Santos vs Tate

Who won Santos vs Tate?

Yana Santos beat Miesha Tate by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

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

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 Tate stats

Yana Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Miesha Tate made her way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Yana Santos' 11th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Miesha Tate marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Yana Santos' UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Miesha Tate's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a large advantage in power over Tate, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Tate's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tate had a massive advantage over Santos, boasting a 40% submission rate over Santos' 7%.

Yana Santos was the younger woman by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Santos had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Santos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2009, 1 year and 5 months later than Tate, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 27 less professional rounds, 52 to Tate's 79.

Santos vs Tate form

Yana Santos had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Chelsea Chandler at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Karol Rosa at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Holly Holm at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, she had been defeated by Irene Aldana at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Ketlen Vieira at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Tate had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Julia Avila at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Lauren Murphy at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ketlen Vieira at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Marion Reneau at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Raquel Pennington at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Yana Santos had been fighting more than Miesha Tate.

Going to this contest, Yana Santos had last fought 9 months and 7 days ago, while Miesha Tate's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 15 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Tate's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 13 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 Tate start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:05 AM UTC , which was 9:05 PM EST or 6:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:05 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Santos vs Tate?

Yana Santos was a 11/10 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Miesha Tate made her way into the ring at 8/11 (-150) with oddsmakers.