Branch vs Santos

Who won Branch vs Santos?

David Branch beat Thiago Santos by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 128, on Saturday 21st April 2018 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Branch vs Santos stats

David Branch stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Thiago Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

David Branch's UFC record stood at 4-5-0, while Thiago Santos' came in at 14-10-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a massive power advantage over Branch, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Branch's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Branch had a large advantage over Santos, boasting a 33% submission rate over Santos' 6%.

David Branch was the older man by 2 years, at 42 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Branch. Despite this, he had 2-inch reach advantage.

Branch was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 71 to Santos' 81.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, David Branch had been fighting more than Thiago Santos.

Going to this contest, David Branch had last fought 6 years and 6 days ago, while Thiago Santos' last outing had been 6 years, 2 months and 24 days ago.

Branch's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Santos' last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Branch vs Santos?

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