Yana Santos

Overview

Seven UFC wins, and every one of them went to the scorecards. Yana Santos is a women's bantamweight from Russia who fights out of American Top Team, and her UFC record stands at 7-6. She has no finishes in the UFC. Her three stoppage losses all came by KO/TKO, so she has been finished three times and has finished no one.

Her 17-9-0 professional record includes fights outside the UFC. The 7-6 is the number that counts here.

She goes the distance and lives with the result.

UFC Career

Santos debuted at UFC 222 in March 2018 against Cristiane Justino, who is among the strong opponents on her résumé. She lost by KO/TKO in the first round at 3:25. Seven months later, at UFC 229, she got her first UFC win, a unanimous decision over Lina Lansberg. A unanimous decision over Marion Reneau followed in March 2019.

Then came a stoppage loss to Aspen Ladd, by KO/TKO at 0:33 of the third round in December 2019. She bounced back with two more unanimous decisions, over Julija Stoliarenko in August 2020 and Ketlen Vieira in February 2021.

Irene Aldana ended that run. Santos lost by KO/TKO in the first round at 4:35 at UFC 264 in July 2021. Her next two fights were decision losses, a unanimous nod to Holly Holm in March 2023 and a split decision to Karol Rosa that June.

Three straight decision wins followed, her longest UFC win streak, over Chelsea Chandler in August 2024, Miesha Tate in May 2025 and Macy Chiasson at UFC 320 in October 2025. Then Luana Santos, another strong opponent, took a unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Nolan, and Santos carries that loss into her next fight.

Thirteen fights. Ten went the distance, and she won seven of them.

Fighting Style

Yana Santos is a striker who lands a lot and makes her shots count. She is busy on the feet and accurate with what she throws. Her defense against strikes sits around the UFC average, so she is hit about as often as most fighters in the division.

She rarely shoots for takedowns and almost never hunts for submissions, so her fights stay standing. She is also harder to take down than most, which keeps her on the feet when opponents do try to change levels.

That approach shows in her results. All seven of her UFC wins came by decision, with no knockouts and no submissions. Three of her six losses came by KO/TKO, so the finishing risk sits on the feet.

Notable Wins

• Miesha Tate — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo (2025)
• Ketlen Vieira — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis (2021)
• Macy Chiasson — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC 320 (2025)
• Lina Lansberg — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC 229 (2018)

Quick Facts

• Division: Women's Bantamweight
• UFC record: 7-6 (all seven wins by decision)
• Professional record (all promotions): 17-9-0
• UFC debut: March 2, 2018
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'6" / 68.5"
• Team: American Top Team
• Born: Russia