Daniel Santos Defeats Bolaji Oki by Unanimous Decision at UFC 333

Daniel Santos edged Bolaji Oki on the scorecards at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi, taking a unanimous decision with all three judges turning in 29-28. MMA Fighting reported the result from the Etihad Arena card, which was headlined by Alexander Volkanovski's featherweight title defense against Movsar Evloev.

The win ends a skid for Santos. The 31-year-old Brazilian, who trains with Chute Boxe Diego Lima, now stands at 15-3 by the numbers on his record going in at 14-3. His most recent recorded fight before this one was a second-round KO/TKO loss to Dooho Choi on May 16, 2026. Before that he had stopped JooSang Yoo by second-round KO/TKO at UFC 320 and beaten JeongYeong Lee by unanimous decision at UFC 315.

Santos is a pressure-and-wrestling threat. He lands 5.15 significant strikes per minute at 40 percent accuracy and averages 2.6 takedowns per 15 minutes, a rate well above his opponent's.

Oki, 30, fights out of Da Vinci Fighting and represents Belgium. He entered the bout at 10-4 and is known as "The Zulu Warrior." His numbers show a busier striker: 6.42 significant strikes per minute at 45 percent accuracy, against 1.02 takedowns per 15 minutes. His most recent recorded fight was a third-round KO/TKO loss to Manoel Sousa on March 14, 2026, and he was also stopped by Mason Jones in the second round in September 2025. His last recorded win came by unanimous decision over Michael Aswell Jr. on May 31, 2025.

Why it matters

• Santos snaps a one-fight losing streak and gets back to the win column after the stoppage loss to Choi.
• Oki has now dropped three straight recorded fights if this result is added to his two earlier knockout losses, a run that will raise questions about his standing.
• The matchup pitted Oki's higher striking output and accuracy against Santos's wrestling, and the narrow 29-28 scores across the board suggest a close contest.

Santos is also the shorter man by a small margin: he stands five-foot-seven (170 cm) with a 67-inch reach, while Oki is five-foot-ten (178 cm) with a 73-inch reach. That is an eight-centimeter height gap and a six-inch reach gap in Oki's favor, yet it was Santos who had his hand raised.