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Punahele Soriano
“Puna”
United StatesWelterweightActiveage 33
13-5
72% win rate
L1 streak
Peak Vertex
2026-02-21 → 2026-02-2121held 8 bouts-12 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · U-Dec · 2026-02-21
EndedLvs · U-Dec · 2026-09-05 · score → 9
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
7 wins5 losseslast 5: L W W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(12) | R2(9) | R3(6) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 31.3 | 24.3 | 18.2 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 21.0 | 21.9 | 10.0 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 0.38 | 0.56 | 1.33 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.58 | 0.96 | 1.00 | — | — |
| Control time | 0:51 | 1:29 | 2:24 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night2026-09-05L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 22025-10-04W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 22025-01-11W·KO·R1 · 0:31
- UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov2024-06-08W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan2023-12-02L·Sub·R2 · 4:10
- UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov2023-01-14L·KO·R2 · 3:19
- UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez2022-07-16W·KO·R2 · 0:28
- L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw2021-07-24L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar2021-01-16W·KO·R1 · 4:48
- UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington2019-12-14W·KO·R1 · 3:17
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Punahele Soriano's return to UFC competition has been delayed following a car accident that left the Hawaiian fighter dealing with injuries.
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
