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Bolaji Oki vs Daniel Santos

Featherweight · 3 rounds · Early prelims · Bout 3 of 14Etihad Arena · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Daniel Santos def. Bolaji Oki · Decision - Unanimous · Round 3, 5:00

Bolaji Oki portrait

Bolaji Oki

Daniel Santos portrait

Daniel Santos

Bolaji Oki versus Daniel Santos

“The Zulu Warrior”

Orthodox · Mixed Martial Artist · Valon Team

Oki’s profile

“Willycat”

Orthodox · Muay Thai · Chute Boxe - Diego Lima

Santos’s profile

Tale of the tape

OkiSantos
10-5-0Pro record15-3-0
2-3-0UFC record4-2-0
30Age31
5' 10"Height5' 7"
146 lbsWeight146 lbs
73"Reach67"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Mixed Martial ArtistStyleMuay Thai
Valon TeamTeamChute Boxe - Diego Lima
Lost vs Manoel SousaLast fightLost vs Dooho Choi
224Days since last fight161
60%Finish rate64%

How they win

Oki

10 wins on file

KO/TKO
5
Submission
1
Decision
4

Santos

14 wins on file

KO/TKO
7
Submission
2
Decision
5
How these figures are measured
Sig. strikes landed per minute
Significant strikes landed, divided by minutes fought. Career figure.
Strike accuracy, all strikes
Every strike landed as a share of every strike thrown, significant or not, over the career. ESPN's own figure. It is not significant-strike accuracy, which runs lower.
Takedowns per 15 minutes
Takedowns landed for every 15 minutes fought, the length of a three-round bout. Career figure.
Takedown accuracy
Takedowns landed as a share of those attempted. Career figure.
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
Submission attempts for every 15 minutes fought. Career figure.
Finish rate
Share of the wins on file that ended by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Days since last fight
From the last bout on file to the date of this one.

Records, measurements and career averages are reported by ESPN. The UFC record, last fight, finish rate and win methods are counted by Statwell from the bouts on file for each fighter, which can be fewer than the full professional record. No striking or grappling averages are available for both fighters yet.

Matchup snapshot

Oki

5 measured UFC bouts, 56.1 minutes

Santos

6 measured UFC bouts, 69.3 minutes

6.17346 landed of 774 thrown (45%)
Significant strikes landedper minute
5.15357 landed of 882 thrown (40%)
5.15opponents landed 289 of 743
Significant strikes absorbedper minute
5.38opponents landed 373 of 753
57%4 of 7 attempts
Takedowns completedof those attempted
33%12 of 36 attempts
75%conceded 3 of 12 faced
Takedowns defendedof those faced
73%conceded 4 of 15 faced
1scored, 3 suffered
Knockdownsscored and suffered
2scored, 2 suffered
About these statistics

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over each fighter’s measured UFC bouts. Small samples move quickly: read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Recent form

Bolaji Oki

2-3 in last 5
  • L

    vs Manoel Sousa

    KO/TKO · R3 · 4:12

    · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos

    Sig. strikes 84 of 170 · Takedowns 1 of 2

  • L

    vs Mason Jones

    KO/TKO · R2 · 3:18

    · UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho

    Sig. strikes 38 of 99 · Takedowns 0 of 1 · 1 knockdown

  • W

    vs Michael Aswell

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber

    Sig. strikes 136 of 303

  • L

    vs Chris Duncan

    Submission · R1 · 3:34

    · UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis

    Sig. strikes 28 of 50 · Takedowns 2 of 3

  • W

    vs Timmy Cuamba

    Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer

    Sig. strikes 60 of 152 · Takedowns 1 of 1

Daniel Santos

4-1 in last 5
  • L

    vs Dooho Choi

    KO/TKO · R2 · 4:29

    · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa

    Sig. strikes 72 of 182 · Takedowns 0 of 6

  • W

    vs JooSang Yoo

    KO/TKO · R2 · 0:21

    · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2

    Sig. strikes 27 of 62 · Takedowns 1 of 2 · 1 knockdown

  • W

    vs JeongYeong Lee

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

    Sig. strikes 90 of 184 · Takedowns 6 of 18

  • W

    vs Johnny Munoz

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi

    Sig. strikes 50 of 91 · Takedowns 3 of 4

  • W

    vs John Castaneda

    KO/TKO · R2 · 4:28

    · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan

    Sig. strikes 69 of 134 · Takedowns 2 of 4 · 1 knockdown

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A longer featherweight who works at range against a shorter one who keeps shooting for takedowns, both coming off stoppage losses. Whether Santos's entries get through is the question.

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