Prediction: Jeong Yeong Lee via Decision
Santos, for all the entertainment he brings, is a pure Chute Boxe product—relentless, aggressive, and constantly in your face. He throws with wild intent, pressing forward with flurries and pressure, but the core issue with that style is its complete neglect of defense. His head rarely moves off the centerline, his guard is often wide open during combinations, and because of how predictable his forward blitzes are, he’s repeatedly walked into clean counters in his past fights.
That’s where Jeong Yeong Lee becomes a major problem for Santos. Lee is a power striker with excellent shot selection and composure. He doesn’t waste energy with wild exchanges or chase finishes. He fights with a sniper’s patience, reading his opponents and picking the right moment to unleash explosive counters. Against a fighter like Santos who leaves himself wide open on entries, Lee’s counter shots are going to be dialed in all night.
Lee also holds the size and physicality advantage. He’s the longer, taller, stronger fighter with excellent takedown defense, and he’s not just a striker—he’s a strong, aggressive grappler when he decides to go there. This matters because Santos, despite being the pressure fighter, often resorts to takedown attempts when his aggression gets neutralized. But his entries are sloppy and mostly desperation-based. Against someone like Lee, who can sprawl hard and punish level changes with strikes or transition into dominant positions of his own, that kind of desperation wrestling won’t serve him well.
Santos’ style gives him a puncher’s chance in every fight because of the sheer chaos he brings, but it also makes him a walking target for anyone with composure, power, and timing—which Lee has in spades. Lee isn’t going to be intimidated by the early aggression. He’s going to read it, make Santos pay for being overly eager, and start to chip away at him with hard counters, likely forcing Santos to dial it back and second-guess his own forward movement. Once that happens, the fight shifts dramatically toward Lee’s rhythm.