Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-03-02, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Junior dos Santos vs Alan Belcher gets two stars.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-09-08, disappointing mma bout: Fabricio Werdum vs Junior dos Santos 2 gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).
In their first match dos Santos defeated Werdum via tko (October 25th, 2008), this second fight is scheduled to take place Friday, September 8th, at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville (Florida, USA), in a 5-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is the main event of GFC 5 – Gamebred Fighting Championship. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-05-20, we hope to see a rematch…the mma fight Junior dos Santos vs Yorgan De Castro gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
De Castro vs dos Santos is the main event of Eagle FC 47. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-12, some good single shots between Junior dos Santos and Ciryl Gane but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-8-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic) but JDS comes off three consecutive losses, suffered against Francis Ngannou (Francis Ngannou vs Junior dos Santos), Curtis Blaydes (Curtis Blaydes vs Junior dos Santos) and Jairzinho Rozenstruik (Junior dos Santos vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik); before these bouts Cigano had beat Derrick Lewis in March 2019 (Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos).
His opponent, the undefeated Ciryl Gane, has a perfect record of 6-0-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Raphael Pessoa, Don’Tale Mayes and Tanner Boser. Gane vs dos Santos is on the undercard of Deiveson Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno – UFC 256. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-08-15, pretty good finish between Junior dos Santos and Jairzinho Rozenstruik but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-01-25, pretty good finish between Curtis Blaydes and Junior dos Santos but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.Curtis Blaydes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-2-0 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He lost the rematch with Francis Ngannou in 2018 (Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2) but then he has won over Justin Willis (Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis) and Shamil Abdurakhimov (Curtis Blaydes vs Shamil Abdurakhimov).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos, has an official record of 21-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. ‘Cigano’ fought twice last year defeating Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos) and losing to Francis Ngannou (Francis Ngannou vs Junior dos Santos). Blaydes vs dos Santos is the main event of UFC Fight Night 166 (UFC on ESPN+ 24). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-29, fight not so exciting between Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos: it gets two stars (UFC Performances of the Night).Francis Ngannou entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-3-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He lost two consecutive bouts in 2018, against Stipe Miocic (Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou) and Derrick Lewis (Francis Ngannou vs Derrick Lewis), but then he has beat Curtis Blaydes (Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2) and Cain Velasquez (Francis Ngannou vs Cain Velasquez).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champ Junior dos Santos, has an official record of 21-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. ‘Cigano’ dos Santos lost the rematch with Stipe Miocic in 2017 (Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos 2) but then JDS has won over Blagoy Ivanov (Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov), Tai Tuivasa (Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa) and Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos). Ngannou vs dos Santos is the main event of UFC on ESPN 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-09, nice back and forth fight between Derrick Lewis and Junior dos Santos: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-6-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweght in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Ufc Hw champion Daniel Cormier (Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis); before this bout he had beat Alexander Volkov (Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champ Junior dos Santos, has an official record of 20-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. ‘Cigano’ dos Santos lost the rematch with Stipe Miocic in 2017 (Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos 2) but then JDS beat Blagoy Ivanov (Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov) and Tai Tuivasa in 2018 (Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa). Lewis vs dos Santos is the main event of UFC Fight Night 146 (UFC on ESPN+ 4). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, nice exchanges between Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa: it gets three stars.The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-5-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). ‘Cigano’ dos Santos lost the rematch with Stipe Miocic last year (Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos 2) but he came back to win in July 2018 against Blagoy Ivanov (Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov).
His opponent, the undefeated Tai Tuivasa, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (88% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2018 winning over Cyril Asker (Tai Tuivasa vs Cyril Asker) and Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa). JDS dos Santos vs Tuivasa is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-14, disappointing fight between Junior dos Santos and Blagoy Ivanov: it gets two stars.The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a record of 18-5-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier) but ‘Cigano’ lost two out of his last three fights, against Alistair Overeem in 2015 (dos Santos vs Overeem) and Stipe Miocic in 2017 (Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos 2); between these two bouts JDS beat Ben Rothwell (dos Santos vs Rothwell).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov, has a mma record of 16-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. ‘Baga’ Ivanov suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he has won five consecutive fights beating Shawn Jordan (Ivanov vs Jordan) and Caio Alencar in 2017 (Blagoy Ivanov vs Caio Alencar). Dos Santos vs Ivanov is the main event of UFC Fight Night 133. Watch the video and rate this fight!
