos is the younger woman by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Santos has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Santos is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2009, 1 year and 5 months later than Tate, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She has fought 27 less professional rounds, 49 to Tate's 76.

Santos vs Tate form

Yana Santos has beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she won against Chelsea Chandler at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Karol Rosa at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Holly Holm at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, she had been defeated by Irene Aldana at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Ketlen Vieira at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Tate has beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Julia Avila at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Lauren Murphy at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ketlen Vieira at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Marion Reneau at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Raquel Pennington at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Yana Santos has been fighting more than Miesha Tate.

Yana Santos last fought 7 months and 2 days ago, while Miesha Tate's last outing was 1 year, 3 months and 10 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 20 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Tate's last 5 fights have come over a period of 8 years and 4 months, meaning she has been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Santos vs Tate?

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