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Santiago Ponzinibbio

Welterweight
Pro Record
31-9-0
UFC Record
12-8-0 (20 fights)
Last fought: May 2025

Fighter Profile

Age39 (Sep 26, 1986)
Height6'0"
Weight170 lbs
Reach73"
StanceOrthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic Santiago Ponzinibbio
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy41.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min4.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min4.7
Strike Differential0.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy27.3%
Takedown Defense71.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min0.6
Submission Attempts/15min0.0
Control Time/15min0:46
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins58.3%
Submission % of Wins0.0%
Decision % of Wins41.7%
Avg Fight Time11:20
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.7
Reversals/15min0.0

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy41.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min4.4
Takedown Accuracy21.4%
Takedown Defense100.0%
Control Time/Fight0:47

Fight History

LOSS
vs. Daniel Rodriguez
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:12 • UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo • May 2025
Santiago Ponzinibbio49/11144%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:44
Daniel Rodriguez66/16640%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Carlston Harris
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:13 • UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 • Jan 2025
Santiago Ponzinibbio76/17543%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:38KD 1
Carlston Harris73/19637%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:17KD 1
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Muslim Salikhov
Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez • Jul 2024
Santiago Ponzinibbio41/11735%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:29
Muslim Salikhov46/12138%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Kevin Holland
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 3:16 • UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 • Apr 2023
Santiago Ponzinibbio44/10442%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07
Kevin Holland66/19734%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Alex Morono
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:29 • UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev • Dec 2022
Santiago Ponzinibbio66/15543%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:01KD 1
Alex Morono38/13129%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Michel Pereira
Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira • May 2022
Santiago Ponzinibbio105/22048%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:18
Michel Pereira110/21651%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Geoff Neal
Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier • Dec 2021
Santiago Ponzinibbio91/22940%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:23
Geoff Neal85/16153%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Miguel Baeza
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai • Jun 2021
Santiago Ponzinibbio121/27045%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
Miguel Baeza104/24942%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Li Jingliang
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:25 • UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar • Jan 2021
Santiago Ponzinibbio11/1861%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Li Jingliang21/5042%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Neil Magny
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 4, 2:36 • UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio • Nov 2018
Santiago Ponzinibbio79/17745%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41KD 2
Neil Magny72/25129%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Mike Perry
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos • Dec 2017
Santiago Ponzinibbio78/20039%TD 3/3Ctrl 1:58KD 1
Mike Perry51/13638%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:29
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Gunnar Nelson
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:22 • UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio • Jul 2017
Santiago Ponzinibbio7/1258%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1
Gunnar Nelson5/771%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Nordine Taleb
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne • Feb 2017
Santiago Ponzinibbio53/17131%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:58KD 1
Nordine Taleb48/12140%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Zak Cummings
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres • Aug 2016
Santiago Ponzinibbio58/12646%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Zak Cummings35/15223%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:09
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WIN
vs. Court McGee
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:15 • UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016
Santiago Ponzinibbio38/7352%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1
Court McGee35/9537%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:13
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Andreas Stahl
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:25 • UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant • Dec 2015
Santiago Ponzinibbio48/7762%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 1
Andreas Stahl14/3441%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:17
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Lorenz Larkin
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:07 • UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero • Jun 2015
Santiago Ponzinibbio33/10133%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:56
Lorenz Larkin64/11556%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:31KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Sean Strickland
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir • Feb 2015
Santiago Ponzinibbio50/16231%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:28
Sean Strickland44/16726%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:23
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Wendell Oliveira Marques
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:20 • UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski • Sep 2014
Santiago Ponzinibbio10/2638%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1
Wendell Oliveira Marques8/2433%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Ryan LaFlare
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 • Nov 2013
Santiago Ponzinibbio25/8131%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:31KD 1
Ryan LaFlare75/17044%TD 5/10Ctrl 7:14KD 1
▼ Rounds
Profile generated: 2026-02-20 23:00:41 | Data source: UFCStats.com