Santiago Ponzinibbio (30-9, 23) was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 26, 1986. At the age of 21 years on July 19, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Gaston Micucci, winning the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On November 9, 2013, 27-year old Santiago Ponzinibbio made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 against a 30-year old Ryan LaFlare but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Ponzinibbio's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo at age 38 on May 3, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 20 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Santiago Ponzinibbio's best fights have been against Gunnar Nelson, Court McGee, Alex Morono, Carlston Harris, Wendell Oliveira, Andreas Ståhl and Miguel Baeza.
Ponzinibbio has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39  | May 3, 2025 38 years, 7 months 30-9 (23) | 38 years, 4 months 18-5 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
38  | Jan 11, 2025 38 years, 3 months 30-8 (23) | 37 years, 6 months 19-6 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
37  | Jul 13, 2024 37 years, 9 months 29-8 (22) | 40 years, 1 months 19-5 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
36  | Apr 8, 2023 36 years, 6 months 29-7 (22) | 30 years, 5 months 23-9 (19) | UFC | WL | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch |
35  | Dec 10, 2022 36 years, 2 months 29-6 (22) | 32 years, 3 months 22-7 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
34  | May 21, 2022 35 years, 7 months 28-6 (21) | 28 years, 7 months 27-11 (16) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
33  | Dec 11, 2021 35 years, 2 months 28-5 (21) | 31 years, 3 months 13-4 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
32 | Jun 5, 2021 34 years, 8 months 28-4 (21) | Miguel Baeza | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Jan 16, 2021 34 years, 3 months 27-4 (21) | 32 years, 9 months 17-6 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
30  | Nov 17, 2018 32 years, 1 months 27-3 (21) | 31 years, 3 months 21-6 (10) | UFC | WL | 4 | KO | WIN Punch |
29  | Dec 16, 2017 31 years, 2 months 26-3 (20) | 26 years, 3 months 11-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
28  | Jul 16, 2017 30 years, 9 months 25-3 (20) | 28 years, 11 months 16-2-1 (15) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
27  | Feb 19, 2017 30 years, 4 months 24-3 (19) | 35 years, 8 months 12-3 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Aug 6, 2016 29 years, 10 months 23-3 (19) | 32 years 19-4 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Apr 16, 2016 29 years, 6 months 22-3 (19) | 31 years, 4 months 17-4 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24 | Dec 10, 2015 29 years, 2 months 21-3 (18) | Andreas Ståhl | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23  | Jun 27, 2015 28 years, 9 months 20-3 (17) | 28 years, 9 months 15-4 (9) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
22  | Feb 22, 2015 28 years, 4 months 20-2 (17) | 23 years, 11 months 15-0 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
21 | Sep 13, 2014 27 years, 11 months 19-2 (17) | Wendell Oliveira | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
20  | Nov 9, 2013 27 years, 1 months 18-2 (16) | 30 years, 1 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19 | Jun 9, 2012 25 years, 8 months 18-1 (16) | Cleiton Duarte | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
18 | Mar 2, 2012 25 years, 5 months 17-1 (15) | Sebastian Vidal | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Mar 2, 2012 25 years, 5 months 16-1 (14) | Diego Vieria | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
16 | Dec 12, 2011 25 years, 2 months 15-1 (13) | William Dias | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
15 | Oct 1, 2011 25 years 14-1 (12) | Sebastian de Oliveira Jr. | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Sep 17, 2011 24 years, 11 months 13-1 (11) | Lucas Nascimento | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee injury | |
13 | Sep 17, 2011 24 years, 11 months 12-1 (10) | Deivid Santos | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
12 | Jul 9, 2011 24 years, 9 months 11-1 (9) | Leonardo Mafra | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
11 | Nov 6, 2010 24 years, 1 months 11-0 (9) | Geverson Pereira | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
10 | Oct 10, 2010 24 years 10-0 (8) | Yuri Fraga | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Aug 21, 2010 23 years, 10 months 9-0 (8) | Felipe Santos | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Apr 24, 2010 23 years, 6 months 8-0 (7) | Henrique Inseto | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Mar 27, 2010 23 years, 6 months 7-0 (6) | Ezequiel Ricci | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Dec 27, 2009 23 years, 3 months 6-0 (6) | Andrez Jimenez | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Nov 1, 2009 23 years, 1 months 5-0 (5) | Diego Lopez | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
4 | Sep 27, 2009 23 years 4-0 (4) | Matias Sosa | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
3 | Nov 7, 2008 22 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Emiliano Candau | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Oct 5, 2008 22 years 2-0 (2) | Lucas Funes | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Jul 19, 2008 21 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Gaston Micucci | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Head kick |
