Santiago Ponzinibbio “Argentine Dagger”
UFC record 12-9-0 · professional record 31-10-0
- Age
- 40 (born Sep 26, 1986)
- Height
- 183 cm (6' 0")
- Reach
- 185 cm (73")
- Leg reach
- 103 cm (41")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 170 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Argentina
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Striker
- Gym
- American Top Team ATT Coconut Creek, FL
- UFC debut
- Nov 9, 2013
- Last fight
- Jul 25, 2026
6 fight-night bonuses: 3 Performance of the Night, 3 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.67
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 40%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 4.79
- Sig. strike defence
- 61%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.58
- Takedown accuracy
- 26%
- Takedown defence
- 71%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.00
- Knockdowns
- 11
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1,097
- Takedowns landed
- 9
- Total fight time
- 3h 54m 46s
- Control time
- 11m 37s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Sam Patterson | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 2 | 3:06 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov | Jul 25, 2026 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Daniel Rodriguez | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 3 | 1:12 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo | May 3, 2025 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Carlston Harris | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 3 | 3:13 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 | Jan 11, 2025 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Muslim Salikhov | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez | Jul 13, 2024 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Kevin Holland | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 3 | 3:16 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 | Apr 8, 2023 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Alex Morono | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 3 | 2:29 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | Dec 10, 2022 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Michel Pereira | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | May 21, 2022 | 0 | 105 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Geoff Neal | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | Dec 11, 2021 | 0 | 91 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Miguel Baeza | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | Jun 5, 2021 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Li Jingliang | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 4:25 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar | Jan 16, 2021 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Neil Magny | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 4 | 2:36 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | Nov 17, 2018 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Mike Perry | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos | Dec 16, 2017 | 1 | 78 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Gunnar Nelson | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | Jul 16, 2017 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Nordine Taleb | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | Feb 19, 2017 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Zak Cummings | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres | Aug 6, 2016 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Court McGee | KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch | 1 | 4:15 | UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans | Apr 16, 2016 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Andreas Stahl | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 4:25 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant | Dec 10, 2015 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Lorenz Larkin | KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch | 2 | 3:07 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero | Jun 27, 2015 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Sean Strickland | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir | Feb 22, 2015 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Wendell Oliveira Marques | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:20 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski | Sep 13, 2014 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Ryan LaFlare | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 | Nov 9, 2013 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |