Luana Santos vs Tainara Lisboa: Prediction for the Match on 18 May 2025

Luana Santos vs Tainara Lisboa: Prediction and odds on the Match on 18 May, 2025

Luana Santos will take on Tainara Lisboa in the main event. The venue for this bout is UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Luana has a streak record of a loss, while Tainara Lisboa has a streak record of five wins. Who will win this encounter? Here at Telecom Asia, we take a look at the match’s preview and offer free betting opportunities.

Luana Santos's recent form

Luana Santos boasts of a professional MMA record of eight wins and two losses. She was born in Brazil; her current MMA streak is 1 loss. In the worldwide MMA ranking, she is currently ranked as the 28th best female flyweight and the 91st current best P4P female MMA fighter. In the Pro MMA Statistics, Luanan has fought ten times, where she has a win by TKO, four wins by submission, and three wins and two losses by decision, respectively. In the MMA records by promotion, from the year 2022 to 2023, Luana has a total of two wins and a loss in the Legacy Fighting Alliance, and from the year 2023 to 2024, she has a total of three wins and a loss in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. On August 17, 2024, she lost the fight by unanimous decision to Casey O'Neil. On July 13, 2024, she won the bout against Mariya Agapova by submission. In December 2023, she won the bout against Stephanie Egger by unanimous decision. In her fight against Jena Bishop on July 8, 2022, she lost the bout by split decision. Luana’s fight against Keila Menezes was cancelled due to Keila’s withdrawal. In her amateur bout, which was not recorded alongside her pro, she won in the bout against Angela Rosa on February 29, 2020, by unanimous decision; Ana Merlin on August 31, 2019, by TKO; and Karine Christine on April 27, 2019, by unanimous decision.

Luana Santos's Strengths

Luana Santos has power and can be very aggressive. She uses her judo experience to get the takedown and throws. Also, she has good boxing and a solid left jabs.

Tainara Lisboa recent form

Tainara Lisboa boasts a professional MMA record of seven wins and two losses. She was born in Brazil; her current MMA streak is 5 wins, and she owns the nickname Thai Panther. She is ranked as the 20th current best female bantamweight fighter. In the Pro MMA Statistics, Tainara has fought nine times, where she has three wins by TKO, three wins and a loss by submission, and a win and a loss by decision, respectively. In the MMA records by promotion, during the year 2023, she has a total of two wins in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In the fight against Ravena Oliveira on October 14 2023, she won the bout by unanimous Decision. On May 13, 2023, she won the bout against Jessica Rose Clark by Submission. Her bout against Darya Zheleznyakova was cancelled due to Darya’s withdrawal. In her bout against Lorrany Santos on November 8, 2020, she lost by unanimous Decision. On September 4, 2021, she won the bout against Gloria Amaral by TKO. Tainara bout against Larissa Vaz on August 28, 2021 was cancelled before the event. In her bout against Leticia Hille on April 24, 2021, she won the bout by TKO. On March 21, 2020, the bout against Leide Carvalho was cancelled due to Coronavirus.

Tainara Lisboa's Strength

Tainara Lisboa is a Brazilian jitjisu purple belt, Muay Thai Black belt, two time world champion with a good chin. She has a good boxing with okay takedowns yet boasts of a solid cardio.

Luana Santos vs Tainara Lisboa: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Most of Luana Santos' win has been between the first and second round. The option is available at 5.50 odds in the 1XBet bookmaker for Luana Santos to win in the round 1-2.
• Tainara Lisboa has won most of her fights via knockout or submission. The option is available at 1.83 odds in the 1XBet bookmaker for Tainara Lisboa to win by TKO, KO, or DQ.

Luana Santos vs Tainara Lisboa Prediction

Luana Santos has been away from the sport for about nine months, so there might be an element of ring rust. Her confidence might have been tempered. Lisboa will play out her game and get a takedown. She has been doing kickboxing even when Santos was 10 years old. Also, she has deep-reaching fighting experience. Luna Santos looked small in there compared to Casey, and now she’s going up to 135 pounds, where she’s probably going to look even smaller. Lisboa can avoid takedowns and strikes.

Our match prediction is Tainara Lisboa to win with odds at 2.275 on 1Xbet.

Our betting tip on the match +3.5 Tainara Lisboa Spread odds at 1.83 on Bet365.

Lastly, W2 wins in rounds 1-3 or by decision at odds 3.1 on Betway