Punahele Soriano (13-4, 9) was born in Wailua, Kauai County, Hawaii, U.S. on November 22, 1992. At the age of 24 years on January 28, 2017, he made his professional MMA debut against Jon Ferrell, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 14, 2019, 27-year old Punahele Soriano made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 245 against Oskar Piechota, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Soriano's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Ramiz Brahimaj at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez at age 33 on February 21, 2026. He is on a 4-fight winning streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Punahele Soriano's best fights have been against Duško Todorović, Dalcha Lungiambula, Uroš Medić, Nikolay Veretennikov, Ramiz Brahimaj, Oskar Piechota and Miguel Baeza. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Punahele Soriano".
Soriano has 4 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Punahele Soriano Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17  | Feb 21, 2026 33 years, 2 months 13-4 (9) | 33 years, 3 months 13-5 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
16 | Oct 4, 2025 32 years, 10 months 12-4 (9) | Nikolay Veretennikov | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
15  | Jan 11, 2025 32 years, 1 months 11-4 (9) | 31 years, 8 months 10-2 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
14 | Jun 8, 2024 31 years, 6 months 10-4 (8) | Miguel Baeza | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
13  | Dec 2, 2023 31 years 9-4 (8) | 32 years 14-5 (7) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke |
12  | Jan 14, 2023 30 years, 1 months 9-3 (8) | 31 years, 8 months 9-2 (8) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | Loss Body kick and punches |
11  | Jul 16, 2022 29 years, 7 months 9-2 (8) | 34 years, 11 months 11-4 (6) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | Win Punches |
10  | Feb 5, 2022 29 years, 2 months 8-2 (7) | 24 years, 1 month 7-0 (5) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | Loss |
9  | Jul 24, 2021 28 years, 8 months 8-1 (7) | 25 years, 6 months 16-4 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
8  | Jan 16, 2021 28 years, 1 months 8-0 (7) | 26 years, 7 months 10-0 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
7 | Dec 14, 2019 27 years 7-0 (6) | Oskar Piechota | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | Win Punch |
6  | Jun 18, 2019 26 years, 6 months 6-0 (5) | 30 years, 9 months 9-3 (8) | MD | 3 | UD | Win | |
5 | Oct 19, 2018 25 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Jhonoven Pati | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Jun 16, 2018 25 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | James Horne | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
3 | Apr 6, 2018 25 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Rafael Celestino | MD | 1 | KO | Win Punches | |
2 | Jul 29, 2017 24 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Jon Gover | PFL | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
1 | Jan 28, 2017 24 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Jon Ferrell | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
