Jorge Santiago

“The Sandman”

MMA · Retired

25-12RECORD

10KO / TKO WINS

13SUBMISSION WINS

2DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Jorge Santiago Rodrigues
Nickname	The Sandman
Date of birth	9 Oct 1980
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lives in	Boca Raton, United States
Division	Welterweight
Team	Blackzilians
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	188 cm (74″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	2002–2013
Status	Retired
Pro debut	2 Nov 2002
Last fight	Loss vs Gerald Harris, 10 Aug 2013

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Titles and honours

Former Sengoku Middleweight Champion
Sengoku Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 winner
Strikeforce Middleweight Grand Prix 2007 winner
Fight of the Night (x1)

Background

Brazilian middleweight from Rio de Janeiro who became the first Sengoku middleweight champion in Japan and won the 2007 Strikeforce middleweight grand prix. He trained with the Blackzilians in Florida.

Fight history

37 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Gerald Harris	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	WSOF 4	10 Aug 2013	Ontario, California, USA
Loss	Gunnar Nelson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald	16 Feb 2013	London, England, United Kingdom
Win	Justin Guthrie	Submission (inverted heel hook)	1	1:34	TFC 23	15 Jun 2012	Fort Riley, Kansas, USA
Win	Leonardo Pecanha	KO (punches)	1	1:48	TFC 21	2 Mar 2012	Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Loss	Demian Maia	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3	8 Oct 2011	Houston, Texas, USA
Loss	Brian Stann	KO (punches)	2	4:29	UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill	28 May 2011	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Fight of the Night
Win	Kazuo Misaki	TKO (corner stoppage)	5	4:31	Sengoku Raiden Championships 14	22 Aug 2010	Tokyo, Japan	Defended the Sengoku Middleweight Championship
Win	Mamed Khalidov	Decision (split)	5	5:00	Sengoku Raiden Championships 12	7 Mar 2010	Tokyo, Japan	Defended the Sengoku Middleweight Championship
Loss	Mamed Khalidov	KO (punches)	1	2:45	Sengoku 11	7 Nov 2009	Tokyo, Japan	Non-title bout
Win	Kazuo Misaki	Technical submission (rear-naked choke)	5	3:26	Sengoku no Ran 2009	4 Jan 2009	Saitama, Japan	Won the Sengoku Middleweight Championship
Win	Kazuhiro Nakamura	KO (punches)	3	0:49	Sengoku 6	1 Nov 2008	Saitama, Japan	Sengoku Middleweight Grand Prix final
Win	Siyar Bahadurzada	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:10	Sengoku 6	1 Nov 2008	Saitama, Japan	Sengoku Middleweight Grand Prix semi-final
Win	Logan Clark	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	3:55	Sengoku 5	28 Sep 2008	Tokyo, Japan	Sengoku Middleweight Grand Prix opening round
Win	Yuki Sasaki	Submission (armbar)	3	2:10	Sengoku 2	18 May 2008	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Trevor Prangley	TKO (knee to the body)	1	2:31	Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives	16 Nov 2007	San Jose, California, USA	Won the Strikeforce Middleweight Grand Prix
Win	Sean Salmon	KO (flying knee)	1	0:24	Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives	16 Nov 2007	San Jose, California, USA	Strikeforce Middleweight Grand Prix semi-final
Win	Jeremy Horn	Submission (triangle choke)	1	3:02	Art of War 3: Monson vs. Rizzo	1 Sep 2007	Dallas, Texas, USA
Win	Andrei Semenov	TKO (punches)	2	4:48	Bodog Fight: Clash of the Nations	14 Apr 2007	St. Petersburg, Russia
Loss	Alan Belcher	KO (head kick)	3	2:45	UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs	13 Dec 2006	San Diego, California, USA
Loss	Chris Leben	KO (punch)	2	0:35	UFC Fight Night 6	17 Aug 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Justin Levens	KO (knee and punches)	1	2:13	UFC Fight Night 5	28 Jun 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Thomas Russell	Submission (armbar)	1	1:59	Fightfest 3	6 May 2006	Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Win	Sydney Machado	TKO (punches)	2	0:49	Costa Rica: Fights 3	2 Dec 2005	Costa Rica
Win	Leopoldo Serao	TKO (punches)	1	0:43	Full Throttle 5	4 Nov 2005	Georgia, USA
Loss	Joey Villaseñor	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	KOTC 58: Prime Time	5 Aug 2005	San Jacinto, California, USA	For the KOTC Middleweight Championship
Loss	Jordan Radev	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	It's Showtime: Amsterdam Arena	12 Jun 2005	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Middleweight debut
Win	Chris Liguori	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:27	Euphoria: USA vs World	26 Feb 2005	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Diego Sanchez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	KOTC 37: Unfinished Business	12 Jun 2004	San Jacinto, California, USA	For the vacant KOTC Welterweight Championship
Win	Takuya Wada	Submission (armbar)	1	1:52	Absolute Fighting Championships 7	27 Feb 2004	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Win	John Cronk	Submission (armbar)	2	0:54	KOTC 32: Bringing Heat	24 Jan 2004	Miami, Florida, USA
Loss	Keith Wisniewski	KO (punches)	3	2:14	Absolute Fighting Championships 6	6 Dec 2003	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Win	LaVerne Clark	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:17	Hardcore Fighting Championships 2	18 Oct 2003	Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Derrick Noble	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Absolute Fighting Championships 5	5 Sep 2003	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Loss	Manny Gamburyan	KO (punch)	1	0:21	KOTC 27: Aftermath	10 Aug 2003	San Jacinto, California, USA
Win	Justin Wieman	Submission (triangle choke)	1	4:11	Absolute Fighting Championships 4	19 Jul 2003	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Win	Jay Martin	KO (punches)	1	0:14	HOOKnSHOOT: Boot Camp 1.1	8 Mar 2003	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Win	Jose Rodriguez	Submission (knees)	1	1:16	Reality Fighting 2	2 Nov 2002	Wildwood, New Jersey, USA	Pro debut