Santos vs Carmouche

Who won Santos vs Carmouche?

Taila Santos beat Liz Carmouche by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 7, on Friday 2nd August 2024 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Taila Santos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Santos vs Carmouche stats

Taila Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Liz Carmouche made her way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Taila Santos' 4th fight in the PFL, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Liz Carmouche marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Taila Santos' PFL record stood at 3-1-0, while Liz Carmouche's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a slight advantage in power over Carmouche, with a 48% knock out percentage over Carmouche's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Carmouche had a slight advantage over Santos, with a 27% submission rate over Santos' 19%.

Taila Santos was the younger woman by 10 years, at 31 years old.

Santos had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Santos was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made her debut in , 15 years and 2 months earlier than Carmouche, whose first professional fight was in 2010. She had fought 31 less professional rounds, 52 to Carmouche's 83.

Santos vs Carmouche form

Taila Santos had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Jena Bishop at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Ilara Joanne at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Before that, she had been beaten by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

She had defeated Joanne Calderwood at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Carmouche had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she was victorious against Kana Watanabe at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Juliana Velasquez at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Ilima Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 5th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, she had defeated DeAnna Bennett at Bellator 294 on 21st April 2023 by submission in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

She was victorious against Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Liz Carmouche had been fighting more than Taila Santos.

Going to this contest, Taila Santos had last fought 11 months and 11 days ago, while Liz Carmouche's last outing had been 11 months and 11 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Carmouche's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Santos vs Carmouche start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Santos vs Carmouche?

Taila Santos was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Liz Carmouche made her way into the ring at 49/20 (+250) with oddsmakers.