Santos vs Joanne

Who won Santos vs Joanne?

Taila Santos beat Ilara Joanne by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 1, on Thursday 4th April 2024 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

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).

Santos vs Joanne stats

Taila Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ilara Joanne made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Taila Santos' PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Ilara Joanne's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Santos had an advantage in power over Joanne, with a 53% knock out percentage over Joanne's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Joanne had an advantage over Santos, with a 27% submission rate over Santos' 16%.

Taila Santos was the older woman by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 3 inches over Joanne. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in , 10 years and 8 months earlier than Joanne, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 3 more professional rounds, 44 to Joanne's 41.

Santos vs Joanne form

Taila Santos had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, she had won against Joanne Calderwood at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had beaten Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Molly McCann at UFC Fight Island 1 on 15th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Ilara Joanne had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been defeated by Jena Bishop at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Bruna Ellen at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, she was victorious against Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she had won against Alejandra Lara at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

She had been beaten by Vanessa Porto at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Taila Santos had last fought 8 months ago, while Ilara Joanne's last outing had been 6 months and 19 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Joanne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Santos vs Joanne?

Taila Santos was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Ilara Joanne made her way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.