Women's Flyweight
Taila Santos
Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
Pro record
19-3-0
Model Elo
1594
#363 of 1994
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 5'6"
- Reach
- 68"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- —
- Born
- Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
- UFC debut
- Feb 2, 2019
Profile
Overview
Seven UFC fights, six of them went the distance. Taila Santos is a Women's Flyweight from Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, with a 4-3 UFC record, and the numbers say she is hard to hit and hard to take down. Her only UFC finish came in the first round.
Her three UFC losses all came on the scorecards, and two of them were split decisions. Her last two fights are both losses, and both came against opponents our model tiers as elite.
Hard to beat, and harder to finish.
UFC Career
Santos fought on Dana White's Contender Series Brazil in August 2018 and beat Estefani Almeida by unanimous decision. That fight is not part of her UFC record. Her UFC debut in February 2019 ended in a split-decision loss to Mara Romero Borella.
Then came four straight wins. She beat Molly McCann by unanimous decision in July 2020, then Gillian Robertson, a strong opponent by our tiers, by the same method in December. A unanimous decision over Roxanne Modafferi followed at UFC 266.
The streak ended on a high note. In November 2021 she submitted Joanne Wood in the first round, at 4:49. It remains her only finish in the UFC.
In June 2022 she headlined UFC 275 in a five-round fight against Valentina Shevchenko, an elite opponent, and lost a split decision. She then dropped a unanimous decision to Erin Blanchfield, also elite, in August 2023.
Three wins and three losses by decision, plus one fast submission.
Fighting Style
Taila Santos is a hard fighter to hit. She takes far less damage than most fighters in the UFC and is tough to take down.
Her striking output is around the UFC average, and her accuracy is too. She is not a volume striker. She gets by on staying clean and winning rounds with control.
She also takes the fight to the mat more often than most and hunts for submissions far more than the typical UFC fighter. That fits the one stoppage on her UFC record, a first-round submission. Her other three wins came by decision.
Notable Wins
- Joanne Wood — submission, round 1 (4:49), UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate (2021)
- Gillian Robertson — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal (2020)
- Roxanne Modafferi — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC 266 (2021)
Quick Facts
- Division: Women's Flyweight
- UFC record: 4-3
- Professional record (all promotions): 19-3-0
- UFC debut: 2019
- Stance: Orthodox
- Height: 5'6"
- Reach: 68"
- Born: Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 4–3
- since 2019
- Finish rate
- 25%
- 1 of 4 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 1
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 4
- Current streak
- L2
- losses in a row
- Octagon time
- 1h 44m
- avg 14:58 per fight
- Opposition
- 1597
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1628opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal · Dec 18, 2020
- 1545opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige · Jul 14, 2020
- 1525opp. Elo
submission, R1 · UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate · Nov 19, 2021
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · about average
UFC avg 3.95 · better than average
UFC avg 45% · about average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.43 · below average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · better than average
UFC avg 15% · below average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.58 · better than average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 14:59
Fight history (8)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| L |  Erin BlanchfieldRecord after: 5-3 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean ZombieAug 25, 2023 |
| L |  Valentina ShevchenkoRecord after: 5-2 | split decisionRound 5 · 5:00 | UFC 275: Teixeira vs. ProchazkaJun 10, 2022 |
| W |  Joanne WoodRecord after: 5-1 | submissionRound 1 · 4:49 | UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. TateNov 19, 2021 |
| W |  Roxanne ModafferiRecord after: 4-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. OrtegaSep 24, 2021 |
| W |  Gillian RobertsonRecord after: 3-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. NealDec 18, 2020 |
| W |  Molly McCannRecord after: 2-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. IgeJul 14, 2020 |
| L |  Mara Romero BorellaRecord after: 1-1 | split decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2Feb 1, 2019 |
| W |  Estefani AlmeidaRecord after: 1-0 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1.2Aug 11, 2018 |