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Holly Holm
Holly Holm
14-6 · USA
VS
Yana Santos
Yana Santos
14-6 · RUS
March 25, 2023 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Holly Holm def. Yana Santos by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Holm7/161/101:41
Santos12/250/001:19
R2
Holm16/331/104:09
Santos7/120/000:00
R3
Holm9/142/403:59
Santos2/90/000:00
Total
Holm32/634/609:49
Santos21/460/001:19

Scorecards

Holm vs Santos

RdChris LeeJason HerzogSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-810-910-910-8.4
R310-910-910-910-8.7
Total30-2630-2730-2729.9-26.2

Media (20 cards) · avg 3026.3 · 20 Holm · 0 Santos

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Holm-Santos.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
HolmWin probabilitySantos
54.3%45.7%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
13%
Decision
67%
Expected fight time: 12.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Holm, blue toward Santos. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Holm54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%22%17%
Submission6%11%4%
Decision36%67%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 32
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 4
Santos46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%18%9%
Submission8%16%5%
Decision30%66%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2065)act 21
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.1)act 0
Combined totals~92 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R212%
R37%
Distance67%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Holm
46.3%+114
Santos
-11452.7%
Most takedownstie 33.3%
Holm
25.6%+160
Santos
-16041.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Holm
Expected: 43.9
44
Over 44
39.1%
+153
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.8%
-153
055110
Santos
Expected: 48.1
48
Over 48
39.4%
+151
Exactly 48
1.0%
push
Under 48
59.6%
-151
061121
Takedowns — over/under
Holm
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.3%
+148
Under 0.5
59.7%
-148
035
Santos
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.3%
+138
Exactly 1
20.9%
push
Under 1
45.8%
-138
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Holm54.3%67.7%−13.4-245
Santos45.7%32.3%+13.4+195
By method
Holm by KO/TKO11.0%17.5%−6.5+385
Holm by submission7.1%4.4%+2.7+1829
Holm by decision36.1%45.1%−9.0-114
Santos by KO/TKO9.3%8.9%+0.4+854
Santos by submission6.0%4.9%+1.1+1637
Santos by decision30.4%19.3%+11.1+340
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds85.6%80.1%+5.5-598
Over 2.5 rds73.8%71.3%+2.5-322
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision66.6%67.6%−1.0-257

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
63.9Striking72.2
Santos +8.3
38.2Grappling48.2
Santos +10.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HolmSantos
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1550
Pound-for-pound
1539
1561
Divisional
1549
1494
Striking offense
1508
1530
Striking defense
1486
1476
Grappling offense
1505
1550
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
41 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.24
Strikes landed / min
4.28
40%
Strike accuracy
57%
2.86
Strikes absorbed / min
2.94
57%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.72
Takedowns / 15 min
1.53
26%
Takedown accuracy
53%
79%
Takedown defense
50%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
54%
UFC win rate
57%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
29%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
623
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Holly Holm
  • LKetlen VieiraS-DEC R5
    Close -24310mo before
  • WIrene AldanaU-DEC R5
    Close -1252y 6mo before
  • WRaquel PenningtonU-DEC R3
    Close -1253y 2mo before
  • LAmanda NunesKO/TKO R1
    Close +3003y 9mo before
  • WMegan AndersonU-DEC R3
    Close -1454y 9mo before
Yana Santos
  • LIrene AldanaKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -1201y 8mo before
  • WKetlen VieiraU-DEC R3
    Close +2452y 1mo before
  • WJulija StoliarenkoU-DEC R3
    Close -1752y 8mo before
  • LAspen LaddKO/TKO R3
    Close +1453y 4mo before
  • WMarion ReneauU-DEC R3
    Close -2354y 1mo before
Holm — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
43% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
7win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(17%) 1
5 (71%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Santos — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (10%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (20%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Holm
Santos
13
UFC fights
7
229.8 min · 17.7 avg
Octagon time
78.5 min · 11.2 avg
15y 5m
Career length
17y 2m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Holm
Santos
144W–38L · 79.1%
Overall
76W–19L · 80.0%
62W–21L · 74.7%
Wins
37W–11L · 77.1%
82W–17L · 82.8%
Losses
39W–8L · 83.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Holm
Santos
30W–22L · 57.7%
Overall
43W–18L · 70.5%
30W–22L · 57.7%
Wins
21W–8L · 72.4%
0W–0L
Losses
22W–10L · 68.8%
Distance striking
Holm
Santos
3.98
Landed / min
8.05
36.8%
Accuracy
43.0%
62.4%
Defense
60.7%
0.13
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
68.1%
Time at distance
26.7%
Grappling & control
Holm
Santos
0.72
Takedowns / 15 min
1.53
26.2%
Takedown accuracy
53.3%
78.8%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.07
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.19
79.9%
Control share
70.8%
Strike target map
Holm
  • Head45%(338)div 63%
  • Body31%(227)div 21%
  • Legs24%(179)div 16%
Santos
  • Head32%(108)div 63%
  • Body43%(145)div 21%
  • Legs25%(83)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Holly Holm
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Yana Santos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.