Santos vs Hill

Who won Santos vs Hill?

Jamahal Hill beat Thiago Santos by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 6th August 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Santos vs Hill stats

Thiago Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jamahal Hill made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Thiago Santos' 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Jamahal Hill marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Thiago Santos' UFC record stood at 14-10-0, while Jamahal Hill's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a slight advantage in power over Hill, with a 68% knock out percentage over Hill's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had a slight advantage over Hill, with a 5% submission rate over Hill's 0%.

Thiago Santos was the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

Hill had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santos. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, 82 to Hill's 34.

Santos vs Hill form

Santos had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to David Branch at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 119 on 28th October 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo.

He had been beaten by Gegard Mousasi at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Hill had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jimmy Crute at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Paul Craig at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had beaten Ovince St. Preux at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Darko Sto i at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Thiago Santos had last fought 6 years, 1 month and 7 days ago, while Jamahal Hill's last outing had been 2 years, 6 months and 23 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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