Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Li Jingliang
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Li Jingliang
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Distance 96.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.1%)
Li Jingliang
Distance 90.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Head 83.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 8.0%)
Li Jingliang
Head 73.7% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 18.0% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ponzinibbio L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Li L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1043 / 2599 | 40.1% | 38.5% | 736 / 1811 | 40.6% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 37 | 54.1% | 67.8% | 40 / 75 | 53.3% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 34 / 55 | 61.8% | 67.0% | 70 / 108 | 64.8% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 775 / 2243 | 34.6% | 36.4% | 476 / 1469 | 32.4% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 137 / 240 | 57.1% | 70.7% | 108 / 167 | 64.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 185 / 208 | 88.9% | 83.0% | 262 / 358 | 73.2% | 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 Ponzinibbio L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Li L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1043 / 2764 | 37.7% | 39.1% | 597 / 1516 | 39.4% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 38 | 57.9% | 68.9% | 62 / 94 | 66.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 59 / 89 | 66.3% | 68.0% | 89 / 113 | 78.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 669 / 2248 | 29.8% | 35.6% | 543 / 1443 | 37.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 232 / 378 | 61.4% | 69.6% | 99 / 151 | 65.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 223 / 265 | 84.2% | 82.2% | 106 / 129 | 82.2% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ponzinibbio has more cage time on record.