UFC UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Final

Featherweight

Muhammad Naimov vs Mairon Santos

Muhammad Naimov
Tajikistan

Muhammad Naimov

“Hillman”

13-5

VS
Mairon Santos
Brazil

Mairon Santos

“The Legend”

18-1

Winner

Winner

Mairon Santos

KO/TKO (Punches · Head · At Distance) · Round 3 — 0:21

6 December 2025 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Mairon Santos beat Muhammad Naimov by KO/TKO in round 3 at 0:21.
  • Mairon Santos landed 43 of 61 total strikes and 0 of 1 takedowns, with 0:47 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 18-20, 18-20, 18-20.

Tale of the tape

Muhammad NaimovMairon Santos
13-5Record18-1
31Age on fight night25
5′9″ (175 cm)Height5′7″ (170 cm)
70″ (178 cm)Reach72″ (183 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight145 lb (65.8 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Elevation Fight TeamTeamXtreme Couture
Dushanbe, TajikistanFromDuque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fight statistics

35of 69 · 51%Total strikes landed43of 61 · 70%
8of 31Head strikes12of 28
15of 20Body strikes21of 23
12of 18Leg strikes10of 10
0Knockdowns1
2:08Control time0:47

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Muhammad NaimovRoundMairon Santos
20/30strikes0/2TD0KD1:00controlR115/23strikes0/0TD0KD0:19control
14/35strikes0/3TD0KD1:08controlR224/32strikes0/1TD0KD0:25control
1/4strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR34/6strikes0/0TD1KD0:03control

Judges’ scorecards

Ben Cartlidge

9R1109R210

18total20

Derek Cleary

9R1109R210

18total20

Sal D'amato

9R1109R210

18total20

Form going into the fight

Muhammad Naimov

  1. WBogdan Gradunanimous decision2025
  2. WKaan Ofliunanimous decision2025
  3. LFelipe Limasubmission R3 1:152024
  4. WErik SilvaKO/TKO R1 0:442024
  5. WNathaniel Woodunanimous decision2023

Mairon Santos

  1. WSodiq Yusuffunanimous decision2025
  2. WFrancis Marshallsplit decision2025
  3. WKaan OfliKO/TKO R2 1:302024

Also on this card

Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr YanBantamweightunanimous decisionAlexandre Pantoja vs Joshua VanFlyweightKO/TKO R1 0:26Brandon Moreno vs Tatsuro TairaFlyweightKO/TKO R2 2:24Henry Cejudo vs Payton TalbottBantamweightunanimous decisionJan Blachowicz vs Bogdan GuskovLight Heavyweightmajority decision

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