Santos vs Paiva

Who won Santos vs Paiva?

Felipe dos Santos beat Hugo Paiva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 146, on Friday 4th November 2022 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Felipe dos Santos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Santos vs Paiva stats

Felipe dos Santos stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Hugo Paiva made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Felipe dos Santos' LFA record stood at 1-0-0, while Hugo Paiva's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Paiva had a large advantage in power over Santos, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Santos' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had a large advantage over Paiva, boasting a 50% submission rate over Paiva's 20%.

Felipe dos Santos was the younger man by 3 years, at 23 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 2 inches over Paiva.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 months earlier than Paiva, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 21 to Paiva's 13.

Activity check

Santos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Santos vs Paiva?

Felipe dos Santos was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Hugo Paiva made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.