All fightersSantiago Ponzinibbio
“Argentine Dagger”
Welterweight30-10RECORD
16KO / TKO WINS
7SUBMISSION WINS
7DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Argentine Dagger |
| Date of birth | 26 Sep 1986 |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Birthplace | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Team | Team Nogueira (formerly) American Top Team (2015–present) |
| Height | 183 cm (6′0″) |
| Reach | 185 cm (73″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight | 77.1 kg (170 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 19 Jul 2008 |
| UFC debut | 9 Nov 2013 |
| Last fight | 25 Jul 2026 |
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Fight history
40 professional fights on file (21 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Sam Patterson | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:06 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov | 25 Jul 2026 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Daniel Rodriguez | KO/TKO (punch) | 3 | 1:12 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo | 3 May 2025 | Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Kevin MacDonaldScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Carlston Harris | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:13 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 | 11 Jan 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Kerry HatleyScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Muslim Salikhov | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez | 13 Jul 2024 | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Dan MiragliottaScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Chris Lee 28-29, Eric Colon 29-28, Dean Abeyta 28-29 | |||||||
| Loss | Kevin Holland | KO/TKO (punch) | 3 | 3:16 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 | 8 Apr 2023 | Miami, Florida, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Dan MiragliottaScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Alex Morono | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:29 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | 10 Dec 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Catch Weight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Michel Pereira | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | 21 May 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 28-29, Ron McCarthy 27-30, Junichiro Kamijo 29-28 | |||||||
| Loss | Geoff Neal | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | 11 Dec 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Derek Cleary 27-30, Doug Crosby 29-28, Sal D'amato 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Miguel Baeza | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | 5 Jun 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 29-28, Sal D'amato 29-28, Dave Hagen 29-28 | |||||||
| Loss | Li Jingliang | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 4:25 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar | 16 Jan 2021 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Neil Magny | KO/TKO (punch) | 4 | 2:36 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | 17 Nov 2018 | Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Mike Perry | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos | 16 Dec 2017 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Yves LavigneScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Chris Lee 29-28, Jason Rodgers 29-28, David Therien 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Gunnar Nelson | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | 16 Jul 2017 | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Leon RobertsScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Nordine Taleb | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | 19 Feb 2017 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Cyril DesjardinsScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Ian Bridgeman 29-28, Sal D'amato 29-28, Craig Smith 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Zak Cummings | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres | 6 Aug 2016 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Tony Weeks 29-28, Dennis McMahon 29-28, Derek Cleary 30-27 | |||||||
| Win | Court McGee | KO/TKO (punch in clinch) | 1 | 4:15 | UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans | 16 Apr 2016 | Tampa, Florida, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Andreas Stahl | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 4:25 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant | 10 Dec 2015 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Lorenz Larkin | KO/TKO (punches in clinch) | 2 | 3:07 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero | 27 Jun 2015 | Hollywood, Florida, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Sean Strickland | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir | 22 Feb 2015 | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Wernei CardosoScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Guilherme Bravo 30-27, Mark Collett 30-27, Marcos Rosales 30-27 | |||||||
| Win | Wendell Oliveira Marques | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:20 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski | 13 Sep 2014 | Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Mario YamasakiScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Ryan LaFlare | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 | 9 Nov 2013 | Goiania, Goias, Brazil |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Mario YamasakiScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Cleiton Duarte | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:38 | São José Super Fight 2 | 9 Jun 2012 | São José, Brazil |
| Win | Sebastian Vidal | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:12 | Insano Empalux: Grand Prix | 2 Mar 2012 | São José, Brazil |
| Win | Diego Vieria | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:59 | Insano Empalux: Grand Prix | 2 Mar 2012 | São José, Brazil |
| Win | William Dias | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 5:00 | Monster Black Combat 1 | 12 Dec 2011 | Rio Grande, Brazil |
| Win | Sebastian de Oliveira Jr. | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:00 | São José Super Fight 1 | 1 Oct 2011 | São José, Brazil |
| Win | Lucas Nascimento | TKO (knee injury) | 1 | 1:30 | Nitrix Champion Fight 8 | 17 Sep 2011 | Joinville, Brazil |
| Win | Deivid Santos | KO (head kick) | 3 | 0:15 | |||
| Loss | Leonardo Mafra | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:17 | Centurion Mixed Martial Arts 2 | 9 Jul 2011 | Itajai, Brazil |
| Win | Geverson Pereira | Submission (choke) | 1 | N/A | Brazilian Fight League 9 | 6 Nov 2010 | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Win | Yuri Fraga | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Amazon Fight 5 | 10 Oct 2010 | Belém, Brazil |
| Win | Felipe Santos | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:25 | Expo FC 1 | 21 Aug 2010 | Sorocaba, Brazil |
| Win | Henrique Inseto | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:53 | Hero Kombat 1 | 24 Apr 2010 | São Sebastião, Brazil |
| Win | Ezequiel Ricci | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Real Fights 7 | 27 Mar 2010 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Win | Andrez Jimenez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:12 | Argentina FC 2 | 27 Dec 2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Win | Diego Lopez | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:31 | Explosion Fight Night 2 | 1 Nov 2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Win | Matias Sosa | Submission (kimura) | 1 | N/A | Real Fights 6 | 27 Sep 2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Win | Emiliano Candau | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:12 | Cupide del MMA 2 | 7 Nov 2008 | Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Win | Lucas Funes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:30 | Cupide del MMA 1 | 5 Oct 2008 | Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Win | Gaston Micucci | KO (head kick) | 3 | 3:13 | Copa Desafio 1 | 19 Jul 2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |