Andreas Stahl vs.
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Andreas Stahl
Full career not yet synced for Andreas Stahl — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Santiago Ponzinibbio
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.12 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Andreas Stahl
Distance 84.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 14.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 8.1%)
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Distance 96.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Andreas Stahl
Head 80.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Head 83.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Stahl L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Ponzinibbio L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 40 / 122 | 32.8% | 38.6% | 1043 / 2599 | 40.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 20 / 37 | 54.1% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 34 / 55 | 61.8% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 33 / 117 | 28.2% | 37.2% | 775 / 2243 | 34.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 137 / 240 | 57.1% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 185 / 208 | 88.9% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Stahl L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Ponzinibbio L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 74 / 191 | 38.7% | 39.0% | 1043 / 2764 | 37.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 22 / 38 | 57.9% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 59 / 89 | 66.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 62 / 177 | 35.0% | 35.6% | 669 / 2248 | 29.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 69.6% | 232 / 378 | 61.4% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 223 / 265 | 84.2% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ponzinibbio has more cage time on record.