Professional Record
11-2-0
Current Elo Rating
1686
True Contender System
Women’s Bantamweight Ranking
#3
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#19
About Luana Santos
Brazilian judo finding its place at bantamweight
Luana Santos has quietly built one of the best recent runs among bantamweight's new generation. The Brazilian reached the UFC in 2023 and, apart from a loss to Casey O'Neill, kept an almost perfect record through her first years in the promotion.
Fighting style
Her main background is judo, which shows clearly when she manages to close the distance. Santos uses sweeps, trips and throws from the clinch to take opponents down, and then has a good repertoire of control and submissions. Five of her professional wins have come by submission.
Recent form
After losing to O'Neill in 2024, she responded with wins over Tainara Lisboa, Melissa Croden and Karol Rosa. Her win over Rosa in June 2026 took her into the bantamweight top 10 and extended her overall record to eight wins in her last nine fights. Still young, she is one of the most interesting projects in the division.
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 168 cm
- Reach
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 61.7 kg
- Age
- 26 years
- Place of birth
- Brazil
- UFC debut
- August 12, 2023
Activity
Next fight
Luana Santosvs.Yana Santos
- Date
- October 31, 2026
- Division
- Women's Bantamweight
- Luana Santos's Elo
- 1686
- Opponent's Elo
- 1598
Last fight
Luana Santosvs.Karol Rosa
W · Decision · R3
- Event
- UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
- Date
- June 20, 2026
- Elo change
- +41
Career Statistics
Professional career
11-2-0
Wins · Losses · Draws
13 fights
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 1
- Submissions
- 2
- Decisions
- 3
3 Finishes
50% of 6 wins
Of these 11 wins, 5 have no method recorded in our history.
In the UFC
6-1-0
Wins · Losses · Draws
7 fights
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 1
- Submissions
- 2
- Decisions
- 3
3 Finishes
50% of 6 wins
Elo
Current Elo
1,686
Peak Elo
1,686
From peak
0
Streak3 Wins
Biggest Elo gain
Achievements and career
- Current streak: 3 straight wins
- 1 division changes on record in the Elo history
Elo History
7 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1686
Peak Elo
1686
Total
+186
UFC Fight History
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026 | W | Karol Rosa | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1686 | Change+41 |
| Dec 13, 2025 | W | Melissa Croden | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1645 | Change+27 |
| May 17, 2025 | W | Tainara Lisboa | Submission · R2 · 4:59 | Elo1618 | Change+56 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | L | Casey O'Neill | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1562 | Change-48 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | W | Mariya Agapova | Submission · R1 · 3:27 | Elo1610 | Change+30 |
| Dec 09, 2023 | W | Stephanie Egger | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1580 | Change+29 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | W | Juliana Miller | KO/TKO · R1 · 3:41 | Elo1551 | Change+51 |
Competitive Profile
Luana Santos’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.