Daniel Rodriguez vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
Daniel Rodriguez is 20-6-0; Santiago Ponzinibbio is 31-10-0. Santiago Ponzinibbio is 1 year older than Daniel Rodriguez. Daniel Rodriguez has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Santiago Ponzinibbio. Daniel Rodriguez is 1" · 3 cm taller than Santiago Ponzinibbio. They have met once: Daniel Rodriguez 1, Santiago Ponzinibbio 0.
WelterweightMet once
Style & credentials
Daniel Rodriguez
BoxingBJJ
- —Purple belt · BJJEddie Bravo
- 2019Contract winner · DWCSwelterweight
- —Amateur MMA 7-0Record
Santiago Ponzinibbio
KickboxingBJJBoxing
- —Black belt · BJJ
- —Nitrix 77kg ChampionNitrix Champion Fight
- —Sao Jose SuperFight 77kg ChampionSao Jose SuperFight
- —Black Monster 77kg ChampionBlack Monster
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
62%71%
Head
20%12%
Body
18%17%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Daniel Rodriguezlast 8 fights
68%21%11%
Santiago Ponzinibbiolast 6 fights
81%14%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Daniel Rodriguez Santiago Ponzinibbio
Strikes landed / min
7.194.67
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Daniel Rodriguez · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fightersSantiago Ponzinibbio · Good · better than 82% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.444.79
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Daniel Rodriguez · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersSantiago Ponzinibbio · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.510.58
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Daniel Rodriguez · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersSantiago Ponzinibbio · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
50%26%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Daniel Rodriguez · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersSantiago Ponzinibbio · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
64%71%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Daniel Rodriguez · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersSantiago Ponzinibbio · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Daniel Rodriguez · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersSantiago Ponzinibbio · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
7.19
Strikes landed / min4.67
5.44
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.79
0.51 / 1.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.58 / 2.2
50%
Takedown accuracy26%
64%
Takedown defence71%
0:37
Control time / fight0:33
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Daniel Rodriguez16 UFC fights · 1279 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
58%736/1903
19%243/344
18%226/247
Clinch
1%13/18
1%11/11
0%1/1
Ground
4%48/80
0%1/1
0%0/0
Santiago Ponzinibbio21 UFC fights · 1097 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
67%737/2170
12%127/230
16%179/199
Clinch
2%17/33
0%2/2
0%1/2
Ground
2%21/40
1%8/8
0%5/7
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Daniel Rodriguez16 of 26 ended early · 62%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Santiago Ponzinibbio29 of 40 ended early · 73%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
16 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Daniel Rodriguez3-2
- L
- WUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025TKO · R3 · 1:12 · Welterweight
- W
- L
Full record · 26 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Almeida · May 13, 2023TKO · R1 · 2:57 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze · Aug 28, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 255: Figueiredo vs Perez · Nov 21, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Burns · May 30, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WQuinton McCottrellSMASH Global 9 · Dec 19, 2019TKO · R2 · 1:48 · Welterweight
- WRico FarringtonDana White's Contender Series 22 · Jul 30, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WIVAN CASTILLOCombate 31: Mexico vs. USA · Feb 22, 2019TKO · R2 · 2:31 · Catchweight
- WOzzie AlvarezCombate 25: Camino a Copa Combate · Sep 28, 2018TKO · R3 · 2:41 · Catchweight
- WAlex VelazcoCombate 23: México vs. El Mundo · May 18, 2018SUB · R3 · 2:41 · Lightweight
- W
- LVictor ReynaCombate 19: Queen Warriors · Dec 1, 2017Split Decision · Welterweight
- WJoel ChampionCombate 13 · Apr 20, 2017TKO · R1 · 1:55 · Welterweight
- WChristian GonzalezBellator 170: Sonnen vs. Ortiz · Jan 21, 2017TKO · R2 · 3:55
- WHector SaldañaCombate 8 · Aug 11, 2016SUB · R1 · 3:45 · Welterweight
- WChris GatesKOTC: Sanctioned · Jun 14, 2015SUB · R1 · 4:54 · Middleweight
Santiago Ponzinibbio1-4
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025TKO · R3 · 1:12 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs Cortez · Jul 13, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
Full record · 40 fightsShow less
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira · May 21, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Sakai · Jun 5, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne · Feb 19, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Caceres · Aug 6, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · Feb 22, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · Sep 13, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:20 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson · Nov 9, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WCleiton DuarteSão José Super Fight · Jun 9, 2012SUB
- WDiego VieiraSanta Catarina Regional · Mar 2, 2012SUB
- WSebastian de OliveiraSanta Catarina Regional · Mar 2, 2012TKO
- WWilliam DiasRio Grande do Sul Regional · Dec 12, 2011TKO
- WSebastian de OliveiraSão José Super Fight · Oct 1, 2011TKO
- WLucas NascimentoNitrix Champion Fight · Sep 17, 2011TKO
- WDeivid dos SantosNitrix Champion Fight · Sep 17, 2011TKO
- L
- WGeverson BergamoBrazilian Fight League · Nov 6, 2010SUB
- WYuri FragaAmazon Fight · Oct 14, 2010DEC
- WFelipe SantosSao Paulo Regional · Aug 21, 2010TKO
- WHenrique InsetoSao Paulo Regional · Apr 24, 2010TKO
- WEzequiel RicciReal Fights 7 · Mar 27, 2010Unanimous Decision
- WTBAArgentina Regional · Dec 27, 2009SUB
- WDiego LopezExplotion Fight Night 2 · Nov 1, 2009SUB · R1 · 2:31
- WMatias Sosa CampiReal Fights Argentina · Sep 27, 2009SUB
- WTBAArgentina Regional · Nov 7, 2008TKO
- WLucas FunesACDCC 1 · Aug 24, 2008TKO
- WTBAArgentina Regional · Jul 19, 2008TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Daniel RodriguezSantiago Ponzinibbio
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jul 19, 2025LTKO · ROUND 3 · 3:16Sat, Apr 8, 2023
- WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 12, 2024WTKO · ROUND 3 · 2:29Sat, Dec 10, 2022
- LSubmission · ROUND 3 · 3:33Sat, Nov 5, 2022WTKO · ROUND 4 · 2:36Sun, Nov 18, 2018
- WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 10, 2022LTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:25Sun, Jan 17, 2021
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 10, 2021WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 16, 2017
Frequently asked questions
Have Daniel Rodriguez and Santiago Ponzinibbio ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo (Sat, May 3, 2025), where Daniel Rodriguez won by TKO.
What are the records of Daniel Rodriguez and Santiago Ponzinibbio?
Daniel Rodriguez is 20-6-0 and Santiago Ponzinibbio is 31-10-0.
Who has the longer reach, Daniel Rodriguez or Santiago Ponzinibbio?
Daniel Rodriguez has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Santiago Ponzinibbio, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Daniel Rodriguez or Santiago Ponzinibbio?
Daniel Rodriguez is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Santiago Ponzinibbio stands 6'0" · 183 cm.
Who is older, Daniel Rodriguez or Santiago Ponzinibbio?
Santiago Ponzinibbio is 40 and Daniel Rodriguez is 39.
Who has more finishes, Daniel Rodriguez or Santiago Ponzinibbio?
Daniel Rodriguez has 13 wins inside the distance (9 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Santiago Ponzinibbio has 23 wins (17 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission).