Mike Santiago (fighter)

Michael Santiago (born July 28, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Early career
Starting his career in 2010, Mark compiled a 20–10 record fighting for a variety of American regional promotions, most notably winning the Ring of Combat Featherweight championship, which he defended twice, and both the Lightweight and Featherweight championships at Hoosier FC, before he was given a chance to earn a UFC contract at Dana White's Contender Series.

Mike fought Mark Cherico on August 22, 2017 at Dana White's Contender Series 7. He won the fight via TKO in the first round but did not earn a UFC contract. However a week later, he got a chance as an injury replacement.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Santiago made his UFC debut as an injury replacement for Nick Hein againstZabit Magomedsharipov on September 2, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov. Santiago lost the fight via submission rear-naked choke in the second round.

His second fight came on January 14, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi against Mads Burnell. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Mike faced Dan Ige on June 9, 2018 at UFC 225. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Mixed martial arts

 * Ring of Combat
 * ROC Featherweight Championship
 * Two successful defences
 * Hoosier FC
 * Hoosier FC Featherweight Championship
 * Hoosier FC Lightweight Championship