Junior Dos Santos
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Junior Dos Santos "Cigano" is a 21-9-0 knockout artist. 66% finish rate.
Junior debuted Oct. 25, 2008 vs Fabricio Werdum (win). Longest win streak: 9. On a 4-fight losing skid. 13 years active (Oct. 25, 2008–Dec. 12, 2020).
Best wins: Ben Rothwell (U-DEC R5, Apr. 10, 2016); Mirko Filipovic (KO/TKO Punches R3, Sep. 19, 2009); Gilbert Yvel (KO/TKO Punch R1, Jan. 02, 2010).
Junior dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒuni.oʁ dus ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 30 January 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler who competes in the Heavyweight division. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and current Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA Heavyweight Champion. As a professional wrestler, dos Santos made appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a member of the American Top Team stable.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 12, 2020 | UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno | L Ciryl Gane | KO/TKO Elbow | 2 | 2:34 | 0 1 | 10 59 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 15, 2020 | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 | L Jairzinho Rozenstruik | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 3:47 | 0 1 | 24 42 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 25, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos | L Curtis Blaydes | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 1:06 | 0 0 | 7 28 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 29, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos | L Francis Ngannou | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 1:11 | 0 1 | 4 9 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 09, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos | W Derrick Lewis | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 1:58 | 1 0 | 29 7 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 01, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | W Tai Tuivasa | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 2:30 | 1 0 | 26 16 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 14, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov | W Blagoy Ivanov | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 110 51 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 13, 2017 | UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos | L Stipe Miocic | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:22 | 0 1 | 12 26 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 10, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos | W Ben Rothwell | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 157 77 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 19, 2015 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | L Alistair Overeem | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 4:43 | 0 1 | 22 32 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 13, 2014 | UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic | W Stipe Miocic | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 123 89 | 1 1 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 19, 2013 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 | L Cain Velasquez | KO/TKO Punch | 5 | 3:09 | 0 1 | 46 123 | 0 2 | 1 1 |
| May. 25, 2013 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 | W Mark Hunt | KO/TKO Kick | 3 | 4:18 | 2 0 | 74 29 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 29, 2012 | UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II | L Cain Velasquez | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 57 111 | 0 11 | 0 0 |
| May. 26, 2012 | UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir | W Frank Mir | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 3:04 | 1 0 | 59 17 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 12, 2011 | UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos | W Cain Velasquez | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 1:04 | 1 0 | 8 7 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 11, 2011 | UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin | W Shane Carwin | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 88 20 | 2 1 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 07, 2010 | UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen | W Roy Nelson | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 130 40 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 21, 2010 | UFC Live: Vera vs Jones | W Gabriel Gonzaga | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:53 | 1 0 | 20 9 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 02, 2010 | UFC 108: Evans vs Silva | W Gilbert Yvel | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:07 | 1 0 | 14 3 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 19, 2009 | UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort | W Mirko Filipovic | KO/TKO Punches | 3 | 2:00 | 0 0 | 70 22 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 21, 2009 | UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson | W Stefan Struve | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 0:54 | 2 0 | 12 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 25, 2008 | UFC 90: Silva vs Cote | W Fabricio Werdum | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 1:21 | 1 0 | 7 6 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.