Luís Santos (65-12-1, 48) was born in Belém, Pará, Brazil on January 2, 1980. At the age of 20 years on March 10, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Felix Felix, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Santos' last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to James Nakashima at ONE: Roots of Honor at age 39 on April 12, 2019. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Luís Santos' best fights have been against Daichi Abe, Dan Hornbuckle, Nicolae Cury, Shamar Bailey, Bakhtiyar Abbasov, Sebastian Latorre and Rafael Silva. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Luís Santos".
Santos has 12 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Luís Santos Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | Apr 12, 2019 39 years, 3 months 65-12-1 (48) | James Nakashima | ONE | MD | 2 | TKO | Loss Knee injury |
78  | Oct 26, 2018 38 years, 9 months 65-11-1 (48) | 26 years, 10 months 6-2 (4) | ONE | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Body kick |
77 | Jul 13, 2018 38 years, 6 months 64-11-1 (47) | Tyler McGuire | ONE | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
76 | Mar 9, 2018 38 years, 2 months 64-10-1 (47) | Kiamrian Abbasov | ONE | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
75 | May 26, 2017 37 years, 4 months 63-10-1 (47) | Zebaztian Kadestam | ONE | MD | 3 | KO | Loss Knees |
74 | Aug 27, 2016 36 years, 7 months 63-9-1 (47) | Igor Svirid | ONE | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
73 | Feb 20, 2016 36 years, 1 months 62-9-1 (47) | Rafael Silva | ONE | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Knee and soccer kicks |
72  | Apr 24, 2015 35 years, 3 months 61-9-1 (46) | 30 years, 9 months 14-0 (7) | ONE | WL | 1 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke For ONE welterweight title |
71 | Nov 7, 2014 34 years, 10 months 61-9-1 (46) | Bakhtiyar Abbasov | ONE | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Submission to punches |
70 | Mar 29, 2014 34 years, 2 months 60-9-1 (45) | Alfredo Morales | WL | 3 | KO | Win Front kick | |
69 | Oct 23, 2013 33 years, 9 months 59-9-1 (44) | Edilson Moreira Alves | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Kneebar | |
68 | Oct 18, 2013 33 years, 9 months 58-9-1 (43) | Justin Davis | WL | 1 | KO | Win Head kick and punches | |
67 | Jun 14, 2013 33 years, 5 months 57-9-1 (42) | Dave Courchaine | WL | 1 | KO | Win Head kick and punches | |
66 | May 3, 2013 33 years, 4 months 56-9-1 (41) | Sebastian Latorre | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Knee and punches | |
65  | Apr 19, 2013 33 years, 3 months 55-9-1 (40) | 30 years, 6 months 15-8 (8) | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
64  | May 4, 2012 32 years, 4 months 54-9-1 (39) | 30 years, 1 month 17-4 (16) | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | Loss Knee and punches |
63  | Oct 8, 2011 31 years, 9 months 54-8-1 (39) | 28 years, 5 months 11-3-2 (10) | Bellator | WL | 3 | SUB | Loss Keylock |
62  | Sep 10, 2011 31 years, 8 months 54-7-1 (39) | 30 years, 8 months 22-4 (20) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
61 | May 27, 2011 31 years, 4 months 53-7-1 (39) | Carlos Alexandre Pereira | 3 | UD | Draw | ||
60 | May 21, 2011 31 years, 4 months 53-7 (39) | Nicolae Cury | Bellator | 3 | UD | Win | |
59 | Apr 15, 2011 31 years, 3 months 52-7 (39) | Dave Lehr Cochran | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
58 | Dec 10, 2010 30 years, 11 months 51-7 (38) | William Dias | 3 | UD | Win | ||
57 | Oct 8, 2010 30 years, 9 months 50-7 (38) | Ivan Jorge | 1 | KO | Win Knee | ||
56 | Aug 13, 2010 30 years, 7 months 49-7 (37) | Pedro Irie | 2 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke | ||
55 | Mar 13, 2010 30 years, 2 months 48-7 (36) | Yuri Fraga | 1 | KO | Win Punch | ||
54 | Mar 4, 2010 30 years, 2 months 47-7 (35) | Johnny Vigo | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
53 | Jul 7, 2009 29 years, 6 months 46-7 (34) | Elias Monteiro | 3 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
52  | May 9, 2009 29 years, 4 months 45-7 (33) | 26 years, 10 months 11-4 (7) | 3 | SD | Loss | ||
51 | Apr 19, 2009 29 years, 3 months 45-6 (33) | Shelton Arnaldo | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
50 | Mar 13, 2009 29 years, 2 months 44-6 (32) | Norberto dos Santos Neres | 3 | UD | Win | ||
49 | Nov 28, 2008 28 years, 10 months 43-6 (32) | Wellington Penelva | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
48 | Nov 8, 2008 28 years, 10 months 42-6 (31) | Predador do Maranhao | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
47 | Sep 14, 2008 28 years, 8 months 41-6 (30) | Daniel Trindade | 3 | SD | Loss | ||
46 | Aug 28, 2008 28 years, 7 months 41-5 (30) | Pedro Paulo de Jesus | 3 | UD | Win | ||
45  | Jun 1, 2008 28 years, 4 months 40-5 (30) | 28 years 7-4 (6) | WEC | 1 | TKO | Loss Corner stoppage | |
44 | Dec 20, 2007 27 years, 11 months 40-4 (30) | Carlos Alexandre Fereira | 3 | UD | Loss | ||
43 | Jun 14, 2007 27 years, 5 months 40-3 (30) | Silmar Nunes | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
42  | May 10, 2007 27 years, 4 months 39-3 (29) | 34 years 25-9-1 (23) | 3 | UD | Win | ||
41 | Apr 12, 2007 27 years, 3 months 38-3 (29) | Rodrigo Ferreira | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
40  | Apr 1, 2007 27 years, 2 months 37-3 (28) | 29 years, 3 months 10-4 (8) | 3 | UD | Win | ||
39 | Dec 14, 2006 26 years, 11 months 36-3 (28) | Menix Belchoir | 1 | KO | Win Punch | ||
38 | Nov 15, 2006 26 years, 10 months 35-3 (27) | Shelton Arnaldo | 2 | TKO | Win Elbows | ||
37 | Oct 5, 2006 26 years, 9 months 34-3 (26) | Josenildo Rodrigues de Oliveira | 3 | UD | Win | ||
36  | Aug 15, 2006 26 years, 7 months 33-3 (26) | 32 years, 3 months 2-2 (1) | 1 | TKO | Loss Corner stoppage | ||
35 | Jun 29, 2006 26 years, 5 months 33-2 (26) | Andre Ricardo dos Santos Goncalves | 3 | UD | Win | ||
34 | Jun 13, 2006 26 years, 5 months 32-2 (26) | Messias Pai de Santo | 2 | KO | Win Punches | ||
33 | May 28, 2006 26 years, 4 months 31-2 (25) | Celio Santos | 1 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage | ||
32 | May 12, 2006 26 years, 4 months 30-2 (24) | David Cubas | 3 | UD | Win | ||
31 | Apr 21, 2006 26 years, 3 months 29-2 (24) | Alexandre Nunes Brandao | 3 | UD | Win | ||
30 | Apr 8, 2006 26 years, 3 months 28-2 (24) | Gabriel Castro | 1 | KO | Win Knee | ||
29 | Dec 27, 2005 25 years, 11 months 27-2 (23) | Claudio do Boxe | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
28 | Dec 12, 2005 25 years, 11 months 26-2 (22) | Aloisio Freitas Neto | 3 | UD | Win | ||
27 | Oct 5, 2005 25 years, 9 months 25-2 (22) | Ildemar Alcântara | 3 | UD | Win | ||
26 | Sep 10, 2005 25 years, 8 months 24-2 (22) | Gerson Cordeiro | 3 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
25 | Aug 5, 2005 25 years, 7 months 23-2 (21) | Edvan Souza | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
24 | Jul 21, 2005 25 years, 6 months 22-2 (20) | Joel Leao | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
23  | Jun 11, 2005 25 years, 5 months 21-2 (19) | 22 years, 6 months | 2 | SUB | Loss Triangle choke | ||
22 | May 13, 2005 25 years, 4 months 21-1 (19) | Ali Negro | 2 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
21 | Apr 5, 2005 25 years, 3 months 20-1 (18) | Gabriel Castro | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
20 | Mar 4, 2005 25 years, 2 months 19-1 (17) | Junior Eladio | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
19 | Nov 9, 2004 24 years, 10 months 18-1 (16) | Ali Negro | 2 | KO | Win Punches | ||
18 | Nov 8, 2004 24 years, 10 months 17-1 (15) | Marcio Bomba | 2 | KO | Win Punch | ||
17 | Oct 8, 2004 24 years, 9 months 16-1 (14) | Savio Maia | 2 | KO | Win Punch | ||
16 | Jun 12, 2004 24 years, 5 months 15-1 (13) | Joao Bosco | 2 | CKO | Win Triangle choke | ||
15 | Apr 11, 2004 24 years, 3 months 14-1 (13) | Rosinaldo Costa | 2 | KO | Win Punches | ||
14 | Apr 11, 2004 24 years, 3 months 13-1 (12) | Magno Silva de Sousa | 2 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
13 | Jan 10, 2004 24 years 12-1 (11) | Simao Melo da Silva | 2 | TKO | Loss Submission to punches | ||
12 | Sep 16, 2003 23 years, 8 months 12-0 (11) | Damian Damian | 2 | KO | Win Punches | ||
11 | Sep 13, 2003 23 years, 8 months 11-0 (10) | Luiz Falcão | 3 | UD | Win | ||
10 | Jul 19, 2003 23 years, 6 months 10-0 (10) | Fabiano Rabugento | 1 | TKO | Win Body punch | ||
9 | May 10, 2003 23 years, 4 months 9-0 (9) | Alex Karate | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
8 | Apr 5, 2003 23 years, 3 months 8-0 (8) | Fabio Fabio | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | Feb 14, 2003 23 years, 1 months 7-0 (7) | Wellington Geraldo de Oliveira | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
6 | Mar 16, 2002 22 years, 2 months 6-0 (6) | Claudio do Boxe | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Jun 10, 2001 21 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | Claudio Indio Guerreiro | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
4 | Nov 1, 2000 20 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Ronaldo Marcio Azevedo | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
3 | Mar 10, 2000 20 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Rerison Araujo | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Mar 10, 2000 20 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Montanha | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
1 | Mar 10, 2000 20 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Felix Felix | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
