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Santiago Ponzinibbio

Santiago Ponzinibbio#49 WW

DEFENSIVE STRIKER
LATE-ROUND RISER
established · 21 UFC fights
30-14
Record
17 KO · 6 SUB · 7 DEC
Wins by method
LossLossWinLossLoss
Recent form
39
Age
183 cm
Height
185 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-07-25
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P71
Volume
P89
Striking Efficiency
P58
Range Sniper
P87
Kickboxing
P79
Clinch Striking
P0
Defensive Striking
P87
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P14
Pressure Wrestling
P43
Top Control
P35
Submission
P29
Anti-Wrestling
P57
Grappling Defense
P89
Scrambler
P1
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P83
Finisher
P67
Damage Resistance
P22
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P7
Pace
P30
Late Fighter
P95
GLOBAL
Versatility
P55
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. DEFENSIVE STRIKER2024-07-13 → CURRENT · 4 fights
  2. VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2022-05-21 → 2023-04-08 · 3 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-07-25
Striking
4.67
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
4.79
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
41%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
61%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.70
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.57
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.57
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
2.17
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
26%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
71%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
0:45
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.00
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head71%
Body12%
Leg17%
Position
Distance95%
Clinch2%
Ground3%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2143R3143increasing
TakedownsR1100R2300R3236increasing
ControlR1100R2261R3340increasing

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
71%
Model correct (5/7)
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Fighter wins when model favored
2/7
Fighter wins when model underdog
—
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-07-25
vs Sam Patterson Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
21.8%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-05-03
vs Daniel Rodriguez Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
39.8%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-01-11
vs Carlston Harris Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
44.4%
Model · pick ✗
→
2024-07-13
vs Muslim Salikhov Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
47.8%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-04-08
vs Kevin Holland Loss · KO/TKO
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
27.5%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-12-10
vs Alex Morono Win · KO/TKO
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
37.5%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-05-21
vs Michel Pereira Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
26.9%
Model · pick ✓
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