Santiago Ponzinibbio
12W · 8L
Orthodox
Welterweight
Catch Weight
50% finish rate69% as favorite43% as underdog
1494
ELO Rating
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1493.6Developing→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
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#45of 74 active
Age
39
Sep 26, 1986
Height
6'0" (182.88 cm)
Reach
185.42 cm
Win Rate
60.0%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.78
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.68
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.10
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
61%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
71%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Sub_Avg
High-volume strikerElusive striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
19.1
Sig. Strikes
0.4
Takedowns
0.0
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO6 (50%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO4 (50%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
69%
9W – 4L in 13 fights
As Underdog
43%
3W – 4L in 7 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Daniel Rodriguez
-8.61494
def. Carlston Harris
+7.81502
lost to Muslim Salikhov
-4.21494
lost to Kevin Holland
-2.21499
def. Alex Morono
+2.11501
lost to Michel Pereira
-1.01499
lost to Geoff Neal
-0.81500
def. Miguel Baeza
+0.61501
lost to Li Jingliang
-0.51500
def. Neil Magny
+0.21500
def. Mike Perry
+0.11500
def. Gunnar Nelson
+0.11500
def. Nordine Taleb
0.01500
def. Zak Cummings
0.01500
def. Court McGee
0.01500
def. Andreas Stahl
0.01500
lost to Lorenz Larkin
0.01500
def. Sean Strickland
0.01500
def. Wendell Oliveira
0.01500
lost to Ryan LaFlare
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Welterweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Michael Morales
1552
Carlos Prates
1551
Myktybek Orolbai
1550
Gabriel Bonfim
1548
Jacobe Smith
1547
Michael Page
1547
Islam Makhachev
1545
Uros Medic
1540
Fight History (20 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 · Jan 11, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez · Jul 13, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →vs Alex Morono
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira · May 21, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →vs Geoff Neal
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Dec 11, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →vs Miguel Baeza
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · Jun 5, 2021
vs Li Jingliang
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar · Jan 16, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →vs Neil Magny
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · Nov 17, 2018
vs Mike Perry
UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio · Jul 16, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne · Feb 19, 2017
vs Zak Cummings
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres · Aug 6, 2016
vs Court McGee
UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans · Apr 16, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant · Dec 10, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero · Jun 27, 2015
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · Feb 22, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · Sep 13, 2014
vs Ryan LaFlare
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 · Nov 9, 2013
Loss
View Analysis →