Bantamweight

Santiago Luna

Border Boy

8-1

Age
22
Height
5'9"
Reach
6'2"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Entram Gym
Out of
Mexico
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C · 59
Finish rate
50%
Win rate
89%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
4
Dec
4

FightMetric

SLpM

8.20

SApM

1.73

Str Acc

58%

Str Def

52%

TD Avg

4.21

TD Acc

83%

TD Def

68%

Sub Avg

0.84

Tape read

Volume pressure striker — suspect hips against the shot

Fight IQ

59C

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 9 career fights for Santiago Luna. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

B+

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

B+

TD react

D

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Ground game

    Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 4 tapouts and 4.2 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat.

  • Durability

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

  • Punching agility

    Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • Takedown reaction

    A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • Timing & reaction

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

Scouting report

Santiago Luna “Border Boy” is a 22-year-old Orthodox bantamweight out of Mexico, camped at Entram Gym. The tape read: volume pressure striker — suspect hips against the shot. Career mark 8-1-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 4 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (59).

What works. Ground game is the standout at 81 (B+). Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 4 tapouts and 4.2 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat. Ground game B+ on 4.21 TD/15 and 0.84 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 52% / 1.73 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility B+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 68% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (33, D). This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline 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 Luna 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

81 B+

Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 4 tapouts and 4.2 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat.

  • 4.21 takedowns / 15 at 83% accuracy
  • 0.84 submission attempts / 15 · 4 career sub wins

Striking defense

73 B

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

  • 52% striking defense · 1.73 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 1 defeats

Counter punching

33 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 58% accuracy on 8.20 SLpM
  • 0.31 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 52% · TD def 68% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 1.73 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

77 B+

Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

  • 8.20 SLpM at 58% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 1.73 SApM

Takedown reaction

50 D

A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • 68% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

77 B+

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

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 1 losses
  • 4 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.