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Giva Santana

All-time rank#386of 143,147 rated · by peak
Peak rating2,306Oct 8, 2011
Current rating2,226after last rated bout
Rated record18–321 rated bouts
StatusInactivelast fought Sep 2013 · out of the 18-month window

FIG. 1 Rating trajectoryrating after every rated bout

inactive period1,8001,9002,0002,1002,2002,3002,4002007200920112013PEAK 2,3062,226Jul 9, 2005 — 1,898 · world #156Jul 9, 2005 — 2,007 · world #156Jul 9, 2005 — 2,045 · world #156Jul 9, 2005 — 2,066 · world #156Jun 17, 2006 — 2,121 · world #94Sep 27, 2006 — 2,142 · world #77Nov 30, 2006 — 2,178 · world #58Apr 1, 2007 — 2,188 · world #48May 3, 2007 — 2,197 · world #46Oct 26, 2007 — 2,213 · world #48Apr 5, 2008 — 2,259 · world #27Sep 26, 2008 — 2,218 · world #60Apr 29, 2009 — 2,225 · world #65Jul 4, 2009 — 2,244 · world #50Mar 20, 2010 — 2,259 · world #43Nov 19, 2010 — 2,281 · world #41Aug 5, 2011 — 2,300 · world #38Oct 8, 2011 — 2,306 · world #35Mar 16, 2012 — 2,258 · world #70Nov 30, 2012 — 2,276 · world #61Sep 7, 2013 — 2,226 · world #127
GOAT Rating (start 1600) after each of 21 rated bouts · shaded bands mark inactive periods (no fight for 18+ months) · every value also appears in the fight record below · run 20260713T043152Z-1e04ce28

FIG. 2 The fight record21 professional bouts

DateOpponentResMethodRdTimeEventRating
Sep 7, 2013Jason ButcherLTKO (Punches)21:12Bellator MMA - Bellator 982,226
Nov 30, 2012Brendan SeguinWSubmission (Kneebar)22:33BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 822,276
Mar 16, 2012Bruno SantosLDecision (Unanimous)35:00BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 612,258
Oct 8, 2011Darryl CobbWSubmission (Armbar)12:00BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 532,306
Aug 5, 2011Doug MarshallWTechnical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)10:29TPF 10 - Let the Chips Fall2,300
Nov 19, 2010Anthony RuizWSubmission (Armbar)24:37MEZ Sports - Pandemonium 32,281
Mar 20, 2010Lodune SincaidWTKO (Punches)34:27CCS - Collision in the Cage2,259
Jul 4, 2009Radmir GabdullinWSubmission (Triangle Choke)13:47M-1 Challenge 17 - Korea2,244
Apr 29, 2009Min Suk HeoWSubmission (Armbar)14:05M-1 Challenge 14 - Japan2,225
Sep 26, 2008Jaime JaraLDecision (Split)35:00ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series2,218
Apr 5, 2008Matt LucasWSubmission (Armbar)14:47ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series2,259
Oct 26, 2007Jaime FletcherWSubmission (Armbar)12:46ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series2,213
May 3, 2007Aram GhukasyanWSubmission (Armbar)11:45IE - Independent Event2,197
Apr 1, 2007Chris LedwidgeWSubmission (Armbar)10:51BITB 1 - Battle in the Ballroom 12,188
Nov 30, 2006Michele VerginelliWSubmission (Armbar)14:20Fury FC 2 - Final Combat2,178
Sep 27, 2006Boris JonstompWSubmission (Armbar)12:00Fury FC 1 - Warlords Unleashed2,142
Jun 17, 2006Mavrick HarveyWSubmission (Armbar)12:00Invincible - Fist of Fury2,121
Jul 9, 2005Noriki MiyashitaWDecision (Unanimous)15:00WXF - X-Impact World Championships 20052,066
Jul 9, 2005Zamirbek SyrgabayevWSubmission (Armbar)12:54WXF - X-Impact World Championships 20052,045
Jul 9, 2005Edwin AguilarWSubmission (Armbar)12:11WXF - X-Impact World Championships 20052,007
Jul 9, 2005Jun Soo LimWSubmission (Armbar)12:34WXF - X-Impact World Championships 20051,898

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