Santiago Ponzinibbio
"Argentine Dagger"
| Age | 38 |
| Nationality | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Height | 183 cm |
| Reach | 185 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
39
fights
30
✅ wins
9
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
6
bonuses
3
Fights of the night
3
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
November 09, 2013
UFC debuts
May 03, 2025
UFC last fight
3h46:40
time in the cage
11:20
avg time by combat
60.0%
win rate
58.3%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1546
as of May 03, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1615
on November 17, 2018
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
76
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 96 | 7 |
| 2. | Total strikes defense | 95 | 60% |
| 3. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 93 | 155 |
| 4. | Distance strikes landed | 93 | 22.70 / round |
| 5. | Head strikes landed | 89 | 16.88 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submissions attempted | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 2. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Clinch strikes landed | 6 | 0.44 / round |
| 4. | Total strikes accuracy | 12 | 42% |
| 5. | Control time | 13 | 15s / round |
89
Boxing Score
61
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+0.51
/ round
💫 Strike differential
22.7 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
21.7 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
40.9%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
62.7%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
21
Wrestling Score
1
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.7 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
27.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
71.1%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
15s / round
⏱ Control Time
14s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.8 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
61.8%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Santiago Ponzinibbio's UFC Fight History
May 03, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (1:12).
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January 11, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (3:13).
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July 13, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
Welterweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 08, 2023 - UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (3:16).
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December 10, 2022 - UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Catch Weight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (2:29).
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May 21, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
Welterweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 11, 2021 - UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Welterweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 05, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 16, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (4:25).
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November 17, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 4 (2:36).
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December 16, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 16, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (1:22).
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February 19, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 06, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 16, 2016 - UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (4:15).
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December 10, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (4:25).
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June 27, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (3:07).
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February 22, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 13, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (1:20).
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November 09, 2013 - UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights