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Fabrício Werdum vs Junior dos Santos

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Fabrício Werdum and Junior dos Santos met once (2008). Junior dos Santos won in 2008 by ko.

SOURCE·Fabrício Werdum and Junior dos Santos — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Fabrício WerdumJunior dos Santos
77″ (195.6 cm)Reach77″ (195.6 cm)
76″ (193 cm)Height76″ (193 cm)
+1.35%Reach advantage+1.35%
24–9Record23–11
75%Finish rate74%
7Longest unbeaten run10
35Recorded bouts33
—Stance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 9. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentFabrício WerdumJunior dos Santos
Stipe Miocic L L
Alistair Overeem W L
Stipe Miocic L W
Cain Velasquez W L
Mark Hunt W W
Cain Velasquez W L
Cain Velasquez W W
Roy Nelson W W
Gabriel Gonzaga W W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Fabrício Werdum

200020102020draw v James Zikic, 2002, drawwin v Tengiz Tedoradze, 2002, submissionwin v Gabriel Gonzaga, 2003, kowin v Kristof Midoux, 2003, submissionwin v Ebenezer Fontes Braga, 2004, koloss v Sergei Kharitonov, 2005, decisionwin v Roman Zentsov, 2005, submissionwin v Tom Erikson, 2005, submissionwin v Alexander Emelianenko, 2006, submissionloss v Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2006, decisionwin v Alistair Overeem, 2006, submissionwin v John-Olav Einemo, 2006, decisionloss v Andrei Arlovski, 2007, decisionloss v Junior dos Santos, 2008, kowin v Brandon Vera, 2008, kowin v Gabriel Gonzaga, 2008, kowin v Antônio Silva, 2009, decisionwin v Mike Kyle, 2009, submissionwin v Fedor Emelianenko, 2010, submissionloss v Alistair Overeem, 2011, decisionwin v Mike Russow, 2012, kowin v Roy Nelson, 2012, decisionwin v Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2013, submissionwin v Mark Hunt, 2014, kowin v Travis Browne, 2014, decisionwin v Cain Velasquez, 2015, submissionwin v Travis Browne, 2016, decisionloss v Stipe Miocic, 2016, kowin v Marcin Tybura, 2017, decisionwin v Walt Harris, 2017, submissionloss v Alistair Overeem, 2017, decisionloss v Alexander Volkov, 2018, kowin v Alexander Gustafsson, 2020, submissionloss v Aleksei Oleinik, 2020, decisionnc v Renan Ferreira, 2021
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2002–2021
2010 2020 draw vs James Zikic (2002)win vs Tengiz Tedoradze (2002)win vs Gabriel Gonzaga (2003)win vs Kristof Midoux (2003)win vs Ebenezer Fontes Braga (2004)loss vs Sergei Kharitonov (2005)win vs Roman Zentsov (2005)win vs Tom Erikson (2005)win vs Alexander Emelianenko (2006)loss vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (2006)win vs Alistair Overeem (2006)win vs John-Olav Einemo (2006)loss vs Andrei Arlovski (2007)loss vs Junior dos Santos (2008)win vs Brandon Vera (2008)win vs Gabriel Gonzaga (2008)win vs Antônio Silva (2009)win vs Mike Kyle (2009)win vs Fedor Emelianenko (2010)loss vs Alistair Overeem (2011)win vs Mike Russow (2012)win vs Roy Nelson (2012)win vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (2013)win vs Mark Hunt (2014)win vs Travis Browne (2014)win vs Cain Velasquez (2015)win vs Travis Browne (2016)loss vs Stipe Miocic (2016)win vs Marcin Tybura (2017)win vs Walt Harris (2017)loss vs Alistair Overeem (2017)loss vs Alexander Volkov (2018)win vs Alexander Gustafsson (2020)loss vs Aleksei Oleinik (2020)nc vs Renan Ferreira (2021)
winlossdraw / NC2002–2021

Junior dos Santos

200020102020UNFILEDwin v Eduardo Maiorino, 2006, submissionwin v Jailson Silva Santos, 2006, koloss v Joaquim Ferreira, 2007, submissionwin v Jair Gonçalves, 2007, kowin v Fabrício Werdum, 2008, kowin v Geronimo dos Santos, 2008, kowin v Mirko Cro Cop, 2009, submissionwin v Stefan Struve, 2009, kowin v Roy Nelson, 2010, decisionwin v Gabriel Gonzaga, 2010, kowin v Gilbert Yvel, 2010, kowin v Cain Velasquez, 2011, kowin v Shane Carwin, 2011, decisionloss v Cain Velasquez, 2012, decisionwin v Frank Mir, 2012, koloss v Cain Velasquez, 2013, kowin v Mark Hunt, 2013, kowin v Stipe Miocic, 2014, decisionloss v Alistair Overeem, 2015, kowin v Ben Rothwell, 2016, decisionloss v Stipe Miocic, 2017, kowin v Tai Tuivasa, 2018, kowin v Blagoy Ivanov, 2018, decisionloss v Francis Ngannou, 2019, kowin v Derrick Lewis, 2019, koloss v Ciryl Gane, 2020, koloss v Jairzinho Rozenstruik, 2020, koloss v Curtis Blaydes, 2020, koloss v Yorgan De Castro, 2022, kowin v Fabrício Werdum, 2023, decisionwin v Alan Belcher, 2024, koloss v Robelis Despaigne, 2026, kowin v Edson Ramos, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2006–2026 · 1 UNDATED
2010 2020 win vs Eduardo Maiorino (2006)win vs Jailson Silva Santos (2006)loss vs Joaquim Ferreira (2007)win vs Jair Gonçalves (2007)win vs Fabrício Werdum (2008)win vs Geronimo dos Santos (2008)win vs Mirko Cro Cop (2009)win vs Stefan Struve (2009)win vs Roy Nelson (2010)win vs Gabriel Gonzaga (2010)win vs Gilbert Yvel (2010)win vs Cain Velasquez (2011)win vs Shane Carwin (2011)loss vs Cain Velasquez (2012)win vs Frank Mir (2012)loss vs Cain Velasquez (2013)win vs Mark Hunt (2013)win vs Stipe Miocic (2014)loss vs Alistair Overeem (2015)win vs Ben Rothwell (2016)loss vs Stipe Miocic (2017)win vs Tai Tuivasa (2018)win vs Blagoy Ivanov (2018)loss vs Francis Ngannou (2019)win vs Derrick Lewis (2019)loss vs Ciryl Gane (2020)loss vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik (2020)loss vs Curtis Blaydes (2020)loss vs Yorgan De Castro (2022)win vs Fabrício Werdum (2023)win vs Alan Belcher (2024)loss vs Robelis Despaigne (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2006–2026
Cross-references
Fabrício Werdum

The full ledger: 35 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

24–9 Junior dos Santos

The same, from the other corner — 33 bouts and the cohort Santos is ranked inside.

23–11 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

900 BOUTS
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