// Roster IndexWelterweightDossier · Santiago Ponzinibbio
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
UFC · UNKNOWNSTOCK 0WELTERWEIGHT

Santiago
Ponzinibbio

// CALLSIGN"Argentine Dagger"·ARGENTINA
// PROFESSIONAL RECORD
30-9-0
// CURRENT FORM
1L STREAK
// CURRENT CAMP
UNRESOLVED
// NEXT_ASSIGNMENT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Santiago Ponzinibbio
// SUBJECT_-
ARG🇦🇷
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
HEIGHT
6'0"
REACH
6'1"
AGE
39
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Welterweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 39 bouts
WIN
30
LOSS
9
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
77%
30/39 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
77%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM1L STREAK · 2-3
WLLWL
Stock 0 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with elite knockout power — 57% of wins are by ko/tko.

// HOW_WIN

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

// VULNERABILITY

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM ABOVE
4.78
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.65
// STR. ACC BELOW
42%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM BELOW
4.68
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.74
// STR. DEF ABOVE
62%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG BELOW
0.60
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC BELOW
12%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF ABOVE
71%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG BELOW
0.00
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (30)
n = 30
KO/TKO · 17
SUB · 6
DEC · 7
17
KO/TKO
57%
6
SUB
20%
7
DEC
23%
// LOSSES (9)
n = 9
KO/TKO · 5
DEC · 4
5
KO/TKO
56%
0
SUB
0%
4
DEC
44%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
77% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 17 fights
57%
SUBANY ROUND · 6 fights
20%
DECFULL FIGHT · 7 fights
23%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER81TD DEFENSE69GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING55CARDIO70AGGRESSION43SUB THREAT33STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY75
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: KO Power. Lowest scored axis: Str Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power81
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense69
NOT ON FILE

Grappling60
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking55
NOT ON FILE

Cardio70
NOT ON FILE

Aggression43
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat33
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense30
NOT ON FILE

Recovery75
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power81 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense69 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling60 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking55 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio70 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression43 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat33 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense30 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery75 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100JUL 2008WJUL 2008WOCT 2008WNOV 2008WSEP 2009WNOV 2009WDEC 2009WMAR 2010WAPR 2010WAUG 2010WOCT 2010WNOV 2010LJUL 2011WSEP 2011WSEP 2011WOCT 2011WDEC 2011WMAR 2012WMAR 2012WJUN 2012LNOV 2013WSEP 2014WFEB 2015LJUN 2015WDEC 2015WAPR 2016WAUG 2016WFEB 2017WJUL 2017WDEC 2017WNOV 2018LJAN 2021WJUN 2021LDEC 2021LMAY 2022WDEC 2022LAPR 2023LJUL 2024WJAN 2025LMAY 2025// SCORE

  1. Start, JUL 2008, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, JUL 2008, momentum score 54, KO/TKO R3.
  3. Start, OCT 2008, momentum score 65, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, NOV 2008, momentum score 74, KO/TKO R2.
  5. Start, SEP 2009, momentum score 83, SUB R1.
  6. Start, NOV 2009, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  7. Start, DEC 2009, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  8. Start, MAR 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  9. Start, APR 2010, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  10. Start, AUG 2010, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, OCT 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  12. Start, NOV 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  13. Start, JUL 2011, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  14. Start, SEP 2011, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  15. Start, SEP 2011, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  16. Start, OCT 2011, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  17. Start, DEC 2011, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  18. Start, MAR 2012, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  19. Start, MAR 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  20. Start, JUN 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  21. Start, NOV 2013, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  22. Start, SEP 2014, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  23. Start, FEB 2015, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  24. Start, JUN 2015, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  25. Start, DEC 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  26. Start, APR 2016, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  27. Start, AUG 2016, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  28. Start, FEB 2017, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  29. Start, JUL 2017, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  30. Start, DEC 2017, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  31. Start, NOV 2018, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R4.
  32. Start, JAN 2021, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  33. Start, JUN 2021, momentum score 97, DEC R3.
  34. Start, DEC 2021, momentum score 90, DEC R3.
  35. Start, MAY 2022, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  36. Start, DEC 2022, momentum score 92, KO/TKO R3.
  37. Start, APR 2023, momentum score 85, KO/TKO R3.
  38. Start, JUL 2024, momentum score 78, DEC R3.
  39. Start, JAN 2025, momentum score 87, KO/TKO R3.
  40. Start, MAY 2025, momentum score 80, KO/TKO R3.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Jimenez), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 80.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
39/39 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
11
28%
4
10%
6
15%
1
3%
-
22
total
SUB
6
15%
-
-
-
-
6
total
DEC
-
-
11
28%
-
-
11
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 15 of 39 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
28%, fights rarely go the distance
// CAMP_PASSPORT · 07_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
American Top Team ATT Coconut Creek, FL
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
STRIKING-FIRST

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No canonical partner links are available for this camp record.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
39 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
KO/TKOR3 · 1:12
UFC on ESPN 67 - Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Carlston HarrisJan 11, 2025
KO/TKOR3 · 3:13
UFC Fight Night 249 - Dern vs. Ribas 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Muslim SalikhovJul 13, 2024
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 59 - Namajunas vs. Cortez
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Kevin HollandApr 8, 2023
KO/TKOR3 · 3:16
UFC 287 - Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
W
VS Alex MoronoDec 10, 2022
KO/TKOR3 · 2:29
UFC 282 - Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Michel PereiraMay 21, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 206 - Holm vs. Vieira
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Geoff NealDec 11, 2021
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 269 - Oliveira vs. Poirier
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Miguel BaezaJun 5, 2021
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 189 - Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Jingliang LiJan 16, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 4:25
UFC on ABC 1 - Holloway vs. Kattar
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
W
VS Neil MagnyNov 17, 2018
KO/TKOR4 · 2:36
UFC Fight Night 140 - Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
W
VS Mike PerryDec 16, 2017
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on Fox 26 - Lawler vs. dos Anjos
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Gunnar NelsonJul 16, 2017
KO/TKOR1 · 1:22
UFC Fight Night 113 - Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Welterweight. Professional record 30-9. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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