Santiago Ponzinibbio

“Argentine Dagger”

OctagonStats Rating 1540

12-9-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 0" (183 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach73" (185 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornSep 26, 1986

Age40

DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.67

Str. Acc40%

SApM4.79

Str. Def61%

TD Avg0.58

TD Acc26%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L L W L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

21 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

7 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 5 decision wins

Losses by method

5 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 4 decision losses

Finish rate58%

Times finished56%

StreakL2

Best streak7

Avg fight11:11

Octagon time3h 54m

Opp win%72%

ActiveNov. 09, 2013 – Jul. 25, 2026 (14y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced3

Ranked wins2

Best ranked winSean Strickland (Champion Middleweight)

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

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3

Fight of the Night2

Total bonuses5

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Santiago Ponzinibbio "Argentine Dagger" is a 31-10-0 knockout artist.

Santiago debuted Nov. 09, 2013 vs Ryan LaFlare (loss). Longest win streak: 7. On a 2-fight losing skid. 14 years active (Nov. 09, 2013–Jul. 25, 2026).

Best wins: Sean Strickland (U-DEC R3, Feb. 22, 2015); Wendell Oliveira Marques (KO/TKO Punches R1, Sep. 13, 2014); Zak Cummings (U-DEC R3, Aug. 06, 2016).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD
Jul. 25, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov	L Sam Patterson	KO/TKO Punches	2	3:06	0 2	14 64	0 0
May. 03, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo	L Daniel Rodriguez	KO/TKO Punch	3	1:12	0 1	49 66	1 0
Jan. 11, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2	W Carlston Harris	KO/TKO Punches	3	3:13	1 1	76 73	0 0
Jul. 13, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez	L Muslim Salikhov	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	41 46	2 0
Apr. 08, 2023	UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2	L Kevin Holland	KO/TKO Punch	3	3:16	0 1	44 66	0 0
Dec. 10, 2022	UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev	W Alex Morono	KO/TKO Punches	3	2:29	1 1	66 38	0 0
May. 21, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira	L Michel Pereira	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	105 110	1 0
Dec. 11, 2021	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier	L Geoff Neal	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	91 85	1 0
Jun. 05, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai	W Miguel Baeza	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	121 104	0 0
Jan. 16, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar	L Li Jingliang	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:25	0 1	11 21	0 0
Nov. 17, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio	W Neil Magny	KO/TKO Punch	4	2:36	2 0	79 72	0 0
Dec. 16, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos	W Mike Perry	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	78 51	3 1
Jul. 16, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio	W Gunnar Nelson	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:22	1 0	7 5	0 0
Feb. 19, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne	W Nordine Taleb	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	53 48	0 0
Aug. 06, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres	W Zak Cummings	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	58 35	0 1
Apr. 16, 2016	UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans	W Court McGee	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:15	1 0	38 35	0 0
Dec. 10, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant	W Andreas Stahl	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:25	1 0	48 14	0 2
Jun. 27, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero	L Lorenz Larkin	KO/TKO Punches	2	3:07	0 1	33 64	0 0
Feb. 22, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir	W Sean Strickland	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	50 44	1 2
Sep. 13, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski	W Wendell Oliveira Marques	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:20	1 0	10 8	0 0
Nov. 09, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2	L Ryan LaFlare	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 1	25 75	0 5

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.