Women's Bantamweight

Yana

"Foxy"

Santos

W UD
Santos
VS
OPPONENT
Macy Chiasson
U-DEC
October 04, 2025
W UD
Santos
VS
OPPONENT
Miesha Tate
U-DEC
May 03, 2025
W UD
Santos
VS
OPPONENT
Chelsea Chandler
U-DEC
August 10, 2024
L SD
Santos
VS
OPPONENT
Karol Rosa
S-DEC
July 01, 2023
L UD
Santos
VS
OPPONENT
Holly Holm
U-DEC
March 25, 2023
17
WINS
8
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
AGE
36
HEIGHT
168 cm
WEIGHT
61.2 kg
REACH
173 cm
LEG REACH
40 cm
COUNTRY
Russia

UFC HISTORY & CAREER

• UFC 320(10/4/25) Santos won a three round unanimous decision over Macy Chiasson
• UFC on ESPN(5/3/25) Santos won a three round unanimous decision over Miesha Tate
• UFC on ESPN(8/10/24) Santos won a three round unanimous decision over Chelsea Chandler
• UFC on ESPN(7/1/23) Santos lost a three round split decision to Karol Rosa
• UFC on ESPN(3/25/23) Santos lost a three round unanimous decision to Holly Holm
• UFC 264(7/10/21) Santos (married name) was stopped by Irene Aldana via strikes at 4:35 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(2/20/21) Kunitskaya won a three round unanimous decision over Ketlen Vieira
• UFC Fight Night(8/8/20) Kunitskaya won a three round unanimous decision over Julija Stoliarenko
• UFC on ESPN(12/7/19) Kunitskaya was stopped by Aspen Ladd via strikes at :33 of the third round
• UFC Fight Night(3/9/19) Kunitskaya won a three round unanimous decision over Marion Reneau
• UFC 229(10/6/18) Kunitskaya won a three round unanimous decision over Lina Lansberg
• UFC 222(3/3/18) Kunitskaya was stopped by Cris Cyborg at 3:25 of the first round in a bout for the UFC women’s featherweight title

IMPORTANT FACTS

Pro since 2009
Seven wins by KO, one by submission (RNC)
Seven first round finishes
Has won eight of her last 13 and five of her last eight
Last pre-UFC win was over Raquel Pa’aluhi for the vacant Invicta FC bantamweight title (8/31/17)
Fought UFC vet Tonya Evinger twice
Holds TKO wins over UFC vets Wu Yanan and Cindy Dandois
Married to UFC veteran Thiago Santos

Q & A

Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER: I started training when I was four years old, because it was the only option in my school.
Q: Training
ANSWER: 9am - BJJ technique, 10:30 am – sparring, 2pm – pads, 4:30pm - striking class, 9pm – strength training / runningWhat ranks and titles have you held?Russian Thai boxing champion, Russian taekwondo champion, Invicta FC bantamweight champion, Bushido FC championDo you have any heroes?No, but I have a lot of people who motivate me every day.What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?It’s another step forward.Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?I was studying to be a trainer in university.What was your job before you started fighting?Full-time motherFavorite grappling technique:ArmbarFavorite Striking technique:All kind of kicks

STRIKING ANALYSIS

STRIKING ACCURACY57%
STRIKING DEFENSE52%
LANDED/MIN
4.41
STRIKES PER MINUTE
ABSORBED/MIN
3.12
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTE

GRAPPLING & WRESTLING

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY47%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE51%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
0.78
15 MIN AVERAGE
SUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
0.1
15 MIN AVERAGE

GENERAL ANALYSIS

UFC RECORD
7 W - 5 L
ACTIVE STREAK
+3 Wins
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)0
Submission0
Decision7
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)3
Submission0
Decision2
FIGHTING STYLE MMA
STANCE Orthodox
UFC DEBUT Mar. 3, 2018