Fighter profile

Punahele Soriano

“Puna”

Welterweight · UFC record 7-5 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 5 Sep 2026

Ground HeavyPower Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)81

Power85

Striking defense63

Takedown defense67

WrestlingProvisional measure83

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 5 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING80.8

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING67.6

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Reach: 183 cm (6'0")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 33

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 27 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 5 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed18.7significant, per round

Strikes absorbed16.6per round

Striking differential+2.1per round

Takedown attempts1.41per round

Takedown defense50.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate57.1%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 18.7
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 16.6
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +2.1
Striking accuracy: 52.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 46.2%
Knockdowns per round: 0.22
Target: head / body / leg: 79.2% / 18.6% / 2.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 45.7% / 9.1% / 45.1%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.41
Takedowns landed per round: 0.63
Takedown accuracy: 44.7%
Takedown defense: 50.0%
Control time per round: 1:20
Submission attempts per round: 0.07
Reversals per round: 0.04

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 7-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 57.1%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 0 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 6 / 2
Average fight time: 10:45 (over 11 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Punahele Soriano — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 5 Sep 2026	Daniil Donchenko	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
Sat 21 Feb 2026	Ramiz Brahimaj	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
Sat 4 Oct 2025	Nikolay Veretennikov	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Sat 11 Jan 2025	Uros Medic	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:31	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
Sat 8 Jun 2024	Miguel Baeza	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov

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Punahele Soriano — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 2 Dec 2023	Dustin Stoltzfus	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 4:10	UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Sat 14 Jan 2023	Roman Kopylov	L	KO/TKO Kick	R2 3:19	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
Sat 16 Jul 2022	Dalcha Lungiambula	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 0:28	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Sat 5 Feb 2022	Nick Maximov	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
Sat 24 Jul 2021	Brendan Allen	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
Sat 16 Jan 2021	Dusko Todorovic	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:48	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
Sat 14 Dec 2019	Oskar Piechota	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:17	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

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