Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Santiago Ponzinibbio
“Argentine Dagger”
31-9-0
RESULT

Daniel Rodriguez def. Santiago Ponzinibbio (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 1:12
WIN
Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez
“D-Rod”
20-5-0
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, United States

Daniel Rodriguez defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio by TKO in round 3 (1:12) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo, held Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines.

Fight stats

Santiago Ponzinibbio
Daniel Rodriguez
0
Knockdowns
1
49 of 111
Significant strikes
66 of 166
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
40%
50 of 115
Total strikes
70 of 170
1 of 8
Takedowns
0 of 0
13%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:44
Control time
0:08
Significant strikes by target
31 of 83
Head
39 of 131
6 of 16
Body
20 of 25
12 of 12
Leg
7 of 10
49 of 111
Distance
64 of 164
0 of 0
Clinch
1 of 1
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 35
Sig. str.
35 of 81
15 of 35
Total str.
35 of 81
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:07
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
27 of 60
Sig. str.
22 of 63
28 of 64
Total str.
26 of 67
1 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:42
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
1
7 of 16
Sig. str.
9 of 22
7 of 16
Total str.
9 of 22
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:01
Referee
Kevin MacDonald
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

31-9-0
Record
20-5-0
0
Win Streak
3
39
Age
39
6'0"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
74"
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.78
SLpM
7.20
41%
Str. Acc.
49%
4.68
SApM
5.40
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.60
TD Avg.
0.51
27%
TD Acc.
50%
71%
TD Def.
64%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Santiago Ponzinibbio · 2-3
  • L
    Daniel Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs FigueiredoSat, May 3, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 1:12 · Welterweight
  • W
    Carlston Harris
    UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2Sat, Jan 11, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 3:13 · Welterweight
  • L
    Muslim Salikhov
    UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs CortezSat, Jul 13, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kevin Holland
    UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2Sat, Apr 8, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 3:16 · Welterweight
  • W
    Alex Morono
    UFC 282: Błachowicz vs AnkalaevSat, Dec 10, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 2:29 · weightClass.Catch Weight
Daniel Rodriguez · 3-2
  • W
    Kevin Holland
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Santiago Ponzinibbio
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs FigueiredoSat, May 3, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 1:12 · Welterweight
  • W
    Alex Morono
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kelvin Gastelum
    UFC Saudi ArabiaSat, Jun 22, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Ian Machado Garry
    UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs AlmeidaSat, May 13, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:57 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 14 fights
54.1
Avg sig. strikes
83.6
0.45
Avg takedowns
0.14
0:35
Avg control time
0:35
121
Career high strikes
175
3
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Santiago Ponzinibbio
Strike target
Daniel Rodriguez
71%
Head
64%
13%
Body
20%
17%
Leg
16%
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Strike position
Daniel Rodriguez
95%
Distance
95%
2%
Clinch
2%
3%
Ground
3%