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Light Heavyweight

Thiago Santos

“Marreta”

22-13

Age
42
Height
6'2"
Reach
6'6"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
American Top Team
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C · 55
Finish rate
5%
Win rate
63%

Career methods

KO/TKO
15
Sub
1
Dec
6

FightMetric

SLpM

3.72

SApM

3.30

Str Acc

53%

Str Def

61%

TD Avg

0.88

TD Acc

33%

TD Def

82%

Sub Avg

0.06

Tape read

Power striker

Fight IQ

55C

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 35 career fights for Thiago Santos. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

B

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

C+

Chin

B

What they do well

  • Counter punching

    Can punish a reaching opponent. Not a pure counter artist, but the return shot is live.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Fight IQ

    Predictable under stress. When the first look fails, the tape shows the same entry again.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Thiago Santos “Marreta” is a 42-year-old Orthodox light heavyweight out of Brazil, camped at American Top Team. The tape read: power striker. Career mark 22-13-0 — 15 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 6 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (55).

What works. Counter punching is the standout at 74 (B). Can punish a reaching opponent. Not a pure counter artist, but the return shot is live. Ground game D on 0.88 TD/15 and 0.06 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 61% / 3.30 SApM. Counter punching B; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 82% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (26, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Santos yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

26 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.88 takedowns / 15 at 33% accuracy
  • 0.06 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins

Striking defense

65 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 61% striking defense · 3.30 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 13 defeats

Counter punching

74 B

Can punish a reaching opponent. Not a pure counter artist, but the return shot is live.

  • 53% accuracy on 3.72 SLpM
  • 0.93 knockdowns / 15 · 15 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

67 C+

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 61% · TD def 82% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.30 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

56 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.72 SLpM at 53% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.30 SApM

Takedown reaction

61 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 82% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 3 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

71 B

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 13 losses
  • 6 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.