Giva Santana losses

Over 8 years as a professional, Giva Santana has compiled a 18-3 (17) record. He has three losses.

1. 3. Giva Santana loses to Jason Butcher via KO

   On September 7, 2013 Giva Santana faced Jason Butcher in a middleweight bout. Santana was 41 years old with a record of 18-2, and Butcher was 28 with a record of 6-0. Santana was coming off a win and Butcher was on an undefeated 6-fight winning streak. Butcher stopped Santana via TKO in the 2nd round.

2. 2. Giva Santana loses to Bruno Santos via unanimous decision

   On March 16, 2012 Giva Santana faced Bruno Santos in a middleweight bout. Santana was 40 years old with a record of 17-1, and Santos was 24 with a record of 12-0. Santana was on a 6-fight winning streak and Santos was on an undefeated 12-fight winning streak. Santana lost via unanimous decision. Went the distance with Santos.

3. 1. Giva Santana loses to Jaime Jara via split decision

   On September 26, 2008 Giva Santana faced Jaime Jara. Santana was 36 years old with a record of 11-0, and Jara was 0 with a record of 0-0. Santana was on an undefeated 11-fight winning streak. Santana lost via split decision. Went the distance with Jara.