Lima vs Santos

Who won Lima vs Santos?

Andre Lima beat Felipe dos Santos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andre Lima.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Lima vs Santos stats

Andre Lima stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Felipe dos Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Andre Lima's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Felipe dos Santos marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Andre Lima's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Felipe dos Santos' came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Lima had a massive power advantage over Santos, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Santos' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had a massive advantage over Lima, boasting a 38% submission rate over Lima's 0%.

Andre Lima was the older man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Lima was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2022, 3 years and 6 months later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 20 to Santos' 24.

Activity check

Lima's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Santos' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Lima vs Santos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lima vs Santos?

Andre Lima was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Felipe dos Santos made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.