Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“Puna”

Punahele Soriano

13-411 UFC

Grappler

Form

· 4W

Hot Streak

Early Chaos

5'11"ht·72"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightWRamiz Brahimaj·U-DEC·R3·2mo ago

Fighter Context

7–4UFC·

4KO

0Sub

3Dec

9.7min/fight

122UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

4–2(6 fights)

50%finish rate

+5.2str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.11

Positive

81%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.335

Strong

84%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

59%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

63%

Strong

73%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Soriano

Ground & Pound

Head Hunter

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.42

Str. Accuracy53%

490UFC landed/875attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.4 vs avg3.31

Str. Defense47%

KD Rate / fight0.55

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.09

CQ KO Power

Elite82%ile1.22

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

78%

Body

20%

Leg

By Position

Distance50%

Clinch8%

Ground43%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 111 rounds	Round 28 rounds	Round 35 rounds
Avg. Landed	22	18	21
Avg. Absorbed	18	16	9
Avg. Net	+5	+2	+12

Grappling

Soriano

G&P Threat

·163s ctrlActive Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.97

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.80

TD Accuracy51%

13UFC landed/27attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

TD Defense48%

20UFC defended/41opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

57%

Average

div avg 53%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 7

Submission0 / 7

Decision3 / 7

KD → Finish

4/4Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 4

Submission1 / 4

Decision2 / 4

Loss Pattern

2 of 4 losses by finish in R1–R2

Explosive starter. 4 KOs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

2.8pts

W3 dec

1.7pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 14 more in second half of career

11 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=8

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

5.0

4.3

4.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.0

3.8

1.9

Diff

+1.0

+0.5

+2.3

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-46%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Soriano — 11 UFC Fights

Result

Method

11 fights

Ramiz Brahimaj

U-DEC R3Feb '26

·40 SS (43%)·38 abs·3/4 td·3 td taken·300s ctrl

Nikolay Veretennikov

U-DEC R3Oct '25

+30

·39 SS (72%)·9 abs·4/11 td·755s ctrl·1 sub att

Uros Medic

KO/TKO R1 · 0:31Jan '25

+11

·13 SS (76%)·2 abs·1 kd landed

Miguel Baeza

U-DEC R3Jun '24

+137

·144 SS (82%)·7 abs·5/6 td·658s ctrl

Dustin Stoltzfus

SUB R2 · 4:10Dec '23

-33

·31 SS (42%)·64 abs·4 td taken·1 kd taken

Roman Kopylov

KO/TKO R2 · 3:19Jan '23

-43

·39 SS (36%)·82 abs·0/3 td·1 td taken·6s ctrl

Dalcha Lungiambula

KO/TKO R2 · 0:28Jul '22

·17 SS (49%)·11 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·1 kd landed

Nick Maximov

S-DEC R3Feb '22

+16

·45 SS (71%)·29 abs·11 td taken·97s ctrl

Brendan Allen

U-DEC R3Jul '21

-28

·66 SS (44%)·94 abs·21s ctrl

Dusko Todorovic

KO/TKO R1 · 4:48Jan '21

·30 SS (45%)·22 abs·0/1 td·38s ctrl·2 kd landed

Soriano — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WJamie PickettDWCSU-DECR3Jun 2019

All Fighters

Welterweight

“Puna”

Punahele Soriano

13-411 UFC

Form

5'11"ht·72"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightWRamiz Brahimaj·U-DEC·2mo ago

Fighter Context

7–4UFC·

4KO

0Sub

3Dec

9.7min/fight

122UFC min

vs. Winning Record4–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.11

81%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.335

84%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

59%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

63%

73%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Soriano

Welterweight avg

Ground & PoundHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min4.42

Str. Accuracy53%

490UFC landed/875attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.4 vs avg3.31

Str. Defense47%

KD Rate / Fight0.55

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.09

CQ KO Power

Elite82%ile1.22

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

78%

Body

20%

Leg

By Position

Dist50%

Clinch8%

Ground43%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=11	R2 n=8	R3 n=5
Landed	22	18	21
Absorbed	18	16	9
Net	+5	+2	+12

Grappling

Soriano

Welterweight avg

G&P Threat

163s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.97

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.80

TD Accuracy51%

13UFC landed/27attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

TD Defense48%

20UFC defended/41opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 7 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

57%

Average

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

1Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.8pts

W3 dec

1.7pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=8

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

5.0

4.3

4.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.0

3.8

1.9

Diff

+1.0

+0.5

+2.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Soriano — UFC Fight Log

Ramiz Brahimaj

U-DEC·R3·Feb '26

40 SS (43%)·38 abs·3/4 td·3 td taken·300s ctrl

Nikolay Veretennikov

U-DEC·R3·Oct '25

39 SS (72%)·9 abs·4/11 td·755s ctrl·1 sub

Uros Medic

KO/TKO·R1·Jan '25

13 SS (76%)·2 abs·1 kd

Miguel Baeza

U-DEC·R3·Jun '24

144 SS (82%)·7 abs·5/6 td·658s ctrl

Dustin Stoltzfus

SUB·R2·Dec '23

31 SS (42%)·64 abs·4 td taken·1 kd taken

Roman Kopylov

KO/TKO·R2·Jan '23

39 SS (36%)·82 abs·0/3 td·1 td taken·6s ctrl

Dalcha Lungiambula

KO/TKO·R2·Jul '22

17 SS (49%)·11 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·1 kd

Nick Maximov

S-DEC·R3·Feb '22

45 SS (71%)·29 abs·11 td taken·97s ctrl

Soriano — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WJamie PickettDWCSU-DECR3Jun 2019

Round 111 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 35 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+12

n=11

n=8

n=5

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+12