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Will face Luana Santos Santos (undisclosed) will take on Luana Santos in a bantamweight bout at UFC Vegas 123 on Oct. 31, Marcel Dorff of Heavy on Sports reports.

Impact The Russian fighter will face a tough opponent, as Santos, a 26-year-old Brazilian with a 10-2-0 pro record, has won six of her last seven. As for "Foxy", she withdrew from her fight against Norma Dumont in April for undisclosed reasons, and her most recent fight was against Macy Chiasson in October 2025. She has won her last three fights.

AUGUST 20 • ROTOWIRE

Drops fight Santos (undisclosed) has pulled out of her scheduled fight against Norma Dumont at UFC Vegas 116 on April 25, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Santos has withdrawn from her fight against Norma Dumont in April due to undisclosed reasons. It is unclear when 36-year-old Russian fighter, who last fought against Macy Chiasson in October of 2025, will be ready to re-enter the ring.

MARCH 7 • ROTOWIRE

Taking on Dumont Santos will take on Norma Dumont in a UFC event on April 25, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact Santos will put her modest three-bout winning streak to the test against the six-bout winning streak boasted by her opponent Dumont. Both fighters are streaking, and both are about equally experienced in the UFC, with 11 fights to Dumont's name and 12 for Santos. The latter will look to build off her most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Macy Chaisson back in October.

FEBRUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Takes decision from heavy opponent Santos defeated Macy Chiasson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC 320 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Impact For 12 or 13 minutes, this was the best Santos has looked inside the octagon. She was uber-aggressive, constantly pressuring her heavy opponent and dominating from the clinch. Yana landed a ton of short shots which did significant damage. She gave up a takedown in Round 3 and had to survive a deep rear-naked choke attempt as time ran out, but her good work early on was enough to win the decision. Santos, who turns 36 years old next month, has quietly won three in a row dating back to August 2024.

OCTOBER 4, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Facing heavy opponent Santos will still face Macy Chiasson at UFC 320 on Saturday, Oct. 4 even as the latter weighed in heavy, per Alexander K. Lee of MMAFighting.com.

Impact Chaisson weighed in at 137.5 pounds, 1.5 over the limit. She'll be forced to surrender 25 percent of her purse as a result, but the fight will proceed as scheduled at a catchweight. Santos will look for her third straight victory come Saturday.

OCTOBER 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Fighting Chiasson in October Santos will take on Macy Chiasson at UFC 320 on Oct. 4, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Santos will aim to stay hot in October with a two-fight win streak in her wake. The Russian bantamweight will take on another veteran fighter in Chiasson, who is 2-1 in the UFC since 2024.

JULY 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pulls upset of Miesha Tate Santos defeated Miesha Tate via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.

Impact Santos defeated Chelsea Chandler last August to snap a three-fight losing streak and pick up her first win since February 2021. She found herself a slight underdog (+130) here against Tate and managed to do enough in the first 10 minutes before hanging on for dear life in Round 3. Tate recklessly pushed forward throughout the fight, allowing Santos to just fire off shots and get out of dodge before Miesha could return fire. Yana's takedown defense finally cracked in Round 3 and Tate had some moments on the mat, but it wasn't enough. Santos' roster spot is suddenly quite secure following back-to-back wins, but she'll be 36 years old this coming November and the future upside here is none.

MAY 4, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Holly Holm vs. Yana Kunitskaya on tap for UFC Fight Night on March 25 Holly Holm and Yana Kunitskaya will battle to return to UFC title contender this spring.

DECEMBER 18, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

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DECEMBER 16, 2021 • FOX SPORTS

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JULY 11, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

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JULY 9, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

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JULY 5, 2021 • FANDUEL.COM

UFC on ESPN+ 49: Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya odds, picks and prediction Previewing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 49 fight between Ketlen Vieira and Yana Kunitskaya, with MMA odds, picks, tips and predictions.

FEBRUARY 20, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Ketlen Vieira vs Yana Kunitskaya Odds, Prediction, Fight Info, Stream & Betting Insights For UFC Vegas 19 Vieira vs Kunitskaya Fight Info, Date & Time UFC Vegas 19 — Women's Bantamweight Co-Main Event Ketlen "Fenomeno" Vieira (11-1-0, 2 KO's, 4 S...

FEBRUARY 15, 2021 • FANDUEL.COM