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Thiago de Lima Santos (born January 7, 1984) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division. Santos competed in the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Light Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions, and he challenged for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship once in July 2019. A professional competitor since 2010, he gained entrance into the UFC by competing on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| Result | Date | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 13 Jun 2024 |  Denis GoltsovHeavyweight | TKO · R1 2:22 punches | PFL 4 |
| L | 24 Feb 2024 |  Yoel RomeroLight heavyweight | UD · R3 5:00 | PFL vs. Bellator |
| NC | 1 Apr 2023 |  Rob WilkinsonLight heavyweight | — · R3 5:00 overturned | PFL 1 |
| L | 6 Aug 2022 |  Jamahal HillLight heavyweight | TKO · R4 2:31 punches and elbows | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill |
| L | 12 Mar 2022 | Magomed Ankalaev Light heavyweight | UD · R5 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev |
| W | 2 Oct 2021 | Johnny Walker Light heavyweight | UD · R5 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker |
| L | 6 Mar 2021 |  Aleksandar RakićLight heavyweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya |
| L | 7 Nov 2020 | Glover Teixeira Light heavyweight | SUB · R3 1:49 rear-naked choke | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira |
| L | 6 Jul 2019 | Jon JonesTitle Light heavyweight | SD · R5 5:00 | UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos |
| W | 23 Feb 2019 |  Jan BłachowiczLight heavyweight | TKO · R3 0:39 punches | UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos |
| W | 8 Dec 2018 |  Jimi ManuwaLight heavyweight | KO · R2 0:41 punch | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega |
| W | 22 Sept 2018 | Eryk Anders Light heavyweight | TKO · R3 5:00 referee stoppage | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders |
| W | 4 Aug 2018 | Kevin Holland Middleweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 |
| L | 21 Apr 2018 | David Branch Middleweight | KO · R1 2:30 punches | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee |
| W | 3 Feb 2018 | Anthony Smith Middleweight | TKO · R2 1:03 body kick and punches | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders |
| W | 28 Oct 2017 |  Jack HermanssonMiddleweight | TKO · R1 4:59 jumping body kick and punches | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida |
| W | 8 Jul 2017 | Gerald Meerschaert Middleweight | TKO · R2 2:04 punches | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker |
| W | 19 Feb 2017 | Jack Marshman Middleweight | TKO · R2 2:21 spinning heel kick and punches | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne |
| L | 24 Sept 2016 | Eric Spicely Middleweight | SUB · R1 2:58 rear-naked choke | UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg |
| L | 9 Jul 2016 |  Gegard MousasiMiddleweight | KO · R1 4:32 punches | UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes |
| W | 14 May 2016 | Nate Marquardt Middleweight | KO · R1 3:39 punches | UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic |
| W | 10 Dec 2015 | Elias Theodorou Middleweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant |
| W | 27 Jun 2015 |  Steve BosséMiddleweight | KO · R1 0:29 head kick | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero |
| W | 31 Jan 2015 | Andy Enz Middleweight | TKO · R1 1:56 punches | UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz |
| L | 5 Jul 2014 |  Uriah HallMiddleweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida |