Daniel Santos

“Willycat”

Daniel Santos (14-3) is a featherweight fighting out of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Daniel Santos's last fight was a win over Bolaji Oki by unanimous decision at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev in October 2026.

Record14-3-0

DivisionFeatherweight

Height5'7"

Reach67"

Age31

Last FightMay 16, 2026

BornMar 12, 1995

BirthplaceUberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fighting out ofSao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min5.14

Striking accuracy42%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.24

Striking defense49%

Takedowns / 15 min2.49

Takedown accuracy34%

Takedown defense67%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.18

7 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
W	Bolaji Oki	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev	Oct 24, 2026	View
L	Choi Doo-ho	Featherweight	TKO (Punches)	R2 · 4:29	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa	May 16, 2026	View
W	Joo Sang Yoo	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Punches)	R2 · 0:21	UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2	Oct 4, 2025
W	Jeong Yeong Lee	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena	May 10, 2025
W	Johnny Munoz Jr.	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jun 3, 2023
W	John Castañeda	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Knee)	R2 · 4:28	UFC Fight Night	Oct 1, 2022
L	Julio Arce	Catchweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 273	Apr 9, 2022
L	Jefferson Nascimento	—	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 4:23	MAC 1	Jan 19, 2020
W	Nizambek Abdrashitov	Bantamweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 2:37	Brave CF 32	Dec 14, 2019
W	Henrique Fantini	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Spinning Back Kick)	R1 · 2:21	Future FC 6	Jun 28, 2019
L	Murad Kalamov	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	ACA 91	Jan 26, 2019
W	Dukvakha Astamirov	Flyweight	Decision (Majority)	R3	ACB 80: Burrell vs. Tumenov	Feb 16, 2018
W	Cleverson Silva	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Spinning Body Kick)	R1 · 3:10	Fighten 3	Sep 11, 2016
W	José Alexandre	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 3:30	Thunder Fight 6	Apr 2, 2016
W	Irwing Machado	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Fighten 2	Aug 22, 2015
W	Ary dos Santos	Bantamweight	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	R3 · 2:42	Unknown Event	Mar 30, 2015
W	Mauro dos Santos	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Spinning Back Elbow)	R2	Fatality Arena 6	Mar 30, 2014
W	Caio Forastieri	—	Decision	—	Unknown Event	Aug 17, 2013

WBolaji Oki
Oct 24, 2026
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
LChoi Doo-ho
May 16, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa·Featherweight
TKO (Punches)·R2 · 4:29View
WJoo Sang Yoo
Oct 4, 2025
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Punches)·R2 · 0:21
WJeong Yeong Lee
May 10, 2025
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJohnny Munoz Jr.
Jun 3, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJohn Castañeda
Oct 1, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Knee)·R2 · 4:28
LJulio Arce
Apr 9, 2022
UFC 273·Catchweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LJefferson Nascimento
Jan 19, 2020
MAC 1
KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 4:23
WNizambek Abdrashitov
Dec 14, 2019
Brave CF 32·Bantamweight
Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 2:37
WHenrique Fantini
Jun 28, 2019
Future FC 6·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Spinning Back Kick)·R1 · 2:21
LMurad Kalamov
Jan 26, 2019
ACA 91·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WDukvakha Astamirov
Feb 16, 2018
ACB 80: Burrell vs. Tumenov·Flyweight
Decision (Majority)·R3
WCleverson Silva
Sep 11, 2016
Fighten 3·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Spinning Body Kick)·R1 · 3:10
WJosé Alexandre
Apr 2, 2016
Thunder Fight 6·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 3:30
WIrwing Machado
Aug 22, 2015
Fighten 2·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAry dos Santos
Mar 30, 2015
Unknown Event·Bantamweight
Submission (Anaconda Choke)·R3 · 2:42
WMauro dos Santos
Mar 30, 2014
Fatality Arena 6·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Spinning Back Elbow)·R2
WCaio Forastieri
Aug 17, 2013
Unknown Event
Decision