Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Sean Strickland
Santiago Ponzinibbio is 31-10-0; Sean Strickland is 31-7-0. Santiago Ponzinibbio is 5 years older than Sean Strickland. Sean Strickland has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Santiago Ponzinibbio. Sean Strickland is 1" · 3 cm taller than Santiago Ponzinibbio. They have met once: Santiago Ponzinibbio 1, Sean Strickland 0.
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Style & credentials
Santiago Ponzinibbio
KickboxingBJJBoxing
- —Black belt · BJJ
- —Nitrix 77kg ChampionNitrix Champion Fight
- —Sao Jose SuperFight 77kg ChampionSao Jose SuperFight
- —Black Monster 77kg ChampionBlack Monster
Sean Strickland
BoxingBJJMMA
- —Black belt · BJJRicardo Feliciano
- 2023UFC Middleweight ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
- 2012King of the Cage Middleweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
- 2012King of the Cage Interim Middleweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
71%81%
Head
12%14%
Body
17%5%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Santiago Ponzinibbiolast 6 fights
81%14%
Sean Stricklandlast 10 fights
78%18%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Santiago Ponzinibbio· from fights outside the UFC Sean Strickland· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.675.98
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Santiago Ponzinibbio · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.794.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Santiago Ponzinibbio · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.580.66
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Santiago Ponzinibbio · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
26%62%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Santiago Ponzinibbio · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
71%69%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Santiago Ponzinibbio · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Santiago Ponzinibbio · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.67
Strikes landed / min5.98
4.79
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.53
0.58 / 2.2
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.66 / 1.1
26%
Takedown accuracy62%
71%
Takedown defence69%
0:33
Control time / fight1:21
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
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
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
Sean Strickland25 UFC fights · 2430 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
74%1790/4753
13%327/506
5%122/156
Clinch
3%66/105
0%10/10
0%2/2
Ground
4%107/178
0%6/7
0%0/0
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
Santiago Ponzinibbio29 of 40 ended early · 73%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
16 early stoppages have no logged time
Sean Strickland18 of 38 ended early · 47%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
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
Sean Strickland3-2
- WUFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland · May 9, 2026Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez · Feb 21, 2026TKO · R3 · 2:23 · Middleweight
- LUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 · Feb 9, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
- WUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland · Sep 10, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov · Jan 14, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland · Dec 17, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Strickland · Feb 5, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hall vs Strickland · Jul 31, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka · May 1, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Hall vs Silva · Oct 31, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis · Nov 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 15, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · Feb 22, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WMatt LaglerKOTC: Split Decision · Aug 29, 2013TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Middleweight
- WYusuke SakashitaKOTC: Worldwide · Jul 5, 2013Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WBill AlbrechtKOTC: Restitution · Feb 7, 2013TKO · R1 · 2:41 · Middleweight
- WJosh BryantKOTC: Unification · Dec 8, 2012Split Decision · Middleweight
- WBrandon HuntKOTC: Hardcore · Apr 26, 2012TKO · R1 · 3:24 · Middleweight
- WBrandon HuntKOTC: Steel Curtain · Dec 17, 2011TKO · R1 · 3:48 · Catchweight
- WBrett SbardellaKing of the Cage · Aug 6, 2011TKO
- WDonavin HawkeyKOTC: Platinum · Nov 25, 2010SUB · R1 · 1:21 · Middleweight
- WAdriel MontesKOTC Underground 63 · Oct 2, 2010TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Light Heavyweight
- WJorge InterianoLong Beach Fight Night · Jan 3, 2010DEC
- WWilliam WheelerKOTC Underground 45 · Oct 3, 2009SUB · R1 · 1:55 · Light Heavyweight
- WBrandon EllsworthKOTC Underground 33 · Mar 14, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:28 · Middleweight
- WTyler PottettKOTC Underground 20 · Mar 22, 2008SUB · R2 · 1:53 · Welterweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Santiago Ponzinibbio and Sean Strickland ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir (Sun, Feb 22, 2015), where Santiago Ponzinibbio won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Santiago Ponzinibbio and Sean Strickland?
Santiago Ponzinibbio is 31-10-0 and Sean Strickland is 31-7-0.
Who has the longer reach, Santiago Ponzinibbio or Sean Strickland?
Sean Strickland has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Santiago Ponzinibbio, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Santiago Ponzinibbio or Sean Strickland?
Sean Strickland is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Santiago Ponzinibbio stands 6'0" · 183 cm.
Who is older, Santiago Ponzinibbio or Sean Strickland?
Santiago Ponzinibbio is 40 and Sean Strickland is 35.
Who has more finishes, Santiago Ponzinibbio or Sean Strickland?
Santiago Ponzinibbio has 23 wins inside the distance (17 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Sean Strickland has 16 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).
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