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.

Taila Santos marked her 7th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

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 25 years old.

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

Blanchfield was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 6 years and 4 months later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 12 less professional rounds, 35 to Santos' 47.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Taila Santos had been fighting more than Erin Blanchfield.

Going to this contest, Erin Blanchfield had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 6 days ago, while Taila Santos' last outing had been 4 years and 9 days ago.

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.