Santiago Ponzinibbiovs
Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez def. Santiago Ponzinibbio (TKO)
Welterweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, 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.
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"
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
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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%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Santiago Ponzinibbio · 2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs FigueiredoSat, May 3, 2025TKO · R3 · 1:12 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs CortezSat, Jul 13, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- WUFC 282: Błachowicz vs AnkalaevSat, Dec 10, 2022TKO · R3 · 2:29 · weightClass.Catch Weight
Daniel Rodriguez · 3-2
- WUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs FigueiredoSat, May 3, 2025TKO · R3 · 1:12 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs AlmeidaSat, May 13, 2023TKO · R1 · 2:57 · Welterweight
Common Opponents
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Daniel Rodriguez
Head-to-Head History
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%
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)