Roman Bogatov

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Record
Age / DOB 35
(Dec 15, 1990)
Height 5' 8"
Weight 155 lbs.
Reach 73.0"
Stance Orthodox
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Career Averages
3.33 Sig. Strikes / Min
42.0% Sig. Strike Acc.
4.4 Absorbed / Min
44.0% Strike Defense
1.0 TD Avg / 15 min
9.0% TD Accuracy
50.0% TD Defense
0.0 Sub. / Fight
Loss Methods (1)
KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 1

Fight History

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Loss
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Jul 12, 2020
Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–26, 29–26) R3 5:00
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Leonardo Santos 0 66 of 119 55% 116 of 181 1 of 2 50% 0 0 1:34
Roman Bogatov 0 50 of 117 42% 81 of 155 1 of 11 9% 0 1 6:07
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Leonardo Santos 0 20 of 47 42% 21 of 49 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:37
Roman Bogatov 0 19 of 50 38% 19 of 50 0 of 2 0% 0 0 0:00
2 Leonardo Santos 0 43 of 61 70% 75 of 103 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:57
Roman Bogatov 0 13 of 30 43% 27 of 48 0 of 2 0% 0 1 2:38
3 Leonardo Santos 0 3 of 11 27% 20 of 29 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:00
Roman Bogatov 0 18 of 37 48% 35 of 57 1 of 7 14% 0 0 3:29
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Leonardo Santos 66 of 119 55% 56 of 106 6 of 9 4 of 4 42 of 89 10 of 12 14 of 18
Roman Bogatov 50 of 117 42% 24 of 82 20 of 29 6 of 6 37 of 96 6 of 7 7 of 14
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Leonardo Santos 20 of 47 42% 13 of 38 3 of 5 4 of 4 17 of 42 2 of 3 1 of 2
Roman Bogatov 19 of 50 38% 7 of 34 7 of 11 5 of 5 18 of 49 1 of 1 0 of 0
2 Leonardo Santos 43 of 61 70% 41 of 58 2 of 3 0 of 0 23 of 37 7 of 8 13 of 16
Roman Bogatov 13 of 30 43% 8 of 23 4 of 6 1 of 1 7 of 17 0 of 0 6 of 13
3 Leonardo Santos 3 of 11 27% 2 of 10 1 of 1 0 of 0 2 of 10 1 of 1 0 of 0
Roman Bogatov 18 of 37 48% 9 of 25 9 of 12 0 of 0 12 of 30 5 of 6 1 of 1
Expert Picks (4)
BI
Big Brady Expert Confident picked Jul 6, 2020 (6 days before fight)
Leonardo Santos

Big Brady picks Leonardo Santos by submission in round 2, highlighting Santos' fourth-degree BJJ black belt and improved striking. He believes Bogatov's path to victory via takedowns plays into Santos' strength, and Santos can catch him in a submission or win on the feet.

submission round 2
"i gotta go with santos i wanna go submission i wanna go submission i'm gonna go submission round one ... give me uh santos with a second round submission"
DFS by the Numbers
DA
Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Jul 8, 2020 (4 days before fight)
Leonardo Santos

Daniel Levi picks Leonardo Santos, calling him an underrated badass with world-class jiu-jitsu and knockout power. He acknowledges Bogatov's wrestling and pressure style could make it close, but believes Santos's experience, well-roundedness, and ability to capitalize on openings (submission or KO) will prevail. He notes Santos's age and layoffs but thinks his style keeps him fresh.

"I have to favor Leo just cuz the experience I think he's the more well-rounded guy and I think he's a serious fighter"
Half the Battle
MM
MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Jul 10, 2020 (2 days before fight)
Leonardo Santos

Santos is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist with improving striking, as shown by his knockout of Stevie Ray. Bogatov wants to wrestle, but that plays into Santos's strength. Expects Santos to win by submission, likely an armbar in the second round.

submission in second round
"I like Santos to win this fight I'll probably take him to win by by submission"
MMA Lock of the Night
TH
The MMA Guru Expert picked Jul 8, 2020 (4 days before fight)
No clear pick

The Guru does not discuss this fight in the transcript. No pick is made.

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