Santiago Ponzinibbio

"Argentine Dagger"

AGE	39 / Sep 26, 1986
HEIGHT	6'0" / 182.88 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
American Top Team

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 30

KO / TKO

57%

SUBMISSIONS

20%

DECISIONS

23%

Losses 10

KO / TKO

60%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

40%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Sam Patterson	UFC Fight Night 282 - Ankalaev vs. Guskov Jul / 25 / 2026	TKO (Punches) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:06
loss	Daniel Rodriguez	UFC on ESPN 67 - Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo May / 03 / 2025	TKO (Punches) Kevin MacDonald VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	1:12
win	Carlston Harris	UFC Fight Night 249 - Dern vs. Ribas 2 Jan / 11 / 2025	TKO (Punches) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	3:13
loss	Muslim Salikhov	UFC on ESPN 59 - Namajunas vs. Cortez Jul / 13 / 2024	Decision (Split) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Kevin Holland	UFC 287 - Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Apr / 08 / 2023	KO (Punch) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	3:16
win	Alex Morono	UFC 282 - Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Dec / 10 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	2:29
loss	Michel Pereira	UFC Fight Night 206 - Holm vs. Vieira May / 21 / 2022	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Geoff Neal	UFC 269 - Oliveira vs. Poirier Dec / 11 / 2021	Decision (Split) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Miguel Baeza	UFC Fight Night 189 - Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Jun / 05 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Jingliang Li	UFC on ABC 1 - Holloway vs. Kattar Jan / 16 / 2021	KO (Punch) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:25
win	Neil Magny	UFC Fight Night 140 - Magny vs. Ponzinibbio Nov / 17 / 2018	KO (Punch) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	4	2:36
win	Mike Perry	UFC on Fox 26 - Lawler vs. dos Anjos Dec / 16 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Gunnar Nelson	UFC Fight Night 113 - Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Jul / 16 / 2017	KO (Punches) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:22
win	Nordine Taleb	UFC Fight Night 105 - Lewis vs. Browne Feb / 19 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Cyril Desjardins VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Zak Cummings	UFC Fight Night 92 - Rodriguez vs. Caceres Aug / 06 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Court McGee	UFC on Fox 19 - Teixeira vs. Evans Apr / 16 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:15
win	Andreas Stahl	UFC Fight Night 80 - Namajunas vs. VanZant Dec / 10 / 2015	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:25
loss	Lorenz Larkin	UFC Fight Night 70 - Machida vs. Romero Jun / 27 / 2015	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:07
win	Sean Strickland	UFC Fight Night 61 - Bigfoot vs. Mir Feb / 22 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Wernei Cardoso VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Wendell de Oliveira Marques	UFC Fight Night 51 - Bigfoot vs. Arlovski 2 Sep / 13 / 2014	KO (Punches) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:20
loss	Ryan LaFlare	UFC Fight Night 32 - Belfort vs. Henderson Nov / 09 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Cleiton Duarte	SJSF - Sao Jose Super Fight 2 Jun / 09 / 2012	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:38
win	Sebastian de Oliveira Jr.	Insano Empalux - Grand Prix Mar / 02 / 2012	TKO (Punches)	1	2:12
win	Diego Vieira	Insano Empalux - Grand Prix Mar / 02 / 2012	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:59
win	William Dias	MBC - Monster Black Combat Dec / 12 / 2011	TKO (Retirement)	2	5:00
win	Sebastian de Oliveira Jr.	SJSF - Sao Jose Super Fight 1 Oct / 01 / 2011	TKO (Punches)	1	2:00
win	Lucas Nascimento	NCF - Nitrix Champion Fight 8 Sep / 17 / 2011	TKO (Knee Injury)	1	1:30
win	Deivid Daniel dos Santos	NCF - Nitrix Champion Fight 8 Sep / 17 / 2011	KO (Head Kick)	3	0:15
loss	Leonardo Mafra Teixeira	CMMA - Centurion Mixed Martial Arts 2 Jul / 09 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Marcos Delonei	1	3:17
win	Geverson Pereira Bergamo	BFL - Brazilian Fight League 9 Nov / 06 / 2010	Submission	1	0:00
win	Yuri Fraga	AF - Amazon Fight 5 Oct / 14 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Arthur Mariano	3	5:00
win	Felipe Santos	EFC - Expo Fighting Championship Aug / 21 / 2010	TKO (Punches)	1	4:25
win	Henrique Inseto	HK - Hero Kombat 1 Apr / 24 / 2010	TKO (Punches)	2	4:53
win	Ezequiel Ricci	Real Fights 7 - Apocalypse Night Mar / 27 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Andrez Jimenez	AFC - Argentina Fighting Championships 2 Dec / 27 / 2009	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:00
win	Diego Lopez	EFN - Explotion Fight Night 2 Nov / 01 / 2009	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:31
win	Matias Sosa Campi	Real Fights 6 - Respect Sep / 27 / 2009	Submission (Kimura)	0	0:00
win	Emiliano Candau	CDM - Cupide del MMA 2 Nov / 07 / 2008	TKO (Punches)	2	3:12
win	Lucas Funes	CDM - Cupide del MMA 1 Oct / 05 / 2008	TKO (Punches)	1	1:30
win	Gaston Micucci	CD - Copa Desafio Jul / 19 / 2008	KO (Head Kick)	3	3:13

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