Santos vs Kielholtz

When is Santos vs Kielholtz?

Taila Santos could potentially fight Denise Kielholtz, in Late 2024.

The fight would take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Santos vs Kielholtz stats

Taila Santos would step into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Denise Kielholtz would make her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggest Santos would have a large advantage in power over Kielholtz, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Kielholtz's 25%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Kielholtz would have an advantage over Santos, with a 38% submission rate over Santos' 20%.

Taila Santos is the younger woman by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Santos has a height advantage of 3 inches over Kielholtz. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Santos is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made her debut in , 8 years and 6 months earlier than Kielholtz, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She has fought 15 more professional rounds, 44 to Kielholtz's 29.

Santos vs Kielholtz form

Taila Santos has beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she won against Ilara Joanne at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, she had beaten Joanne Calderwood at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Denise Kielholtz has beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she won against Sumiko Inaba at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Paula Cristina at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Ilara Joanne at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, she had lost to Kana Watanabe at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

She had been beaten by Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 262 on 16th July 2021 by split decision in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Taila Santos has been fighting more than Denise Kielholtz.

Taila Santos last fought 29 days ago, while Denise Kielholtz's last outing was 5 months and 16 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Kielholtz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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