Yana Santos (16-8, 8) was born in Murmansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on November 11, 1989. At the age of 19 years on May 23, 2009, she made her professional MMA debut against Magdalena Jarecka, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On March 3, 2018, 28-year old Yana Santos made her UFC debut on her 15th professional MMA fight at UFC 222 against a 32-year old Cris Cyborg but lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
Santos' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Miesha Tate at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo at age 35 on May 3, 2025. She is on a 2-fight winning streak.
She has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Yana Santos' best fights have been against Lina Länsberg, Marion Reneau, Julija Stoliarenko, Ketlen Vieira, Chelsea Chandler, Miesha Tate and Magdalena Jarecka. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Yana Santos".
Santos has 8 losses on her MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Yana Santos Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | May 3, 2025 35 years, 5 months 16-8 (8) | 38 years, 8 months 20-9 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Aug 10, 2024 34 years, 8 months 15-8 (8) | 30 years, 6 months 6-2 (3) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Jul 1, 2023 33 years, 7 months 14-8 (8) | 28 years, 6 months 16-5 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
22  | Mar 25, 2023 33 years, 4 months 14-7 (8) | 41 years, 5 months 14-6 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21 | Jul 10, 2021 31 years, 7 months 14-6 (8) | Irene Aldana | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
20 | Feb 20, 2021 31 years, 3 months 14-5 (8) | Ketlen Vieira | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19 | Aug 8, 2020 30 years, 8 months 13-5 (8) | Julija Stoliarenko | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18 | Dec 7, 2019 30 years 12-5 (8) | Aspen Ladd | UFC | BT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
17 | Mar 9, 2019 29 years, 3 months 12-4 (8) | Marion Reneau | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16 | Oct 6, 2018 28 years, 10 months 11-4 (8) | Lina Länsberg | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Mar 3, 2018 28 years, 3 months 10-4 (8) | 32 years, 7 months 19-1 (16) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC Women's featherweight title |
14 | Aug 31, 2017 27 years, 9 months 10-3 (8) | Raquel Pa'aluhi | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won Invicta FC bantamweight title | |
13 | Mar 25, 2017 27 years, 4 months 9-3 (8) | Tonya Evinger | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For Invicta FC bantamweight title | |
12 | Nov 18, 2016 27 years 9-2 (8) | Tonya Evinger | BT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned For Invicta FC bantamweight title | |
11 | Sep 4, 2016 26 years, 9 months 9-2 (8) | Wu Yanan | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Mar 26, 2016 26 years, 4 months 8-2 (7) | Zaira Dyshekova | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
9 | Jun 15, 2012 22 years, 7 months 8-1 (7) | Sylwia Kusiak | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
8 | Mar 3, 2012 22 years, 3 months 7-1 (6) | Anna Melikhova | LT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Feb 11, 2012 22 years, 3 months 6-1 (6) | Ekaterina Saraykina | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Nov 19, 2011 22 years 5-1 (5) | Arune Lauzeckaite | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Dec 10, 2010 21 years 4-1 (4) | Cindy Dandois | M-1 | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
4 | Nov 20, 2010 21 years 3-1 (3) | Kamila Bałanda | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | May 29, 2010 20 years, 6 months 2-1 (2) | Maria Hougaard Djursaa | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
2 | Nov 28, 2009 20 years 2-0 (2) | Vladena Yavorskaya | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | May 23, 2009 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Magdalena Jarecka | K-1 | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
