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Punahele Soriano "Puna"

Active #45 welterweight · age 33 · Southpaw · 5'11" 180 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 72" 183 cm
At a glance
  • 4-fight UFC win streak
  • 57% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 43% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1510
Global Elo 1559 ±38
Rank
#45
top 59% of division
UFC record
7-4-0
KO 4 · Sub 0 · Dec 3
Streak
+4
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y +29
Last fight
Feb 21, 2026
Win by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 47m
Avg fight time
9:41
Bonuses
3
Fights per year
1.8
Ground control
33m
Since last fight
4mo

Honest Elo history

11 fights · tap & drag
Dec 14, 2019 — W vs Oskar Piechota Δ+32Jan 16, 2021 — W vs Dusko Todorovic Δ+32Jul 24, 2021 — L vs Brendan Allen Δ-26Feb 5, 2022 — L vs Nick Maximov Δ-30Jul 16, 2022 — W vs Dalcha Lungiambula Δ+28Jan 14, 2023 — L vs Roman Kopylov Δ-21Dec 2, 2023 — L vs Dustin Stoltzfus Δ-23Jun 8, 2024 — W vs Miguel Baeza Δ+17Jan 11, 2025 — W vs Uros Medic Δ+21Oct 4, 2025 — W vs Nikolay Veretennikov Δ+13Feb 21, 2026 — W vs Ramiz Brahimaj Δ+16 1420144014601480150015201540 202120232025 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":242.5,"elo":1483,"date":"2019-12-14","opp":"Oskar Piechota","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":1,"x":217.1,"y":155.9,"elo":1515,"date":"2021-01-16","opp":"Dusko Todorovic","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":2,"x":277.2,"y":225.2,"elo":1489,"date":"2021-07-24","opp":"Brendan Allen","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":3,"x":339.7,"y":304.1,"elo":1460,"date":"2022-02-05","opp":"Nick Maximov","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":4,"x":390.9,"y":228.9,"elo":1488,"date":"2022-07-16","opp":"Dalcha Lungiambula","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":5,"x":448.9,"y":285.7,"elo":1467,"date":"2023-01-14","opp":"Roman Kopylov","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":6,"x":551.4,"y":347.1,"elo":1444,"date":"2023-12-02","opp":"Dustin Stoltzfus","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":7,"x":611.6,"y":301.5,"elo":1461,"date":"2024-06-08","opp":"Miguel Baeza","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":8,"x":680.7,"y":246.8,"elo":1481,"date":"2025-01-11","opp":"Uros Medic","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":9,"x":765.4,"y":211.1,"elo":1495,"date":"2025-10-04","opp":"Nikolay Veretennikov","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":10,"x":810,"y":169.5,"elo":1510,"date":"2026-02-21","opp":"Ramiz Brahimaj","result":"W","delta":16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Feb 21, 2026 Ramiz Brahimaj W +16
Oct 4, 2025 Nikolay Veretennikov W +13
Jan 11, 2025 Uros Medic W +21
Jun 8, 2024 Miguel Baeza W +17
Dec 2, 2023 Dustin Stoltzfus L -23

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
57%
4 / 7
Finish rate
KO
4
57% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
3
43% of wins
KO: 4 (57%) 4 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 3 (43%) 3
Finishes by round
4 total
R1
3 75%
R2
1 25%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 490 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
79% Head
  • Head 79%
  • Body 19%
  • Leg 2%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
47% Ground
  • Distance 45%
  • Clinch 9%
  • Ground 47%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
50%
of losses by finish
2 of 4 · usually R2
1 KO/TKO 1 Sub 2 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1501
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 7 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Uros Medic
Elo 1549 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
5.8
+1.2 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 11 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1489
1536

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Punahele Soriano on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.