Bolaji Oki vs. Daniel Santos
UFC 333 · October 24, 2026 · Etihad Arena · Early Prelims 10:00 AM ET
The brief
- What kind of fight
- Divisional newcomer vs. UFC veteran on a mixed run
- Finish likelihood
- Medium
- The line
- Oki +110 · Santos -130Consensus
- The stakes
- Featherweight · Early Prelims
The read
Both men are coming off finish losses, which raises the stakes on whoever finds their rhythm first.
Oki's move up in weight is unproven, while Santos has more cage time at this level — a real but unverified edge.
The matchup
This early prelim pairs two fighters moving in opposite directions at featherweight.
Oki, dropping down from lightweight after consecutive stoppage losses, needs a fast start against a durable Santos, who has traded wins and losses at the UFC level and is coming off his own stoppage loss to Dooho Choi.
Tale of the tape
| 10-4 | Record | 14-3 |
| 30 | Age | 31 |
| 5'10" | Height | 5'7" |
| 73" | Reach | 67" |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| Belgium | Country | Brazil |
| — | Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Bolaji Oki 10-4
“The Zulu Warrior”
Bolaji 'The Zulu Warrior' Oki is a 30-year-old lightweight born in Jette, Belgium, who moves up to featherweight for this bout. He has dropped back-to-back fights by stoppage, most recently a third-round TKO loss to Manoel Sousa in March 2026, and now looks to snap a two-fight skid against fellow featherweight Daniel Santos at UFC 333.
- LManoel Sousa · TKO (strikes)UFC Fight Night · March 14, 2026
- LMason Jones · TKO (strikes)UFC Fight Night · September 6, 2025
- WMichael Aswell Jr. · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · May 10, 2025
Daniel Santos 14-3
“Willycat”
Daniel 'Willycat' Santos is a 31-year-old Brazilian featherweight nicknamed for an unusually catlike sprawl in training. Seven of his 14 career wins have come by knockout, and he rebounded from a second-round TKO loss to Dooho Choi in May 2026 with the step up to this bout against Bolaji Oki, who is moving up from lightweight.
- LDooho Choi · TKO (punch to the body)UFC Fight Night · May 16, 2026
- WJoo Sang Yoo · TKOUFC 320 · October 4, 2025
- WJeong Yeong Lee · Decision (unanimous)UFC 315 · May 10, 2025