Ditcheva vs Santos

Who won Ditcheva vs Santos?

Dakota Ditcheva beat Taila Santos by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of PFL 2024 Championships, on Friday 29th November 2024 at The Mayadeen in Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Ditcheva vs Santos stats

Dakota Ditcheva stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Taila Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Dakota Ditcheva's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Taila Santos marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Dakota Ditcheva's PFL record stood at 9-0-0, while Taila Santos' came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Ditcheva had a massive power advantage over Santos, boasting a 85% knock out percentage over Santos' 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had a slight advantage over Ditcheva, with a 18% submission rate over Ditcheva's 8%.

Dakota Ditcheva was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Ditcheva had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santos.

Ditcheva was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 1 month later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 20 to Santos' 52.

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What time did Ditcheva vs Santos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:10 PM UTC , which was 3:10 PM EST or 12:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ditcheva vs Santos?

Dakota Ditcheva was a 1/4 (-370) favourite going into the contest, while Taila Santos made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.