Taila Jaine dos Santos was born on June 22,1993 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Professional Fighters League.
28 Facts About Taila Santos
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Taila Santos formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where she challenged for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship in June 2022.
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Taila Santos started to train Jiu-Jitsu, with her father organizing an MMA fight so that Taila Santos could debut in the sport.
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Taila Santos set to fight with fellow Brazilian prospect Mariana Morais, but Morais withdrew from the Aspera FC 32 bout.
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Taila Santos won the unanimous decision and earned a UFC contract.
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Taila Santos made her UFC debut against Mara Romero Borella on February 2,2019 at UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs Moraes 2.
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Taila Santos faced Molly McCann on 16 July 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs Ige.
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Taila Santos was scheduled to face Maryna Moroz on December 5,2020 at UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs Vettori.
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Taila Santos was then rescheduled to face Gillian Robertson two weeks later at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal.
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Taila Santos was scheduled to face Roxanne Modafferi on May 8,2021 at UFC on ESPN 24.
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Taila Santos was scheduled to face Mandy Bohm on September 4,2021 at UFC Fight Night 191.
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However, Taila Santos was pulled from the bout due to visa issues and was replaced by Ariane Lipski.
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Taila Santos faced Roxanne Modafferi in a flyweight bout on September 25,2021 at UFC 266.
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Taila Santos faced Joanne Wood on November 20,2021 at UFC Fight Night 198.
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Taila Santos faced Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship on June 11,2022, at UFC 275.
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Taila Santos lost the close bout by split decision, becoming the first fighter to win on a judge's scorecard against Shevchenko, in the flyweight division.
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Taila Santos was scheduled to face Erin Blanchfield on February 18,2023 at UFC Fight Night 219.
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The main event fight between Cory Sandhagen and Marlon Vera was rescheduled to another event, and Taila Santos' fight against Blanchfield was promoted to the main event.
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However, just one week out from the event, Taila Santos withdrew after her cornermen were denied visas into the United States and was replaced by former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Jessica Andrade.
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On November 7,2023, it was announced that Taila Santos was no longer under contract with the UFC.
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On March 1,2024, it was reported that Taila Santos signed with Professional Fighters League.
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Taila Santos was scheduled to make her debut against Denise Kielholtz on April 4,2024 at PFL 1.
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Taila Santos won the bout by a rear-naked choke submission at the end of the first round.
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Taila Santos faced Jena Bishop at PFL 4 on June 13,2024.
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Taila Santos faced Liz Carmouche in the semi-finals of the 2024 Women's Flyweight tournament at PFL 7 on August 2,2024.
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Taila Santos lost the bout by technical knockout via body punches in the second round leading to the first knockout loss in her career.
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On January 15,2025, it was announced that Taila Santos was join the 2025 PFL World Tournament in their flyweight division.
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However, Taila Santos withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Ekaterina Shakalova.