Blanchfield vs Santos

Who won Blanchfield vs Santos?

Erin Blanchfield beat Taila Santos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie, on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Erin Blanchfield.

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).

Blanchfield vs Santos stats

Erin Blanchfield stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Taila Santos made her way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Erin Blanchfield's UFC record stood at 6-1-0, while Taila Santos' came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a massive power advantage over Blanchfield, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Blanchfield's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blanchfield had an advantage over Santos, with a 36% submission rate over Santos' 16%.

Erin Blanchfield was the younger woman by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 2 inches over Blanchfield. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Blanchfield was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 6 years and 1 month later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 9 less professional rounds, 35 to Santos' 44.

Blanchfield vs Santos form

Erin Blanchfield had beaten 5 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Molly McCann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, she had defeated JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Miranda Maverick at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had won against Sarah Alpar at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Blanchfield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Santos' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Blanchfield vs Santos?

Erin Blanchfield was a 67/100 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Taila Santos made her way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.