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Santiago Ponzinibbio

UFC Record
12-9
Age
40
Height
6'0"
Reach
73"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1370Today
1608Best, Dec 2017
1537Classic Elo
#314 Men: Pound for Pound#58 Welterweight
1300140015001600170020142016201820202022202420261504 going into Ryan LaFlare, Nov 20131511 going into Wendell Oliveira Marques, Sep 20141533 going into Sean Strickland, Feb 20151507 going into Lorenz Larkin, Jun 20151413 going into Andreas Stahl, Dec 20151482 going into Court McGee, Apr 20161526 going into Zak Cummings, Aug 20161564 going into Nordine Taleb, Feb 20171592 going into Gunnar Nelson, Jul 20171608 going into Mike Perry, Dec 20171603 going into Neil Magny, Nov 20181550 going into Li Jingliang, Jan 20211512 going into Miguel Baeza, Jun 20211540 going into Geoff Neal, Dec 20211517 going into Michel Pereira, May 20221498 going into Alex Morono, Dec 20221538 going into Kevin Holland, Apr 20231440 going into Muslim Salikhov, Jul 20241483 going into Carlston Harris, Jan 20251490 going into Daniel Rodriguez, May 20251408 going into Sam Patterson, Jul 20261370 today1370
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1537Today
1614Best, Jan 2021
1370Fighter Elo
#204 Men: Pound for Pound#44 Welterweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

1450150015501600165020142016201820202022202420261500 going into Ryan LaFlare, Nov 20131485 going into Wendell Oliveira Marques, Sep 20141501 going into Sean Strickland, Feb 20151519 going into Lorenz Larkin, Jun 20151501 going into Andreas Stahl, Dec 20151516 going into Court McGee, Apr 20161533 going into Zak Cummings, Aug 20161550 going into Nordine Taleb, Feb 20171566 going into Gunnar Nelson, Jul 20171582 going into Mike Perry, Dec 20171597 going into Neil Magny, Nov 20181614 going into Li Jingliang, Jan 20211596 going into Miguel Baeza, Jun 20211610 going into Geoff Neal, Dec 20211591 going into Michel Pereira, May 20221573 going into Alex Morono, Dec 20221590 going into Kevin Holland, Apr 20231573 going into Muslim Salikhov, Jul 20241555 going into Carlston Harris, Jan 20251570 going into Daniel Rodriguez, May 20251554 going into Sam Patterson, Jul 20261537 today1537
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

4.67Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
41%Striking Accuracy
4.79Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
61%Striking Defense
0.70Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
0.57Takedowns per 15 Minutes
26%Takedown Accuracy
71%Takedown Defense
0.00Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
5%Share of Fight Time in Control
11.2 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins705
Losses504

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Sam PattersonKO/TKO · R2 3:06Jul 25, 2026UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioSam Patterson
1408Fighter Elo Going In1514
1554Classic Elo Going In1532
14 of 86Significant Strikes64 of 132
14 of 86Total Strikes65 of 133
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns2
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:08
Lossvs. Daniel RodriguezKO/TKO · R3 1:12May 3, 2025UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioDaniel Rodriguez
1490Fighter Elo Going In1502
1570Classic Elo Going In1562
49 of 111Significant Strikes66 of 166
50 of 115Total Strikes70 of 170
1 of 8Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:44Control Time0:08
Winvs. Carlston HarrisKO/TKO · R3 3:13Jan 11, 2025UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioCarlston Harris
1483Fighter Elo Going In1423
1555Classic Elo Going In1532
76 of 175Significant Strikes73 of 196
76 of 175Total Strikes78 of 211
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 5
1Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:38Control Time0:17
Lossvs. Muslim SalikhovSplit DecisionJul 13, 2024UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioMuslim Salikhov
1440Fighter Elo Going In1442
1573Classic Elo Going In1540
41 of 117Significant Strikes46 of 121
42 of 118Total Strikes69 of 146
2 of 5Takedowns0 of 5
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:29Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Kevin HollandKO/TKO · R3 3:16Apr 8, 2023UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioKevin Holland
1538Fighter Elo Going In1589
1590Classic Elo Going In1557
44 of 104Significant Strikes66 of 197
44 of 104Total Strikes67 of 198
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:07Control Time0:03
Winvs. Alex MoronoKO/TKO · R3 2:29Dec 10, 2022UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev

Catch Weight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioAlex Morono
1498Fighter Elo Going In1499
1573Classic Elo Going In1595
66 of 155Significant Strikes38 of 131
66 of 155Total Strikes38 of 131
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:01Control Time0:08
Lossvs. Michel PereiraSplit DecisionMay 21, 2022UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioMichel Pereira
1517Fighter Elo Going In1655
1591Classic Elo Going In1551
105 of 220Significant Strikes110 of 216
106 of 221Total Strikes110 of 216
1 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:18Control Time0:01
Lossvs. Geoff NealSplit DecisionDec 11, 2021UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioGeoff Neal
1540Fighter Elo Going In1599
1610Classic Elo Going In1549
91 of 229Significant Strikes85 of 161
91 of 229Total Strikes86 of 162
1 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:23Control Time0:03
Winvs. Miguel BaezaUnanimous DecisionJun 5, 2021UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioMiguel Baeza
1512Fighter Elo Going In1645
1596Classic Elo Going In1549
121 of 270Significant Strikes104 of 249
122 of 271Total Strikes104 of 249
0 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Li JingliangKO/TKO · R1 4:25Jan 16, 2021UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioLi Jingliang
1550Fighter Elo Going In1507
1614Classic Elo Going In1569
11 of 18Significant Strikes21 of 50
11 of 18Total Strikes21 of 50
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:02
Winvs. Neil MagnyKO/TKO · R4 2:36Nov 17, 2018UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioNeil Magny
1603Fighter Elo Going In1667
1597Classic Elo Going In1622
79 of 177Significant Strikes72 of 251
81 of 179Total Strikes72 of 251
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 2
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:41Control Time0:00
Winvs. Mike PerryUnanimous DecisionDec 16, 2017UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioMike Perry
1608Fighter Elo Going In1633
1582Classic Elo Going In1549
78 of 200Significant Strikes51 of 136
81 of 203Total Strikes51 of 136
3 of 3Takedowns1 of 1
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:58Control Time0:29
Winvs. Gunnar NelsonKO/TKO · R1 1:22Jul 16, 2017UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioGunnar Nelson
1592Fighter Elo Going In1613
1566Classic Elo Going In1578
7 of 12Significant Strikes5 of 7
7 of 12Total Strikes5 of 7
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:03Control Time0:00
Winvs. Nordine TalebUnanimous DecisionFeb 19, 2017UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioNordine Taleb
1564Fighter Elo Going In1583
1550Classic Elo Going In1546
53 of 171Significant Strikes48 of 121
65 of 183Total Strikes57 of 130
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:58Control Time0:00
Winvs. Zak CummingsUnanimous DecisionAug 6, 2016UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioZak Cummings
1526Fighter Elo Going In1556
1533Classic Elo Going In1547
58 of 126Significant Strikes35 of 152
60 of 128Total Strikes35 of 152
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 5
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:09
Winvs. Court McGeeKO/TKO · R1 4:15Apr 16, 2016UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioCourt McGee
1482Fighter Elo Going In1573
1516Classic Elo Going In1539
38 of 73Significant Strikes35 of 95
39 of 74Total Strikes37 of 98
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 4
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:08Control Time0:13
Winvs. Andreas StahlKO/TKO · R1 4:25Dec 10, 2015UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioAndreas Stahl
1413Fighter Elo Going In1439
1501Classic Elo Going In1484
48 of 77Significant Strikes14 of 34
49 of 78Total Strikes14 of 35
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 2
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:13Control Time0:17
Lossvs. Lorenz LarkinKO/TKO · R2 3:07Jun 27, 2015UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioLorenz Larkin
1507Fighter Elo Going In1531
1519Classic Elo Going In1482
33 of 101Significant Strikes64 of 115
36 of 104Total Strikes71 of 122
0 of 3Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:56Control Time0:31
Winvs. Sean StricklandUnanimous DecisionFeb 22, 2015UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioSean Strickland
1533Fighter Elo Going In1742
1501Classic Elo Going In1534
50 of 162Significant Strikes44 of 167
54 of 166Total Strikes46 of 169
1 of 3Takedowns2 of 4
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:28Control Time1:23
Winvs. Wendell Oliveira MarquesKO/TKO · R1 1:20Sep 13, 2014UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioWendell Oliveira Marques
1511Fighter Elo Going In1375
1485Classic Elo Going In1500
10 of 26Significant Strikes8 of 24
10 of 26Total Strikes8 of 24
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:01Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Ryan LaFlareUnanimous DecisionNov 9, 2013UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Santiago PonzinibbioRyan LaFlare
1504Fighter Elo Going In1617
1500Classic Elo Going In1517
25 of 81Significant Strikes75 of 170
32 of 92Total Strikes109 of 211
0 of 0Takedowns5 of 10
1Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:31Control Time7:14