Santiago Ponzinibbio "Argentine Dagger"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record12-9 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record109-48 (69.4%) across 21 opponents
Last 5 opponents32-18 (64%) across 5 opponents
Age40
Height6' 0"
Reach73"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.67
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.79
Striking accuracy41%
Striking defense61%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.58
Takedowns landed / attempted26%
Takedown defense71%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Average fight time11.2 min

UFC wins: 7 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 5 decision. UFC losses: 5 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 4 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-07-25Sam Patterson4-2Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R2 3:06UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
2025-05-03Daniel Rodriguez8-4StrikerLKO/TKO R3 1:12UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
2025-01-11Carlston Harris4-2BalancedWKO/TKO R3 3:13UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
2024-07-13Muslim Salikhov6-4BalancedLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
2023-04-08Kevin Holland10-6 (1 NC)StrikerLKO/TKO R3 3:16UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
2022-12-10Alex Morono11-4 (1 NC)StrikerWKO/TKO R3 2:29UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
2022-05-21Michel Pereira5-2StrikerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
2021-12-11Geoff Neal5-2StrikerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
2021-06-05Miguel Baeza3-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
2021-01-16Li Jingliang9-4StrikerLKO/TKO R1 4:25UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
2018-11-17Neil Magny14-5WrestlerWKO/TKO R4 2:36UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
2017-12-16Mike Perry4-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
2017-07-16Gunnar Nelson7-2Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R1 1:22UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
2017-02-19Nordine Taleb4-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
2016-08-06Zak Cummings4-1GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
2016-04-16Court McGee6-3WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 4:15UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
2015-12-10Andreas Stahl0-1BalancedWKO/TKO R1 4:25UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
2015-06-27Lorenz Larkin2-4BalancedLKO/TKO R2 3:07UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero
2015-02-22Sean Strickland2-0BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
2014-09-13Wendell Oliveira MarquesUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 1:20UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski
2013-11-09Ryan LaFlare1-0GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2

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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