Onama vs Santos

Who won Onama vs Santos?

David Onama beat Gabriel Santos by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria, on Saturday 24th June 2023 at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Onama vs Santos stats

David Onama stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Gabriel Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

David Onama's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Gabriel Santos' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Onama had a large advantage in power over Santos, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Santos' 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Onama and Santos would have been pretty equal, both with a 40% submission rate.

David Onama was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Onama had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santos.

Onama was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 5 months later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 23 to Santos' 26.

Activity check

Onama's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Santos' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Onama vs Santos?

David Onama was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Gabriel Santos made his way into the ring at 9/20 (-220) with oddsmakers.