Evangelista Santos (21-18, 18) was born in Rondonopolis, Brazil on December 12, 1977. At the age of 19 years on November 20, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Roberto Pereira, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Santos' last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Michael Page at Bellator 158 at age 38 on July 16, 2016. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Evangelista Santos' best fights have been against Marius Žaromskis, Yosuke Nishijima, Brennan Ward, Michal Materla, Makoto Takimoto and Osami Shibuya.
Santos has 18 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39  | Jul 16, 2016 38 years, 7 months 21-18 (18) | 29 years, 3 months 10-0 (9) | Bellator | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Flying knee |
38  | May 14, 2016 38 years, 5 months 21-17 (18) | 32 years, 11 months 17-8 (13) | Bellator | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
37  | Apr 22, 2016 38 years, 4 months 21-16 (18) | 27 years, 9 months 13-3 (12) | Bellator | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
36 | Jan 22, 2016 38 years, 1 months 20-16 (17) | Artenas Young | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
35  | Apr 27, 2014 36 years, 4 months 19-16 (17) | 37 years, 11 months 27-11-1 (25) | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
34 | Aug 17, 2013 35 years, 8 months 19-15 (17) | Elton Rodrigues | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
33  | Sep 10, 2011 33 years, 8 months 18-15 (16) | 21 years, 11 months 23-7 (18) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Elbows |
32  | Jan 29, 2011 33 years, 1 months 18-14 (16) | 27 years, 5 months 23-7 (19) | Strikeforce | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar For Strikeforce welterweight title |
31  | Jun 16, 2010 32 years, 6 months 18-13 (16) | 29 years, 10 months 14-4 (13) | Strikeforce | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
30 | Dec 12, 2009 32 years 17-13 (15) | Daniel Zarate | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
29  | Jun 19, 2009 31 years, 6 months 16-13 (14) | 33 years, 8 months 26-6 (22) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
28  | Sep 28, 2008 30 years, 9 months 16-12 (14) | 24 years, 5 months 13-3-1 (10) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Arm injury | |
27  | Mar 5, 2008 30 years, 2 months 16-11 (14) | 33 years, 2 months 4-3 (1) | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | |
26  | Feb 1, 2008 30 years, 1 months 15-11 (13) | 22 years, 6 months 18-2-1 (17) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
25 | Apr 21, 2007 29 years, 4 months 15-10 (13) | James Zikic | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
24  | Sep 10, 2006 28 years, 8 months 15-9 (13) | 33 years, 3 months 0-2 (0) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
23  | Jul 1, 2006 28 years, 6 months 14-9 (12) | 26 years, 11 months 8-5 (2) | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Americana | |
22  | May 20, 2006 28 years, 5 months 14-8 (12) | 24 years, 7 months 6-3 (6) | LHW | 3 | MD | WIN | |
21 | Apr 6, 2006 28 years, 3 months 13-8 (12) | Roberto Godoi | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Feb 4, 2006 28 years, 1 months 12-8 (12) | 29 years, 8 months 11-2-1 (10) | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
19  | Nov 26, 2005 27 years, 11 months 12-7 (12) | 21 years, 7 months 8-0 (6) | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
18 | Sep 10, 2005 27 years, 8 months 11-7 (11) | Darren Little | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
17 | Jul 9, 2005 27 years, 6 months 10-7 (10) | Kassim Annan | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to soccer kicks | ||
16 | Apr 30, 2005 27 years, 4 months 9-7 (9) | Mark Epstein | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
15 | Feb 26, 2005 27 years, 2 months 8-7 (8) | Antony Rea | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
14  | Nov 7, 2004 26 years, 10 months 8-6 (8) | 29 years, 3 months 42-14-5 (29) | Pancrase | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13 | Dec 20, 2003 26 years 8-5 (8) | Claudio Godoi | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
12 | Sep 13, 2003 25 years, 9 months 8-4 (8) | Lucas Lopes | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and leg kick | ||
11  | Aug 1, 2003 25 years, 7 months 7-4 (7) | 21 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
10 | Jul 23, 2003 25 years, 7 months 7-3 (7) | Gabriel Santos | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | ||
9 | May 18, 2003 25 years, 5 months 6-3 (6) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
8 | Nov 8, 2002 24 years, 10 months 5-3 (5) | Silvio de Souza | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
7 | Nov 11, 2001 23 years, 10 months 4-3 (4) | Angelo Araujo | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
6 | Nov 11, 2001 23 years, 10 months 4-2 (4) | Jefferson Silva | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
5 | Nov 11, 2001 23 years, 10 months 3-2 (3) | Aaron Sullivan | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Jun 30, 2001 23 years, 6 months 2-2 (2) | Jorge Magalhaes | 1 | UD | LOSS | ||
3 | Nov 20, 1997 19 years, 11 months 2-1 (2) | Jose Landi-Jons | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
2 | Nov 20, 1997 19 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Adriano Verdelli | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Nov 20, 1997 19 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Roberto Pereira | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
