Taila SantosMixed martial arts show results Date: August 11, 2018
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who competes in the

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division of the

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. As of June 13, 2022, she is #2 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings, and as of November 15, 2022, she is #12 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.

Background

With her father being a

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coach, she started training it at the age of 16, soon afterwards being enrolled in a championship at Chute Boxe of Curitiba, which Taila went to win. Taila started to train Jiu-Jitsu, with her father organizing an MMA fight so that Taila could debut in the sport. She went and won again. Afterwards, her father contacted Marcelo Brigadeiro to organize the trip to Astra Fight, in Balneário Camboriú, where she resides today.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After going the distance in her 2013 pro debut, she would go on to finish her next 10 bouts in the first round. In 2016, her one appearance came against Laisa Coimbra for the Aspera FC Bantamweight Championship. She won the title with an 87-second knockout — via a punch to the body. Taila set to fight with fellow Brazilian prospect Mariana Morais, but Morais withdrew from the Aspera FC 32 bout. Being booked for her Invicta FC debut against

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, she Santos had to pull out due to visa issues. After two year layoff, she was invited onto Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 2 where she faced off at Flyweight against Estefani Almeida. She won the unanimous decision and earned a UFC contract.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Santos made her UFC debut against

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on February 2, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2. She lost the fight by split decision. Taila faced

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on 16 July 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Santos was scheduled to face

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on December 5, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori. However on November 18, it was announced that Moroz had to pull out and she was replaced by

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. Just hours before the event, the UFC decided to remove the fight after one of De La Rosa's cornermen tested positive for COVID-19. Santos was then rescheduled to face

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two weeks later at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal. Santos won the fight via unanimous decision. Santos was scheduled to face

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on May 8, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 24. However, Modafferi was forced to pull out from the event citing a meniscus tear. Santos was scheduled to face Mandy Böhm on September 4, 2021 at

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. However, Santos was pulled from the bout due to visa issues and was replaced by

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. Santos faced

in a flyweight bout on September 25, 2021 at

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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Santos faced

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on November 20, 2021 at

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. After knocking Wood down twice, Santos won the bout via rear-naked choke at the end of the first round. This fight earned her the ''

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'' award. Santos faced

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for the

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on June 11, 2022, at

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. She lost the close bout by split decision, becoming the first fighter to win on a judge's scorecard against Shevchenko in the flyweight division. Santos is scheduled to face

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on February 18, 2023 at

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Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(One time) *Aspera Fighting Championship **Aspera FC Bantamweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Taila 1993 births Living people Brazilian female mixed martial artists Flyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Female Muay Thai practitioners Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners