Junior Dos Santos “Cigano”
Heavyweight · ORCA rating 57/100 · peak 74 · Power striker · 15–8 in 23 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Junior Dos Santos finished with an ORCA rating of 57 (peak 74); without a recent bout, Junior Dos Santos sits off the current Heavyweight board. Striking offence grades 79 (significant strikes landed per minute 93), the high point of the profile. The weak side is grappling offence, which grades 22, with control time, seconds per minute grading 2. 10 of 15 UFC wins came inside the distance (all by KO/TKO).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 79 | — | Significant strikes landed per minute 93 |
| Striking defence | 78 | — | Opponent strike accuracy allowed 80 |
| Grappling offence | 22 | — | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 4 |
| Grappling defence | 72 | — | Takedown defence 99 |
Strongest sub-grade: Takedown defence 99. Weakest: Control time, seconds per minute 2.
Profile
- Division
- Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 57 (peak 74)
- UFC record
- 15–8
- Graded UFC bouts
- 23
- Style
- Power striker
- Age
- 42
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm)
- Reach
- 77″ (196 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.54
- Significant strike accuracy: 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.3
- Significant strike defence: 56%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.33
- Takedown accuracy: 50%
- Takedown defence: 86%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.06
Fight history
- 2020-12-12 · L vs Ciryl Gane · KO/TKO · UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
- 2020-08-15 · L vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · KO/TKO · UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
- 2020-01-25 · L vs Curtis Blaydes · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos
- 2019-06-29 · L vs Francis Ngannou · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
- 2019-03-09 · W vs Derrick Lewis · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
- 2018-12-01 · W vs Tai Tuivasa · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
- 2018-07-14 · W vs Blagoy Ivanov · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
- 2017-05-13 · L vs Stipe Miocic · KO/TKO · UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
- 2016-04-10 · W vs Ben Rothwell · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
- 2015-12-19 · L vs Alistair Overeem · KO/TKO · UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
- 2014-12-13 · W vs Stipe Miocic · Decision - Unanimous · UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic
- 2013-10-19 · L vs Cain Velasquez · KO/TKO · UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3
- 2013-05-25 · W vs Mark Hunt · KO/TKO · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2
- 2012-12-29 · L vs Cain Velasquez · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II
- 2012-05-26 · W vs Frank Mir · KO/TKO · UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
- 2011-11-12 · W vs Cain Velasquez · KO/TKO · UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos
- 2011-06-11 · W vs Shane Carwin · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin
- 2010-08-07 · W vs Roy Nelson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
- 2010-03-21 · W vs Gabriel Gonzaga · KO/TKO · UFC Live: Vera vs Jones
- 2010-01-02 · W vs Gilbert Yvel · KO/TKO · UFC 108: Evans vs Silva
- 2009-09-19 · W vs Mirko Filipovic · KO/TKO · UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
- 2009-02-21 · W vs Stefan Struve · KO/TKO · UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
- 2008-10-25 · W vs Fabricio Werdum · KO/TKO · UFC 90: Silva vs Cote
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