Yizha vs. Gabriel Santos – Fight Preview & Analysis

UFC Fight Night 242: Burns vs. Brady is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 7, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In this matchup on the fight card, Yizha will take on Gabriel “Mosquitinho” Santos in the Featherweight bout. You can view the complete UFC Fight Night 242 card.

brings a unique orthodox fighting stance with an 71″ reach. In contrast, Santos, an orthodox fighter, stands with a 70″ reach. These variations in their styles can have a significant impact inside the Octagon.

With a 44% striking accuracy, has shown his precision in landing significant strikes, averaging around 2.82 per minute. On the other hand, Santos boasts a 55% striking accuracy, landing approximately 4.46 significant strikes per minute.

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

The 27-year-old, Yizha is coming in with a 25-4-0 record. will be fighting for the first time since a win via submission against Kaiwen at Road to UFC 2.7 in February.

Santos, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO loss against Yizha on February 3, 2024, at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria and holds a 10-2-0 record.

Yizha has a orthodox fighting stance with an 71″ reach. The 28-year-old Gabriel Santos is an orthodox fighter with a 70″ 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, you fight southpaw.

Yizha stats

→ ‘s striking accuracy is 44%.
→ lands 2.82 significant strikes per minute.
→ ‘s takedown accuracy is 32%.
→ ‘s takedown average is 4.55 per 15 minutes.
→ ‘s takedown defense is 59%.

comes in with 44% striking accuracy, typically landing about 2.82 significant strikes every minute. Conversely, Santos fires at 55% accuracy, landing about 4.46 significant strikes per minute. Yizha also has a 32% takedown accuracy and, on average, gets around 4.55 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Santos’s 4.34 takedowns and 66% takedown accuracy.

Gabriel Santos stats

→ Santos’s striking accuracy is 55%.
→ Santos lands 4.46 significant strikes per minute.
→ Santos’s takedown accuracy is 46%.
→ Santos’s takedown average is 4.34 per 15 minutes.
→ Santos’s takedown defense is 66%.

Gabriel spent, on average, 12:07 minutes in the Octagon, and Yizha has an average fight time of 8:48 minutes.

Considering their records, fighting styles, and recent performances, this matchup looks to be a good clash of skills and strategies. Who will come out victorious, Yizha or Gabriel? Sound off in the comments.

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