Welterweight

Punahele Soriano

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

13-5-0

UFC

7-5-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:07
Fight Completion Rate	67.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.03
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	28-22 (56.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	18-15 (54.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	10-7 (58.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	54.4%
% Time in Control	29.7%
% Time Controlled	15.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	65.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.49
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.68
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-2.19
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.4%
Distance Strike Defense	49.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.26
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.55
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.87
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.17
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.83
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.79

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Punahele Soriano League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Punahele Soriano
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Strike Differential	0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	44.7%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	4:27
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	57.1%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	42.9%
Avg Fight Time	10:07
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	59.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.3
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Control Time/Fight	6:25

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Daniil Donchenko

UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse • Sep 2026Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Punahele Soriano15/8418%TD 4/11Ctrl 3:32

Daniil Donchenko83/13761%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:41KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	5/22	23%	0/3	0:05	—
	Daniil Donchenko	37/53	70%	0/0	0:39	1

R2	Punahele Soriano	6/47	13%	1/2	0:11	—
	Daniil Donchenko	33/52	63%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Punahele Soriano	4/15	27%	3/6	3:16	—
	Daniil Donchenko	13/32	41%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Ramiz Brahimaj

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez • Feb 2026Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Punahele Soriano40/9243%TD 3/4Ctrl 5:00

Ramiz Brahimaj38/6757%TD 3/11Ctrl 3:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	17/52	33%	0/0	0:20	—
	Ramiz Brahimaj	31/56	55%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Punahele Soriano	7/12	58%	1/1	2:35	—
	Ramiz Brahimaj	5/7	71%	2/6	1:47	—

R3	Punahele Soriano	16/28	57%	2/3	2:05	—
	Ramiz Brahimaj	2/4	50%	1/4	1:59	—

WIN

vs. Nikolay Veretennikov

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Punahele Soriano39/5472%TD 4/11Ctrl 12:35

Nikolay Veretennikov9/1275%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	21/30	70%	1/3	4:05	—
	Nikolay Veretennikov	6/7	86%	0/1	0:21	—

R2	Punahele Soriano	11/13	85%	1/3	4:13	—
	Nikolay Veretennikov	1/3	33%	0/0	0:28	—

R3	Punahele Soriano	7/11	64%	2/5	4:17	—
	Nikolay Veretennikov	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Uros Medic

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 • Jan 2025Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:31

Punahele Soriano13/1776%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Uros Medic2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	13/17	76%	0/0	0:04	1
	Uros Medic	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Miguel Baeza

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov • Jun 2024Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Punahele Soriano144/17582%TD 5/6Ctrl 10:58

Miguel Baeza7/1258%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	42/59	71%	2/2	1:27	—
	Miguel Baeza	5/9	56%	0/2	0:47	—

R2	Punahele Soriano	49/59	83%	2/2	4:46	—
	Miguel Baeza	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Punahele Soriano	53/57	93%	1/2	4:45	—
	Miguel Baeza	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan • Dec 2023Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:10

Punahele Soriano31/7342%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dustin Stoltzfus64/12352%TD 4/7Ctrl 2:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	22/47	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Stoltzfus	41/79	52%	1/4	0:29	1

R2	Punahele Soriano	9/26	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Stoltzfus	23/44	52%	3/3	1:43	—

LOSS

vs. Roman Kopylov

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov • Jan 2023Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 3:19

Punahele Soriano39/10736%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:06

Roman Kopylov82/12864%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	18/46	39%	0/2	0:01	—
	Roman Kopylov	35/62	56%	1/1	0:10	—

R2	Punahele Soriano	21/61	34%	0/1	0:05	—
	Roman Kopylov	47/66	71%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dalcha Lungiambula

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2022Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:28

Punahele Soriano17/3549%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Dalcha Lungiambula11/2250%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	11/28	39%	0/1	0:01	—
	Dalcha Lungiambula	10/21	48%	2/2	1:39	—

R2	Punahele Soriano	6/7	86%	0/0	0:03	1
	Dalcha Lungiambula	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nick Maximov

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland • Feb 2022Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Punahele Soriano45/6371%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:37

Nick Maximov29/4564%TD 11/16Ctrl 8:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	15/21	71%	0/0	0:40	—
	Nick Maximov	5/14	36%	3/7	2:16	—

R2	Punahele Soriano	21/32	66%	0/0	0:54	—
	Nick Maximov	13/19	68%	3/4	2:20	—

R3	Punahele Soriano	9/10	90%	0/0	0:03	—
	Nick Maximov	11/12	92%	5/5	4:09	—

LOSS

vs. Brendan Allen

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw • Jul 2021Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Punahele Soriano66/14944%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

Brendan Allen94/21145%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	28/57	49%	0/0	0:21	—
	Brendan Allen	28/62	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Punahele Soriano	18/39	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brendan Allen	35/72	49%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Punahele Soriano	20/53	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brendan Allen	31/77	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dusko Todorovic

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar • Jan 2021Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:48

Punahele Soriano30/6645%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:38KD 2

Dusko Todorovic22/5739%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	30/66	45%	0/1	0:38	2
	Dusko Todorovic	22/57	39%	0/0	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Oskar Piechota

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:17

Punahele Soriano26/4459%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:14KD 2

Oskar Piechota8/1747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	26/44	59%	1/1	1:14	2
	Oskar Piechota	8/17	47%	0/0	0:18	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Jamie Pickett

DWCS 3.1 • Jun 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Punahele Soriano47/12637%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00

Jamie Pickett36/6555%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Punahele Soriano	33/73	45%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jamie Pickett	18/31	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Punahele Soriano	13/49	27%	2/2	0:00	—
	Jamie Pickett	18/31	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Punahele Soriano	1/4	25%	1/1	0:00	—
	Jamie Pickett	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com