Punahele Soriano

“Puna”

OctagonStats Rating 1541

8-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornNov 22, 1992

Age33

DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.04

Str. Acc50%

SApM3.55

Str. Def46%

TD Avg2.20

TD Acc47%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.2

Recent form

L W W W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

13 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

4 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished40%

StreakL1

Best streak4

Avg fight10:30

Octagon time2h 16m

Opp win%72%

ActiveJun. 18, 2019 – Sep. 05, 2026 (8y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winUros Medic (#13 Welterweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Punahele Soriano "Puna" is a 13-5-0 knockout artist.

Punahele debuted Jun. 18, 2019 vs Jamie Pickett (win). Longest win streak: 4. 8 years active (Jun. 18, 2019–Sep. 05, 2026).

Best wins: Uros Medic (KO/TKO Punch R1, Jan. 11, 2025); Oskar Piechota (KO/TKO Punch R1, Dec. 14, 2019); Nikolay Veretennikov (U-DEC R3, Oct. 04, 2025).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Sep. 05, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse	L Daniil Donchenko	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	15 83	4 0	1 0
Feb. 21, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez	W Ramiz Brahimaj	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	40 38	3 3	0 0
Oct. 04, 2025	UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2	W Nikolay Veretennikov	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	39 9	4 0	1 2
Jan. 11, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2	W Uros Medic	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:31	1 0	13 2	0 0	0 0
Jun. 08, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov	W Miguel Baeza	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	144 7	5 0	0 3
Dec. 02, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan	L Dustin Stoltzfus	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	4:10	0 1	31 64	0 4	0 1
Jan. 14, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov	L Roman Kopylov	KO/TKO Kick	2	3:19	0 0	39 82	0 1	0 0
Jul. 16, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez	W Dalcha Lungiambula	KO/TKO Punch	2	0:28	1 0	17 11	0 2	0 0
Feb. 05, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland	L Nick Maximov	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	45 29	0 11	0 1
Jul. 24, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw	L Brendan Allen	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	66 94	0 0	0 0
Jan. 16, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar	W Dusko Todorovic	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:48	2 0	30 22	0 0	0 0
Dec. 14, 2019	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington	W Oskar Piechota	KO/TKO Punch	1	3:17	2 0	26 8	1 0	0 0
Jun. 18, 2019	DWCS 3.1	W Jamie Pickett	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	47 36	3 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.