MatchWiz

Daniel Santos “Willycat”

15-3-0 · MatchWiz rating 1603

Age31Height5'7"Reach67"StanceOrthodoxDivisionFeatherweightCampChute Boxe - Diego LimaCountryBrazil

Rating trend

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current 1603 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Daniel Santos is 5-2 across 7 fights on our tape. Our rating has him at 1603 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

He's a volume striker

Daniel lands 4.9 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 5. He takes nearly as much as he gives, and that differential is the honest read on a striker. Volume alone is exciting; volume minus absorption is what predicts. His takedown defense sits at 67% — for a striker that's the number that decides whether he gets to fight his fight at all.

How the model reads him

Daniel's number is a matchup output — rating against rating, then style against style, plus age and layoff — graded on the fight board like every other call. Our tape covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on, and one punch can settle a fight the better fighter was winning.

The full method is on the fight board, and every published call is graded on the report card.

Daniel Santos — FAQ

What is Daniel Santos's record?

5-2 across 7 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1603 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Daniel Santos?

He lands 4.9 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 5, with 2.5 takedowns per 15 minutes and 67% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Oct 24, 2026Bolaji OkiW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev+11
May 17, 2026Dooho ChoiL · KO/TKO R2UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa-25
Oct 5, 2025JooSang YooW · KO/TKO R2UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2+33
May 10, 2025JeongYeong LeeW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena+29
Jun 3, 2023Johnny MunozW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi+30
Oct 1, 2022John CastanedaW · KO/TKO R2UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan+50
Apr 9, 2022Julio ArceL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie-25

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →