O'Neill vs Santos

Who won O’Neill vs Santos?

Casey O’Neill beat Luana Santos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 305, on Saturday 17th August 2024 at RAC Arena in Perth.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Casey O’Neill.

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).

O’Neill vs Santos stats

Casey O’Neill stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Luana Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Casey O’Neill's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Luana Santos marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Casey O’Neill's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Luana Santos' came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Neill had an advantage in power over Santos, with a 33% knock out percentage over Santos' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had a large advantage over Neill, boasting a 50% submission rate over Neill's 22%.

Casey O’Neill was the older man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Santos had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Neill was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 32 to Santos' 22.

O’Neill vs Santos form

Neill had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ariane da Silva at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jennifer Maia at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Antonina Shevchenko at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Lara Proc pio at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round.

Santos had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Mariya Agapova at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Ball Arena, Denver, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Stephanie Egger at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juliana Miller at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Bartira Rodrigues at LFA 154 on 10th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

He was victorious against Waleska Sousa at LFA 146 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luana Santos had been fighting more than Casey O’Neill.

Going to this contest, Casey O’Neill had last fought 9 months and 3 days ago, while Luana Santos' last outing had been 2 months and 6 days ago.

Neill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did O’Neill vs Santos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on O’Neill vs Santos?

Casey O’Neill was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Luana Santos made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.