Thiago Santos

Known for Acting

1/7/1984(Age 41)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

Professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC Middleweight & Light Heavyweight divisions.

Known For (32 credits)

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PFL vs. Bellator: Champs

2024

PFL vs. Bellator: Champs was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Professional Fighters League and Bellator MMA that took place on February 24, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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PFL 2023 #1: Regular Season - Loughnane vs. Moraes

2023

PFL 1: 2023 Regular Season was a mixed martial arts event that took place on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at the Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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UFC on ESPN 40: Santos vs. Hill

2022

UFC on ESPN 40: Santos vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 6, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill headlined the event. The heavyweight and women's flyweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes took place at the event.

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UFC Fight Night 203: Santos vs. Ankalaev

2022

UFC Fight Night 203: Santos vs. Ankalaev was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 12, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev served as the event headliner.

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UFC Fight Night 193: Santos vs. Walker

2021

Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker (Light Heavyweight) Kevin Holland vs. Kyle Daukaus (Middleweight) Alex Oliveira vs. Niko Price (Welterweight) Misha Cirkunov vs. Krzysztof Jotko (Middleweight) Alexander Hernandez vs. Mike Breeden (Lightweight)

6.0

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UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

2021

UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 6, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. The event was headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between then champion Jan Błachowicz (also former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion) and former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya.

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UFC on ESPN 17: Santos vs. Teixeira

2020

UFC on ESPN 17: Santos vs. Teixeira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 7, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengers Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira headlined this event.

8.0

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UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

2019

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on July 6, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Jon Jones and Thiago Santos served as the event headliner. A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between the current champion Amanda Nunes (also current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion) and former champion Holly Holm served as the event co-headliner.

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UFC Fight Night 145: Błachowicz vs. Santos

2019

UFC Fight Night 145: Błachowicz vs. Santos was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 23, 2019 at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. A light heavyweight bout between former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Błachowicz and Thiago Santos served as the event headliner.

7.4

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UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

2018

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 8, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega served as the event headliner.

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UFC Fight Night 137: Santos vs. Anders

2018

UFC Fight Night 137: Santos vs. Anders was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 22, 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Glover Teixeira and Jimi Manuwa was expected to serve as the event headliner. However, Teixeira pulled out on August 14 due to a shoulder injury. He was replaced by Thiago Santos. In turn, Manuwa pulled out on September 16 due to a torn hamstring and was replaced by Eryk Anders.

7.3

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UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2

2018

UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 is an MMA event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on August 4, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.