Punahele Soriano "Puna"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record7-5 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record28-22 (56%) across 12 opponents
Last 5 opponents16-10 (61.5%) across 5 opponents
Age33
Height5' 11"
Reach72"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.15
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.69
Striking accuracy53%
Striking defense46%
Takedowns per 15 minutes2.10
Takedowns landed / attempted45%
Takedown defense50%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.25
Average fight time10.1 min

UFC wins: 4 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-09-05Daniil Donchenko3-0StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
2026-02-21Ramiz Brahimaj5-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
2025-10-04Nikolay Veretennikov1-2BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
2025-01-11Uros Medic4-2StrikerWKO/TKO R1 0:31UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
2024-06-08Miguel Baeza3-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov
2023-12-02Dustin Stoltzfus1-4BalancedLSubmission R2 4:10UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
2023-01-14Roman Kopylov1-2BalancedLKO/TKO R2 3:19UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
2022-07-16Dalcha Lungiambula2-3WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 0:28UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
2022-02-05Nick Maximov1-0WrestlerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
2021-07-24Brendan Allen4-1Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
2021-01-16Dusko Todorovic1-0—WKO/TKO R1 4:48UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
2019-12-14Oskar Piechota2-2Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R1 3:17UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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