Daniel Santos vs Lee Jeong-yeong at UFC 315 | Preview & Prediction
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After Gavin Tucker was forced off this card through injury, Daniel Santos steps up on short notice to take on Lee Jeong-yeong at the Bell Centre in Montreal
Daniel Santos vs Lee Jeong-yeong Facts
When is UFC 315? UK – the extra preliminary card starts at 11:30pm on Saturday 10th May 2025, followed by the preliminary card at 1:00am (Sunday) and the main card at 3:00am (Sunday) / USA – 6:30pm/8:00pm/10:00pm ET and 3:30pm/5:00pm/7:00pm PT
Where is UFC 315? Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
Where can I get tickets for UFC 315? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC 315
What TV channel is UFC 315 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC 315? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
What time are Daniel Santos and Lee Jeong-yeong expected to walk out? 12:10am UK / Saturday 10th May 7:10pm US ET / 4:10pm US PT
UFC 315 main card
Belal Muhammad vs Jack Della Maddalena (Welterweight)
Valentina Shevchenko vs Manon Fiorot (Women’s Flyweight)
Jose Aldo vs Aiemann Zahabi (Featherweight)
Alexa Grasso vs Natalia Silva (Women’s Flyweight)
Benoit Saint Denis vs Kyle Prepolec (Lightweight)
UFC 315 prelims
Mike Malott vs Charles Radtke (Welterweight)
Jessica Andrade vs Jasmine Jasudavicius (Women’s Flyweight)
Modestas Bukauskas vs Ion Cutelaba (Light Heavyweight)
Navajo Stirling vs Ivan Erslan (Light Heavyweight)
Marc-Andre Barriault vs Bruno Silva (Middleweight)
Daniel Santos vs Lee Jeong-yeong (Featherweight)
Brad Katona vs Bekzat Almakhan (Bantamweight)
Daniel Santos vs Lee Jeong-yeong prediction
After missing a bout a month ago after failing to show up for the weigh-in, Daniel Santos (12-2) is back in action after almost two years since he last fought at UFC on ESPN 46. That is not the first fight that has been cancelled as a fight with Said Nurmagomedov last October was also shelved as Santos was removed from that card also.
He steps up on short notice here and he is under some pressure to perform. He has won his last two fights in the Octagon which came after he lost on his Octagon debut prior to those, but he needs the win to ensure UFC matchmakers do not lose patience with him.
He comes in to face The Korean Tiger, Lee Jeong-yeong (11-2) who needs a win for different reasons. He suffered his first loss last time out as he was pummelled by Hyder Amil at UFC on ESPN 60 last July. That 65-second TKO loss saw his eight-fight winning streak come to an abrupt end.
It is the Korean that is the slight favourite with the bookies coming into this one but that is likely only down to the fact that Santos has been so inactive. In normal circumstances, we would favour Santos as the better fighter but there are so many unknowns around him coming into this fight.
We are not too concerned by the short notice as he has likely been training hard due to his recent cancellation. We are tempted just to lean towards him but our preferred play here is on this fight going the distance. Santos may have a bit of rust, while The Korean Tiger may well go cautious after his quick knockout loss last time out.
Prediction: Fight to go the distance
