Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN 40: Santos vs. Hill is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 6, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Thiago “Marreta” Santos will take on Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill in the Light Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN 40 card.

In this post, we will break down Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 40-year-old, Thiago Santos is coming in with a 22-10-0 record. Santos will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev in March.

Hill, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Johnny Walker on March 12, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill and holds a 10-1-0 (1 NC) record.

Thiago Santos has an orthodox fighting stance with a 76″ reach. The 33-year-old, Jamahal Hill is an southpaw fighter with a 79″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Thiago Santos:
→ Santos’s striking accuracy is 47%.
→ Santos lands 3.77 significant strikes per minute.
→ Santos’s takedown accuracy is 36%.
→ Santos’s takedown average is 0.54 per 15 minutes.
→ Santos’s takedown defense is 65%.

Santos comes in with 47% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.77 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Hill fires at 51% accuracy, landing about 7.06 significant strikes per minute. Thiago Santos also has a 36% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.54 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Hill’s 0.00 takedowns and 60% takedown accuracy.

Jamahal Hill:
→ Hill’s striking accuracy is 51%.
→ Hill lands 7.06 significant strikes per minute.
→ Hill’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Hill’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Hill’s takedown defense is 60%.

Jamahal spent on average 5:48 minutes in the Octagon and Thiago has an average fight time of 9:37 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN 40 is live in , who do you think will win, Thiago or Jamahal? Sound off in the comments.

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