Combat Edge Intelligence

Raquel Pennington vs Yana Santos

Side-by-side comparison: records, physical profile, Combat Edge Elo, win methods, tracked UFC stats, and common opponents.

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Tale of the tape

16-9-0Record17-8-0
Women's BantamweightDivisionFeatherweight
5'7"Height5'8"
67"Reach68"
135 lbsWeight145 lbs
Altitude MMATeamAmerican Top Team

What's at stake

The ratings are close, so the Elo swings are near-symmetric — the winner and loser trade a similar number of points either way.

Raquel PenningtonNow 1675
If they win+15→ 1690
If they lose-17→ 1658
Yana SantosNow 1661
If they win+17→ 1678
If they lose-15→ 1646

Projected for a decision result at current ratings. A finish (KO/TKO or submission) scales the swing up by roughly 20–25%.

Opponent quality

Average pre-fight Elo of each fighter's latest 10 counted pro MMA opponents. Higher means the recent schedule was stronger; later opponent results do not rewrite the score.

1642 · 10 fightsPre-fight Elo1637 · 10 fights

Tracked stat edges

4.10
Sig. strikes / min
4.42
49%
Strike accuracy
59%
3.32
Strikes absorbed / minLower is better
3.07
61%
Strike defense
53%
0.83
Takedown avg.
0.87
28%
Takedown accuracy
50%
63%
Takedown defense
54%
0.62
Submission avg.
0.11

Trajectory

Raquel PenningtonYana Santos
1600165017002022202320242025

Win method breakdown

1 (6%)
KO/TKO
7 (41%)
4 (25%)
Submission
1 (6%)
11 (69%)
Decision
9 (53%)

Combat Edge model read

The Combat Edge model rates this a near coin-flip, splitting Raquel Pennington and Yana Santos within a point of even.

Their Combat Edge Elo ratings are nearly level (1675 vs 1661), separated by just 14 points.

Yana Santos enters on a 3-fight win streak.

Raquel Pennington finishes 31% of wins inside the distance, Yana Santos 47%.

Raquel Pennington and Yana Santos share 6 common opponents: Ketlen Vieira, Aspen Ladd, Macy Chiasson and Marion Reneau, among 6 in total.

Model estimate for a hypothetical bout, generated from Combat Edge Elo, form, and career stats. Not a betting recommendation.

Common opponents (6)

WinSubmission · 2021
Macy Chiasson
WinDecision (unanimous) · 2025
LossDecision (unanimous) · 2020
Holly Holm
LossDecision - Unanimous · 2023
WinDecision (split) · 2019
Irene Aldana
LossTKO · 2021
WinDecision - Split · 2023
Ketlen Vieira
WinDecision (unanimous) · 2021
WinDecision (unanimous) · 2022
Aspen Ladd
LossTKO · 2019
WinDecision (unanimous) · 2020
Marion Reneau
WinDEC · 2019