Daniel Santos (14-2, 8) was born in UberlĆ¢ndia, Minas Gerais, Brazil on March 12, 1995. At the age of 18 years on August 17, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Caio Forastieri, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On April 9, 2022, 27-year old Daniel Santos made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 273 against a 32-year old Julio Arce but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Santos' last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Yoo Joo-sang at UFC 320 at age 30 on October 4, 2025. He is on a 4-fight winning streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Daniel Santos' best fights have been against John CastaƱeda, Yoo Joo-sang, Lee Jeong-yeong, Johnny MuƱoz Jr. and Julio Arce. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Daniel Santos".
Santos has 2 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Daniel Santos Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Oct 4, 2025 30 years, 6 months 14-2 (8) | Yoo Joo-sang | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
15 | May 10, 2025 30 years, 1 months 13-2 (7) | Lee Jeong-yeong | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
14  | Jun 3, 2023 28 years, 2 months 12-2 (7) | 30 years, 3 months 12-2 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
13  | Oct 1, 2022 27 years, 6 months 11-2 (7) | 30 years, 9 months 19-5 (13) | UFC | BT | 2 | KO | Win Punches and knee |
12  | Apr 9, 2022 27 years 10-2 (6) | 32 years, 5 months 17-5 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
11 | Dec 14, 2019 24 years, 9 months 10-1 (6) | Nizambek Abdrashitov | Brave | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar |
10 | Jun 28, 2019 24 years, 3 months 9-1 (5) | Henrique Fantini | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Spinning back kick | |
9 | Jan 26, 2019 23 years, 10 months 8-1 (4) | Murad Kalamov | BT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
8 | Feb 16, 2018 22 years, 11 months 8-0 (4) | Dukvaha Astamirov | BT | 3 | MD | Win | |
7 | Sep 11, 2016 21 years, 5 months 7-0 (4) | Cleverson Silva | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Spinning back kick to the body | |
6 | Apr 2, 2016 21 years 6-0 (3) | Jose Alexandre | BT | 3 | TKO | Win Punches and knees | |
5 | Oct 6, 2015 20 years, 6 months 5-0 (2) | Lucas Eurico | BT | 2 | KO | Win | |
4 | Aug 22, 2015 20 years, 5 months 4-0 (1) | Irwing Romero Machado | FT | 3 | UD | Win | |
3 | Mar 30, 2015 20 years 3-0 (1) | Ary dos Santos | BT | 3 | CKO | Win Anaconda choke | |
2 | Mar 30, 2014 19 years 2-0 (1) | Jose Mauro dos Santos | BT | 2 | KO | Win Spinning back elbow | |
1 | Aug 17, 2013 18 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Caio Forastieri | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
