Leonardo Santos
Brazil
Drops lopsided decision to Gordon
Santos lost to Jared Gordon via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC 278 on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Santos looked every bit the part of a 42-year-old fighter who entered as a (+230) betting underdog. He was unsuccessful on all three of his takedown attempts and was doubled up by Gordon in terms of significant strikes in all three rounds. The end result was his third consecutive loss, and it could very well represent the end of the line in the UFC.
Santos looked every bit the part of a 42-year-old fighter who entered as a (+230) betting underdog. He was unsuccessful on all three of his takedown attempts and was doubled up by Gordon in terms of significant strikes in all three rounds. The end result was his third consecutive loss, and it could very well represent the end of the line in the UFC.
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Added to UFC 278
Santos will take on Jared Gordon at UFC 278 on Aug. 20, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Santos lost via submission last December to Clay Guida. The 41-year-old has lost his last two bouts and will hope to show something more in August in Salt Lake City.
Santos lost via submission last December to Clay Guida. The 41-year-old has lost his last two bouts and will hope to show something more in August in Salt Lake City.
Gasses out after strong Round 1
Santos lost to Clay Guida via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:21 of Round 2 at UFC Vegas 44 on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Santos blitzed Guida early and may have had a case for a 10-8 Round 1 had Guida not been able to reverse position and land a few elbows. Santos ended up landing 41 significant strikes compared to Guida's 18 and looked to be in the driver's seat despite starting to tire, but it all fell apart in Round 2. Santos appeared to run out of gas, which made it easy for a veteran like Guida to get a takedown and end up on his back. From there, Guida saw the opening and got the finish. Santos entered this bout as a sizable favorite of approximately (-220), but he's now lost two fights in a row and may find himself at a crossroads at the age of 41.
Santos blitzed Guida early and may have had a case for a 10-8 Round 1 had Guida not been able to reverse position and land a few elbows. Santos ended up landing 41 significant strikes compared to Guida's 18 and looked to be in the driver's seat despite starting to tire, but it all fell apart in Round 2. Santos appeared to run out of gas, which made it easy for a veteran like Guida to get a takedown and end up on his back. From there, Guida saw the opening and got the finish. Santos entered this bout as a sizable favorite of approximately (-220), but he's now lost two fights in a row and may find himself at a crossroads at the age of 41.
Next matchup set
Santos will face Clay Guida in a lightweight bout at the UFC event on Dec. 4, Marcel Dorff of MMADNA reports.
ANALYSIS
Santas was slated to face Alexander Hernandez at the start of October, though he was forced to withdraw due to undisclosed reasons, He'll now return to the Octagon in December for the first time since losing to Grant Dawson via KO (punches) in March, which ended a six-fight win streak. Meanwhile, Guida is coming off a split decision loss to Mark O. Madsen in August.
Santas was slated to face Alexander Hernandez at the start of October, though he was forced to withdraw due to undisclosed reasons, He'll now return to the Octagon in December for the first time since losing to Grant Dawson via KO (punches) in March, which ended a six-fight win streak. Meanwhile, Guida is coming off a split decision loss to Mark O. Madsen in August.
Out of UFC Vegas 38
Santos has withdrawn from his bout against Alexander Hernandez at the UFC event Oct. 2, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
It's unclear at this time why Santos had to withdraw. The UFC is expected to find a short notice replacement to keep Hernandez on the card. Santos last fought back in March when he was knocked out by Grant Dawson.
It's unclear at this time why Santos had to withdraw. The UFC is expected to find a short notice replacement to keep Hernandez on the card. Santos last fought back in March when he was knocked out by Grant Dawson.
Taking on Hernandez in October
Santos will take on Alexander Hernandez in a lightweight bout at the UFC event Oct. 2, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Santos will hope to bounce back following getting knocked out by Grant Dawson in March. Hernandez is also coming off a loss to Thiago Moses back in February. Santos boasts a career MMA record of 18-5-1.
Santos will hope to bounce back following getting knocked out by Grant Dawson in March. Hernandez is also coming off a loss to Thiago Moses back in February. Santos boasts a career MMA record of 18-5-1.