Mike Santiago (22-14, 16) was born in Wood Dale, Illinois, United States on June 28, 1989. At the age of 20 years on April 30, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Brian van Hoven, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On September 2, 2017, 28-year old Mike Santiago made his UFC debut on his 31st professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve against a 26-year old Zabit Magomedsharipov but lost the fight via submission in the 2nd round.
Santiago's last fight was a 2nd-round choke-out loss to Bruno Machado at age 31 on July 31, 2020. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Mike Santiago's best fights have been against Lester Caslow, Kenny Foster and Luis Saldaña.
Santiago has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | Jul 31, 2020 31 years, 1 months 22-14 (16) | Bruno Machado | LT | 2 | CKO | LOSS Anaconda choke | |
35 | Nov 16, 2019 30 years, 4 months 22-13 (16) | Timur Nagibin | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage | |
34 | May 30, 2019 29 years, 11 months 22-12 (16) | Alonzo Martinez | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
33  | Jun 9, 2018 28 years, 11 months 21-12 (15) | 26 years, 10 months 8-2 (6) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
32  | Jan 14, 2018 28 years, 6 months 21-11 (15) | 23 years, 10 months 8-2 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31  | Sep 2, 2017 28 years, 2 months 21-10 (15) | 26 years, 6 months 12-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
30 | Aug 22, 2017 28 years, 1 months 21-9 (15) | Mark Cherico | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
29 | Apr 15, 2017 27 years, 9 months 20-9 (14) | Nick Wayne | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
28 | Nov 5, 2016 27 years, 4 months 19-9 (13) | Bill Kamery | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
27  | Jun 17, 2016 26 years, 11 months 18-9 (12) | 25 years, 4 months 10-4 (10) | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
26  | Mar 4, 2016 26 years, 8 months 17-9 (11) | 31 years, 7 months 15-10 (13) | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Defended ROC featherweight title | |
25 | Aug 15, 2015 26 years, 1 months 16-9 (10) | Jose Pacheco | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
24 | Jun 5, 2015 25 years, 11 months 15-9 (9) | Mervin Rodriguez | FT | 1 | UD | WIN Defended ROC featherweight title | |
23 | Apr 25, 2015 25 years, 9 months 14-9 (9) | Shelby Graham | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
22  | Jan 23, 2015 25 years, 6 months 13-9 (8) | 29 years, 7 months 11-9 (6) | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches and elbows For ROC featherweight title | |
21 | Oct 11, 2014 25 years, 3 months 12-9 (7) | Eric Calderon | LT | 1 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Aug 9, 2014 25 years, 1 months 11-9 (7) | Gustavo Rodriguez | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Jan 24, 2014 24 years, 6 months 10-9 (6) | Frankie Perez | LT | 21 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
18 | Aug 17, 2013 24 years, 1 months 10-8 (6) | Mike Medrano | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
17  | Jun 14, 2013 23 years, 11 months 10-7 (6) | 29 years, 4 months 8-5-1 (5) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS For ROC lightweight title | |
16 | Apr 6, 2013 23 years, 9 months 10-6 (6) | Terry House Jr. | FT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Dec 1, 2012 23 years, 5 months 9-6 (6) | Dustin Phillips | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
14  | Sep 14, 2012 23 years, 2 months 8-6 (5) | 35 years 14-5 (8) | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke For ROC featherweight title | |
13 | Jun 2, 2012 22 years, 11 months 8-5 (5) | Omar Vega | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Apr 13, 2012 22 years, 9 months 7-5 (4) | Taurean Bogguess | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
11 | Mar 17, 2012 22 years, 8 months 7-4 (4) | Patrick Murphy | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Jan 22, 2012 22 years, 6 months 6-4 (3) | Andrew Osborne | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9  | Oct 15, 2011 22 years, 3 months 5-4 (2) | 21 years, 11 months 6-1 (5) | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Jul 29, 2011 22 years, 1 months 5-3 (2) | Brendan Weafer | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
7 | May 5, 2011 21 years, 10 months 5-2 (2) | Zach Underwood | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Mar 4, 2011 21 years, 8 months 4-2 (2) | Eric Kriegermeier | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Jan 14, 2011 21 years, 6 months 4-1 (2) | Jeff Green | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked xhoke | |
4 | Nov 24, 2010 21 years, 4 months 3-1 (1) | Ramon Barber | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Aug 14, 2010 21 years, 1 months 2-1 (0) | Donavon Winters | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
2 | Jun 5, 2010 20 years, 11 months 2-0 (0) | Jake Murphy | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
1 | Apr 30, 2010 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (0) | Brian van Hoven | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
