Santos vs Agapova

Who won Santos vs Agapova?

Luana Santos beat Mariya Agapova by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th July 2024 at Ball Arena in Denver.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Santos vs Agapova stats

Luana Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Mariya Agapova made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Luana Santos' 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Mariya Agapova marked her 6th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Luana Santos' UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Mariya Agapova's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Agapova had an advantage in power over Santos, with a 30% knock out percentage over Santos' 14%.

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

Luana Santos was the younger man by 3 years, at 24 years old.

Santos had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Santos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 5 years and 10 months later than Agapova, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 19 to Agapova's 27.

Santos vs Agapova form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bartira Rodrigues at LFA 154 on 10th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

Before that, he was victorious against Waleska Sousa at LFA 146 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

He had lost to Jena Bishop at LFA 135 on 8th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Arizona Federal Theatre, Phoenix, United States.

Mariya Agapova had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been beaten by Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been defeated by Maryna Moroz at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Sabina Mazo at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Shana Dobson at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Hannah Cifers at UFC Vegas 2 on 13th June 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luana Santos had been fighting more than Mariya Agapova.

Going to this contest, Luana Santos had last fought 7 months and 16 days ago, while Mariya Agapova's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 8 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Agapova's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Santos vs Agapova start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:50 PM UTC , which was 7:50 PM EST or 4:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:50 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Santos vs Agapova?

Luana Santos was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Mariya Agapova made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.