Santana vs Thomson

Who won Santana vs Thomson?

Shaheen Santana beat Isaac Thomson by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 181, on Friday 5th April 2024 at The Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Shaheen Santana.

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).

Santana vs Thomson stats

Shaheen Santana stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

Isaac Thomson made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Shaheen Santana's 2nd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Isaac Thomson marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Shaheen Santana's LFA record stood at 1-1-0, while Isaac Thomson's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Thomson had a massive power advantage over Santana, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Santana's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santana had a massive advantage over Thomson, boasting a 86% submission rate over Thomson's 0%.

Shaheen Santana was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Santana was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Thomson, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 24 to Thomson's 20.

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Thomson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 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 Santana vs Thomson?

Shaheen Santana was a 19/5 (+380) underdog going into the contest, while Isaac Thomson made his way into the ring at 2/13 (-670) with oddsmakers.