Women's Bantamweight

Yana Santos

17-8

Age
36
Height
5'6"
Reach
5'8"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
American Top Team
Out of
Russia
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 60
Finish rate
6%
Win rate
68%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
1
Dec
16

FightMetric

SLpM

4.41

SApM

3.06

Str Acc

70%

Str Def

59%

TD Avg

0.78

TD Acc

47%

TD Def

82%

Sub Avg

0.10

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

60C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 25 career fights for Yana Santos. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

C

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

C+

TD react

C+

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

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.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Timing & reaction

    Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

Scouting report

Yana Santos is a 36-year-old Orthodox women's bantamweight out of Russia, camped at American Top Team. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 17-8-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 16 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (60).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.78 TD/15 and 0.10 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 59% / 3.06 SApM. Counter punching C; 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 (29, 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

29 D

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

  • 0.78 takedowns / 15 at 47% accuracy
  • 0.10 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins

Striking defense

66 C+

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 59% striking defense · 3.06 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 8 defeats

Counter punching

55 C

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 70% accuracy on 4.41 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

58 C

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 59% · TD def 82% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.06 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

63 C+

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

  • 4.41 SLpM at 70% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.06 SApM

Takedown reaction

60 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
  • 2 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 8 losses
  • 16 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.