Mike Santiago

“Little Bully”

MMA · Active

22-15RECORD

9KO / TKO WINS

7SUBMISSION WINS

6DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Little Bully
Date of birth	Not added yet
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Wood Dale, Illinois, USA
Lives in	Wood Dale, Illinois, USA
Division	Featherweight
Team	Team Top Notch
Height	178 cm (5′10″)
Reach	175 cm (69″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	since 2010
Status	Active
Pro debut	30 Apr 2010
Last fight	Loss vs Bruno Machado, 31 Jul 2020

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Titles and honours

Former Ring of Combat Featherweight Champion
Former Hoosier Fight Club Featherweight Champion
Former Hoosier Fight Club Lightweight Champion

Background

American featherweight from Wood Dale, Illinois, who earned a UFC contract on the Contender Series in 2017. He previously held the Ring of Combat featherweight title.

Fight history

36 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Bruno Machado	Technical submission (anaconda choke)	2	2:11	UAE Warriors 12	31 Jul 2020	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	For the UAE Warriors Lightweight Championship
Loss	Timur Nagibin	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	5:00	RCC Intro 6	16 Nov 2019	Yekaterinburg, Russia
Win	Alonzo Martinez	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	3:22	Final Fight Championship 37	30 May 2019	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Catchweight (160 lb)
Loss	Dan Ige	TKO (punches)	1	0:50	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2	9 Jun 2018	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Loss	Mads Burnell	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi	14 Jan 2018	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Loss	Zabit Magomedsharipov	Submission (rear naked choke)	2	4:22	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve	2 Sep 2017	Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Win	Mark Cherico	KO (punches)	1	1:59	Dana White's Contender Series 7	22 Aug 2017	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Contender Series – earned UFC contract
Win	Nick Wayne	TKO (punches)	1	2:07	Hoosier Fight Club 33	15 Apr 2017	Hammond, Indiana, USA	Won the Hoosier FC Lightweight Championship
Win	Bill Kamery	Submission (armbar)	1	2:34	Hoosier Fight Club 31	5 Nov 2016	Hammond, Indiana, USA	Won the Hoosier FC Featherweight Championship
Win	Luis Saldaña	TKO (punches)	3	2:27	RFA 39	17 Jun 2016	Hammond, Indiana, USA
Win	Lester Caslow	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:39	Ring of Combat 54	4 Mar 2016	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Defended the Ring of Combat Featherweight Championship
Win	Jose Pacheco	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3	4:10	XFO 56: Outdoor War 11	15 Aug 2015	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Win	Mervin Rodriguez	Decision (unanimous)			Ring of Combat 51	5 Jun 2015	Bangor, Maine, USA	Defended the Ring of Combat Featherweight Championship
Win	Shelby Graham	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:38	XFO 55	25 Apr 2015	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Win	Kenny Foster	KO (punches and elbows)	1	1:55	Ring of Combat 50	23 Jan 2015	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Won the vacant Ring of Combat Featherweight Championship
Win	Eric Calderon	Decision (unanimous)			American Predator FC 17	11 Oct 2014	Illinois, USA
Win	Gustavo Rodriguez	TKO (punches)	2	2:51	XFO 52: Outdoor War 10	9 Aug 2014	Island Lake, Illinois, USA
Loss	Frankie Perez	Submission (rear-naked choke)		1:56	Ring of Combat 47	24 Jan 2014
Loss	Mike Medrano	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:31	CFFC 26: Sullivan vs. Martinez	17 Aug 2013	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Phillipe Nover	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Ring of Combat 45	14 Jun 2013		For the vacant Ring of Combat Lightweight Championship
Win	Terry House Jr.	Decision (unanimous)			Hoosier Fight Club 15	6 Apr 2013	Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
Win	Dustin Phillips	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3		MMA Xtreme Showdown	1 Dec 2012	Illinois, USA	Catchweight (150 lb)
Loss	Deividas Taurosevicius	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	1:57	Ring of Combat 42	14 Sep 2012	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	For the Ring of Combat Featherweight Championship
Win	Omar Vega	TKO (punches)	1	2:51	Maxx FC: Raise of Legends 2	2 Jun 2012	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss	Taurean Bogguess	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	XFO 43	13 Apr 2012
Win	Patrick Murphy	TKO (punches)	1	2:14	Xtreme Gladiator Challenge: St. Patty's Day Beatdown	17 Mar 2012	Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Win	Andrew Osborne	TKO (punches)	1	3:38	Pure MMA: The Beginning	22 Jan 2012	Plains, Pennsylvania, USA
Loss	Josh Shockley	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:28	Chicago Cagefighting Championship 4	15 Oct 2011	Villa Park, Illinois, USA	Catchweight (160 lb)
Loss	Brendan Weafer	TKO (punches)	1	1:16	Cage Wars 8: House of Pain	29 Jul 2011	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Zach Underwood	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	NAFC: Mayhem	5 May 2011	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Loss	Eric Kriegermeier	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2		Chicago Cagefighting Championship	4 Mar 2011	Villa Park, Illinois, USA
Win	Jeff Green	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:37	Hoosier FC 6: New Years Nemesis	14 Jan 2011	Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
Win	Ramon Barber	TKO (punches)	1	4:01	Ruckus Entertainment 4	24 Nov 2010	Addison, Illinois, USA
Loss	Donavon Winters	TKO (punches)	2	2:12	XFO 36	14 Aug 2010	Island Lake, Illinois, USA
Win	Jake Murphy	Decision (split)	3	5:00	XFO 35	5 Jun 2010	Island Lake, Illinois, USA
Win	Brian van Hoven	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Jake the Snake Promotions: Cage Time 1	30 Apr 2010	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Pro debut