Santos vs Walker

Who won Santos vs Walker?

Thiago Santos beat Johnny Walker by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 38, on Saturday 2nd October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Thiago Santos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Santos vs Walker stats

Thiago Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Johnny Walker made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Thiago Santos' 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Johnny Walker marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Thiago Santos' UFC record stood at 14-10-0, while Johnny Walker's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Walker had an advantage in power over Santos, with a 83% knock out percentage over Santos' 71%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Walker had a slight advantage over Santos, with a 11% submission rate over Santos' 5%.

Thiago Santos was the older man by 8 years, at 41 years old.

Walker had a height advantage of 4 inches over Santos. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years earlier than Walker, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 82 to Walker's 47.

Santos vs Walker form

Santos had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night 137 on 22nd September 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kevin Holland at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to David Branch at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had defeated Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

He was victorious against Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 119 on 28th October 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo.

Activity check

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Walker's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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