Santos vs Rodrigues

Who won Santos vs Rodrigues?

Luana Santos beat Bartira Rodrigues by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of LFA 154, on Friday 10th March 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

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 Rodrigues stats

Luana Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Bartira Rodrigues made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 1 win, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

This was Luana Santos' 3rd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Luana Santos' LFA record stood at 2-1-0, while Bartira Rodrigues' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Santos and Rodrigues have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodrigues had a massive advantage over Santos, boasting a 100% submission rate over Santos' 67%.

Luana Santos was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 months earlier than Rodrigues, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 19 to Rodrigues' 2.

Activity check

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 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Santos vs Rodrigues?

Luana Santos was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Bartira Rodrigues made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.