Punahele Soriano
"Puna"
| Age | 33 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Reach | 183 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
17
fights
13
✅ wins
4
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
1
bonus
0
Fights of the night
1
Performance of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
December 14, 2019
UFC debuts
September 05, 2026
UFC last fight
2h01:33
time in the cage
10:08
avg time by combat
58.3%
win rate
57.1%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1529
as of September 05, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1545
on February 21, 2026
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
74
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ground strikes landed | 97 | 9.38 / round |
| 2. | Head strikes landed | 88 | 16.45 / round |
| 3. | Knockdowns | 86 | 0.25 / round |
| 4. | Ko tko | 86 | 4 |
| 5. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 85 | 126 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Leg strikes landed | 7 | 0.45 / round |
| 3. | Takedowns defense | 29 | 50% |
| 4. | Total strikes defense | 32 | 41% |
| 5. | Distance strikes landed | 39 | 9.50 / round |
67
Boxing Score
22
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+2.30
/ round
💫 Strike differential
9.5 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
15.5 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
37.4%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
49.4%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
81
Wrestling Score
11
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.6 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.7 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
44.7%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
50.0%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:29 / round
⏱ Control Time
47s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
9.4 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
80.6%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Punahele Soriano's UFC Fight History
September 05, 2026 - UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 21, 2026 - UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 04, 2025 - UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 11, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (31s).
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June 08, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 02, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Middleweight bout
Loss by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (4:10).
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January 14, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Kick) at round 2 (3:19).
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July 16, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (28s).
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February 05, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
Middleweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 24, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
Middleweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 16, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (4:48).
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December 14, 2019 - UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (3:17).
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Fighter's fights