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Neil Magny vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio

UFC 25-13-0 vs. 12-9-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
25-13-0
UFC record
12-9-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
39
AgeΔ 1 yrs
40
6'3"
HeightΔ 3"
6'0"
80"
ReachΔ 7"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 0.7 mo
2.9
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Santiago Ponzinibbio carries real power — 0.70 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Neil Magny hunts takedowns — 2.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.
Santiago Ponzinibbio rarely shoots — 0.58 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Neil Magny

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2413
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 24 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 18-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Santiago Ponzinibbio

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 129
Tier 3 — regional circuit 161

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

15303.39/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
10974.67/min · norm 3.17
10872.41/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
11244.79/min · norm 3.08
47.1%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
40.8%norm 44.75%
51.7%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
61.1%norm 55.25%
20.07/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
110.70/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Neil Magny

Distance 74.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 8.1%)

Santiago Ponzinibbio

Distance 96.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Neil Magny

Head 81.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.0%)

Santiago Ponzinibbio

Head 83.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Magny L/AAccWelterweight med Ponzinibbio L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 892 / 2425 36.8% 38.5% 1043 / 2599 40.1% 38.5%
In the clinch 272 / 357 76.2% 67.8% 20 / 37 54.1% 67.8%
On the ground 366 / 468 78.2% 67.0% 34 / 55 61.8% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 1087 / 2663 40.8% 36.4% 775 / 2243 34.6% 36.4%
To the body 283 / 375 75.5% 70.7% 137 / 240 57.1% 70.7%
To the legs 160 / 212 75.5% 83.0% 185 / 208 88.9% 83.0%

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: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Magny L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Ponzinibbio L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 783 / 1783 43.9% 39.1% 1043 / 2764 37.7% 39.1%
In the clinch 98 / 171 57.3% 68.9% 22 / 38 57.9% 68.9%
On the ground 206 / 295 69.8% 68.0% 59 / 89 66.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 628 / 1677 37.4% 35.6% 669 / 2248 29.8% 35.6%
To the body 165 / 242 68.2% 69.6% 232 / 378 61.4% 69.6%
To the legs 294 / 330 89.1% 82.2% 223 / 265 84.2% 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
6439.5% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
926.5% acc · 0.58/15 · norm 1.31
6455.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2771.1% def · norm 63.9%
95:3721.2% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
11:374.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
148:174:55 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
11:060:42 per 15 · norm 3:15
90.30/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.44

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Magny has more cage time on record.