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Punahele Soriano
“Puna”
United States
13-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 72"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Xtreme Couture
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1778
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
Won 4 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Soriano is a finisher. His wins come 7 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 4 by decision, a 69% finish rate. He puts people to sleep more than anything else, though he has gone to the scorecards too.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he lost a unanimous decision to Daniil Donchenko (16-2-0). Before that he beat Ramiz Brahimaj (13-7-0) by unanimous decision, then Nikolay Veretennikov (14-8-0) the same way.
- Style
- Southpaw with a 72" reach. He lands 4.04 significant strikes a minute at 51% accuracy and absorbs 3.55, defending 46% of the strikes thrown at him. He attempts 2.2 takedowns per 15 minutes and stops 50% of the ones he faces.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 7 KO/TKO (54%)
- 2 Submission (15%)
- 4 Decision (31%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 69%
- Last fought
- 2 months ago
13 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 57-20 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1755
- Lossvs Daniil Donchenko16-2-0 · Power Index 1831Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Sep 5, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse
Fight stats
Stat Punahele Soriano Daniil Donchenko Sig. strikes 15/84 83/137 Takedowns 4/11 0/1 Control time 3:32 0:41 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 5 37 Round 2 sig. strikes 6 33 Round 3 sig. strikes 4 13 - Winvs Ramiz Brahimaj13-7-0 · Power Index 1680Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 21, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez
- Winvs Nikolay Veretennikov14-8-0 · Power Index 1652Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 5, 2025 · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2
- Winvs Uros Medic14-3-0 · Power Index 1856KO/TKO · R1 · 0:31Jan 12, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2
Fight stats
Stat Punahele Soriano Uros Medic Sig. strikes 13/17 2/3 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:04 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 2 - Winvs Miguel BaezaDecision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 9, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov
Career Stats
Based on 13 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.04
- Striking accuracy
- 51%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.55
- Striking defense
- 46%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.20
- Takedown accuracy
- 48%
- Takedown defense
- 50%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20