Punahele Soriano: record, fights and statistics
Punahele Soriano (“Puna”) is a welterweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 13-5-0. StatsNext stores 12 UFC bouts for Punahele Soriano (7-5). In the 4 fights stored since Jan 11, 2025, Punahele Soriano is 3-1.
Profile
| Height | 5'11" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 72" |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Born | 1992 |
What are Punahele Soriano's fighting stats?
Across 12 stored UFC bouts with statistics (122 minutes) through September 5, 2026, Punahele Soriano lands 4.15 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 3.69, with 52.7% striking accuracy and 46.2% striking defense. Grappling: 2.10 takedowns per 15 minutes at 44.7% accuracy, 50.0% takedown defense, 0.25 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 7-5 in 12 stored UFC bouts, 4 of 7 wins inside the distance.
Punahele Soriano: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 4.15 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 3.69 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 52.7% |
| Significant striking defense | 46.2% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.74 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 2.10 |
| Takedown accuracy | 44.7% |
| Takedown defense | 50.0% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.25 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 4.47 |
| Share of fight time in control | 29.8% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 12 (121.6) |
Significant strikes landed: 79.2% head, 18.6% body, 2.2% legs; 44.9% at distance, 8.6% in the clinch, 46.5% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 4 | 1 |
| Submission | 0 | 1 |
| Decision | 3 | 3 |
7-5 in the 12 stored UFC bouts since December 14, 2019, averaging 10.1 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
2026 season: Punahele Soriano among fighters
| Figure | Punahele Soriano | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Wins by KO, TKO or submission | 0.0 | 262nd of 360 |
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 1.83 | 216th of 243 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 4.03 | 140th of 243 |
| Significant strike accuracy | 31.3 | 234th of 243 |
| Significant strike defense | 40.7 | 162nd of 177 |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.00 | 113th of 243 |
| Takedowns landed per 15 minutes | 3.50 | 23rd of 243 |
| Takedown accuracy | 46.7 | 9th of 44 |
| Takedown defense | 75.0 | 17th of 55 |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.50 | 71st of 243 |
| Share of fight time in control | 28.4 | 57th of 243 |
The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).
Wins and losses by method since Jan 11, 2025
- 3 wins: 2 by decision, 1 by ko/tko
- 1 loss: 1 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since Jan 11, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 107 of 247 (43.3%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 132 of 219 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 1 |
| Takedowns landed | 11 of 26 |
| Opponent takedowns | 3 of 13 (76.9% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 2 |
| Control time | 21:11 |
Totals over 4 of 4 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | Daniil Donchenko (3-0) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 15 of 84 (83) | 4 of 11 | 3:32 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Ramiz Brahimaj (5-3) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 40 of 92 (38) | 3 of 4 | 5:00 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Nikolay Veretennikov (1-2) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 39 of 54 (9) | 4 of 11 | 12:35 |
| Jan 11, 2025 | Uroš Medić (4-2) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 0:31 | 0.5 | Welterweight | 13 of 17 (2) | 0 of 0 | 0:04 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Miguel Baeza (3-3) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 144 of 175 (7) | 5 of 6 | 10:58 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Dustin Stoltzfus (1-4) | Loss | Submission | R2 4:10 | 9.2 | Middleweight | 31 of 73 (64) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Roman Kopylov (1-2) | Loss | KO/TKO | R2 3:19 | 8.3 | Middleweight | 39 of 107 (82) | 0 of 3 | 0:06 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Dalcha Lungiambula (2-3) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 0:28 | 5.5 | Middleweight | 17 of 35 (11) | 0 of 1 | 0:04 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Nick Maximov (1-0) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 45 of 63 (29) | 0 of 0 | 1:37 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Brendan Allen (4-1) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 66 of 149 (94) | 0 of 0 | 0:21 |
| Jan 16, 2021 | Duško Todorović (1-0) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 4:48 | 4.8 | Middleweight | 30 of 66 (22) | 0 of 1 | 0:38 |
| Dec 14, 2019 | Oskar Piechota (2-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 3:17 | 3.3 | Middleweight | 26 of 44 (8) | 1 of 1 | 1:17 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
How to read these numbers
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