Thiago Santos is the number 5 ranked light-heavyweight who once fought for the LHW title, and here is everything you need to know about him including net worth, salary, records and endorsements

Thiago Santos facts

Birth Place	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Father’s Name	To be updated
Mother’s Name	Luviete Lima
Star Sign	Capricorn
Net Worth (2022)	$1.5 million (estimated)
Last Fight Earnings	$176,000
Age	38
Date of Birth	January 7, 1984
Education	To be updated
Nationality	Brazilian
MMA Debut	October 10, 2010
MMA Record	22-10
Divisions	Light heavyweight/middleweight/welterweight
Achievements	Most victories in UFC middleweight division history, 4x Performance of the Night
Partner	Yana Kunitskaya (engaged)
Children	None
Endorsements	Timi Fit
Social Media	Instagram, Twitter

Thiago Santos is a top-ranked light-heavyweight who has fought across several weight classes in the UFC.

Last Updated: 05-08-2022

Thiago Santos Net Worth and Payouts

Thiago Santos has a net worth of approximately $1.5 million. Had he come into the sport earlier, he could have amassed a lot more.

His biggest payday was against Jon Jones in the light-heavyweight championship bout at UFC 239. A narrow split decision loss saw Santos earn an impressive $380,000.

For his first UFC fight, back in August 2013, Santos made $8000.

Thiago Santos MMA Career and UFC Record

Thiago Santos made his MMA debut on the 10th of October, 2010 at Watch Out Combat Show in Brazil, against Guilherme Benedito.

Within 21 months, Santos found himself in the UFC after raking up a record of 8 wins and 1 loss. His loss was against top-ranked (now) welterweight contender Vicente Luque.

On the 3rd of August, 2013, Santos made his UFC debut. He took on Cezar Ferreira at UFC 163, but suffered a submission loss in the very first round.

He then earned his first victory in the UFC by beating Ronny Markes via. TKO.

Following a loss against Uriah Hall at UFC 175, Santos went on a four-fight winning streak, beating the likes of Elias Theodorou and Nate Marquardt in the process.

Santos then lost his next two fights, against Gegard Mousasi and Eric Spicely, before going on yet another four-fight winning streak. This time his opponents were more impressive – Gerald Meerschaert, Jack Hermansson and Anthony Smith.

He lost to David Branch, who stopped his winning run. Once again Thiago Santos embarked on a four-fight winning streak, this time he knocked the now-champ Jan Blachowicz, while also making a move to the light-heavyweight division.

At UFC 239, Santos fought for the light-heavyweight title, and agonizingly missed out on beating Jon Jones, going down via. split decision.

Since then, Santos has lost his next two fights as well. He got back on track with a much-needed win over Johnny Walker in October 2021, before going down to Magomed Ankalaev in his next.

His MMA record reads, 22 wins 10 losses.

Thiago Santos Family, Personal Life and Endorsements

Thiago Santos was born on the 7th of January, 1984 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His family were gravely poverty-stricken during Santos’ childhood. His mother Luviete Lima worked as a maid.

Santos is engaged to fellow UFC women’s bantamweight Yana Kunitskaya. The pair got engaged in December 2020. In August 2021, Kunitskaya announced that she was expecting a child.

The Brazilian also has a son named Hiago from a previous relationship that was not publicized.

Santos endorses Timi Fit App.

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