Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
RESULT
Michel Pereira def. Santiago Ponzinibbio (Split Decision)
Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Michel Pereira defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira, held Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Fight stats
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Michel Pereira
0
Knockdowns
0
105 of 220
Significant strikes
110 of 216
48%
Sig. strike accuracy
51%
106 of 221
Total strikes
110 of 216
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
25%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:18
Control time
0:01
Significant strikes by target
78 of 185
Head
52 of 143
13 of 18
Body
42 of 56
14 of 17
Leg
16 of 17
103 of 217
Distance
108 of 214
1 of 1
Clinch
2 of 2
1 of 2
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
16 of 39
Sig. str.
24 of 45
16 of 39
Total str.
24 of 45
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
34 of 66
Sig. str.
35 of 70
35 of 67
Total str.
35 of 70
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:18
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
55 of 115
Sig. str.
51 of 101
55 of 115
Total str.
51 of 101
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Michael Bell
| # | Ponzinibbio | Pereira |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 10 | 9 |
Total2829
Junichiro Kamijo
| # | Ponzinibbio | Pereira |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | 9 |
Total2928
Ron McCarthy
| # | Ponzinibbio | Pereira |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 9 | 10 |
Total2730
Media Scores
6
Ponzinibbio
–
9
Pereira
●29–28 Pereira×8●29–28 Ponzinibbio×6●30–27 Pereira
All 15 media scorecards▾
- MMAMania.com30–27Pereira
- Jillian DeCoursey29–28Pereira
- CombatPress.com29–28Pereira
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29–28Pereira
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com29–28Pereira
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29–28Pereira
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29–28Pereira
- Tudor Leonte · Sherdog.com29–28Pereira
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29–28Pereira
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29–28Ponzinibbio
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com29–28Ponzinibbio
- Nick Baldwin · theScore29–28Ponzinibbio
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29–28Ponzinibbio
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29–28Ponzinibbio
- MMAJunkie.com29–28Ponzinibbio
Fan Scorecards
36%
Ponzinibbio
3%
Draw
61%
Pereira
310 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Pereira50.3%●29–28 Ponzinibbio35.2%●30–27 Pereira9%●29–29 Draw2.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
98%
Pereira
R2
50%
Pereira
R3
76%
Ponzinibbio
Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾
Tale of the Tape
31-9-0
Record
32-14-0 (2 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
39
Age
32
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—
Striking Profile
4.78
SLpM
4.46
41%
Str. Acc.
51%
4.68
SApM
4.40
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.60
TD Avg.
1.21
27%
TD Acc.
56%
71%
TD Def.
75%
—
Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Santiago Ponzinibbio · 2-3
Michel Pereira · 1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs TorresSat, Jun 27, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs HernandezSat, Feb 21, 2026Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs PratesSat, Apr 26, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs PereiraSat, Oct 19, 2024TKO · R5 · 2:22 · Middleweight
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 20 fights · 16 fights
54.1
Avg sig. strikes
47.0
0.45
Avg takedowns
0.81
0:35
Avg control time
0:59
121
Career high strikes
110
3
Career high TDs
3
Strike Distribution
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Strike target
Michel Pereira
71%
Head
47%
13%
Body
42%
17%
Leg
11%
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Strike position
Michel Pereira
95%
Distance
84%
2%
Clinch
11%
3%
Ground
5%