Santos vs Lisboa

Who won Santos vs Lisboa?

Luana Santos beat Tainara Lisboa by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Santos vs Lisboa stats

Luana Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Tainara Lisboa made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Luana Santos' 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Tainara Lisboa marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Luana Santos' UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Tainara Lisboa's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Lisboa had a large advantage in power over Santos, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Santos' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had a slight advantage over Lisboa, with a 50% submission rate over Lisboa's 43%.

Luana Santos was the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Santos had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Santos was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 10 months later than Lisboa, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 24 to Lisboa's 19.

Santos vs Lisboa form

Santos had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Casey O’Neill at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had won against Mariya Agapova at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Ball Arena, Denver, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Stephanie Egger at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Juliana Miller at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Bartira Rodrigues at LFA 154 on 10th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

Activity check

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Lisboa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Santos vs Lisboa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:15 PM UTC , which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:15 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Santos vs Lisboa?

Luana Santos was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Tainara Lisboa made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.