Punahele Soriano

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Punahele Soriano
Born (1992-11-22) November 22, 1992 (age 32)
Wailua, Kauai County, Hawaii, U.S.
Other names Puna
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Middleweight
Reach 72 in[1]
Fighting out of O‘ahu, Hawaii
Team Xtreme Couture
Rank Brown belt in Judo[2]
Wrestling NCAA Division III Wrestling[3]
Years active 2017–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 14
Wins 10
By knockout 6
By submission 2
By decision 2
Losses 4
By knockout 1
By submission 1
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Punahele Soriano (born November 22, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

As a senior at Kahuku High School in Laie, Hawaii, on the North Shore of Oahu, Soriano was the 171-pound state wrestling champion, after placing third in the state as a junior. In addition to being a high school state champion in wrestling, he was a high school state judo champion. He went on to wrestle Division-III at Wartburg College in Iowa, where he earned All-America honors at the 2014 NCAAs by placing seventh in the 197-pound bracket, in the process becoming the first qualifier from Hawaii.[4][3][5]

Soriano's interest in MMA started through friend and current UFC fighter Dan Ige, who invited Soriano to help train MMA fighters in wrestling.[6]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Soriano compiled an amateur record of 4–0, from 2015 until 2016.[7] After making his professional debut in Hawaii on January 28, 2017, at X-1 World Events 45, and getting a first-round submission win, Soriano made his Middleweight and mainland debut on July 29, 2017, at PFL Everett against Jon Gover. He won the bout via first-round TKO.[8]

Soriano faced Rafael Celestino on April 6, 2019, at Titan FC 49. He won the bout via knockout in under a minute.[9]

After picking up a TKO win in just 45 seconds at V3 Fights 69 against James Horne, Soriano faced Jhonoven Pati on October 19, 2018, at LFA 52. He won the bout via a first-round rear-naked choke.[10]

Soriano was invited onto Dana White's Contender Series 17 on June 18, 2019, where he faced Jamie Pickett. He won the bout via unanimous decision, getting a UFC contract in the process and going past the first round for the first time in his MMA career.[11]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Soriano made his UFC debut against Oskar Piechota on December 14, 2019, at UFC 245.[12] He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[13]

Soriano faced fellow undefeated DWCS alumni Duško Todorović on January 16, 2021, at UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar. He won the bout, getting the TKO at the end of the first round.[14]

Soriano was scheduled to face Anthony Hernandez on June 26, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov.[15] The pairing was previously scheduled to take place in May 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris, but Soriano pulled out due to undisclosed reasons.[16] In turn, Hernandez pulled out in late May due to a hand injury and was replaced by Brendan Allen, with the new matchup taking place a month later at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw.[17] Soriano lost the fight via unanimous decision.[18]

Soriano faced Nick Maximov on February 5, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 200.[19] He lost the fight via split decision.[20] 12 out of 16 media scores gave it to Maximov.[21]

Soriano faced Dalcha Lungiambula on July 16, 2022 at UFC on ABC 3.[22] He won the fight via knockout in the second round.[23] This win earned Soriano his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[24]

Soriano faced Roman Kopylov on January 14, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 217.[25] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.[26]

Soriano was scheduled to face Sedriques Dumas on June 24, 2023 at UFC on ABC 5.[27] However, on June 15 it was announced that Soriano pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Cody Brundage.[28]

Soriano faced Dustin Stoltzfus on December 2, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 52.[29] He lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round two.[30]

Soriano faced Miguel Baeza in his welterweight division debut on June 8, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 57.[31] After landing many ground strikes, he won the fight by unanimous decision.[32]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10–4 Miguel Baeza Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov June 8, 2024 3 5:00 Louisville, Kentucky, United States Welterweight debut.
Loss 9–4 Dustin Stoltzfus Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan December 2, 2023 2 4:10 Austin, Texas, United States
Loss 9–3 Roman Kopylov TKO (body kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov January 14, 2023 2 3:19 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 9–2 Dalcha Lungiambula KO (punches) UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez July 16, 2022 2 0:28 Elmont, New York, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 8–2 Nick Maximov Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland February 5, 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 8–1 Brendan Allen Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw July 24, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–0 Duško Todorović TKO (punches) UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar January 16, 2021 1 4:48 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 7–0 Oskar Piechota KO (punch) UFC 245 December 14, 2019 1 3:17 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 6–0 Jamie Pickett Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series 17 June 18, 2019 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 5–0 Jhonoven Pati Submission (rear-naked choke) LFA 52 October 19, 2018 1 3:36 Belton, Texas, United States
Win 4–0 James Horne TKO (punches) V3 Fights 69 June 16, 2018 1 0:45 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win 3–0 Rafael Celestino KO (punches) Titan FC 49 April 6, 2018 1 0:31 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win 2–0 Jon Gover TKO (punches) PFL Everett July 29, 2017 1 2:36 Everett, Washington, United States Middleweight debut.
Win 1–0 Jon Ferrell Submission (rear-naked choke) X-1 World Events 45: Live January 28, 2017 1 2:20 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Heavyweight debut.

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See also

References

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