Santos vs Munoz Jr.

Who won Santos vs Munoz Jr.?

Daniel Santos beat Johnny Munoz Jr by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi, on Saturday 3rd June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Daniel Santos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Santos vs Munoz Jr. stats

Daniel Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Johnny Munoz Jr made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Daniel Santos' UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Johnny Munoz Jr's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a massive power advantage over Munoz Jr, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Munoz Jr's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Munoz Jr had a massive advantage over Santos, boasting a 58% submission rate over Santos' 11%.

Daniel Santos was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Munoz Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santos.

Santos' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Munoz Jr's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years earlier than Munoz Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 33 to Munoz Jr's 33.

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Santos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Munoz Jr's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Santos vs Munoz Jr.?

Daniel Santos was a 9/20 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Johnny Munoz Jr made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.