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Santiago Ponzinibbio

Santiago Ponzinibbio

Acting

Biography

Professional mixed martial artist in the UFC Welterweight division.

Known For

The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil
7.0

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. This season marked the first time the show was filmed, in its entirety, outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, and consisted of 12 episodes and a live finale in Brazil. The season tournament finale appeared on pay-per-view in June 2012. It started filming in February 2012 and was in Portuguese. The season was produced by Floresta, a Brazilian production company, and aired in Brazil on Globo. Each episode was broadcast over the Internet at TUF.tv each Sunday night and later aired on Fuel TV in a marathon leading up to the finale.

The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil

2012
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
9.0

A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Alex Pereira (also former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Israel Adesanya is expected to headline the event. The pairing previously met at UFC 281 in which Pereira captured the title by fifth round knockout. The two also previously met twice in kickboxing matchups. The first in April 2016 which Pereira won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at Glory of Heroes 7 in March 2017 which Pereira won by third round knockout.

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

2023
UFC on ESPN 67: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
6.0

UFC on ESPN 67: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 3, 2025 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. A bantamweight bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo headlined the event.

UFC on ESPN 67: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo

2025
UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2
9.0

UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 11, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A women's strawweight rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas headlined this event.

UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2

2025
UFC on Fox 19: Teixeira vs. Evans
8.2

UFC on Fox 19: Teixeira vs. Evans was a mixed martial arts event held on April 16, 2016 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The event was the second that the organization has hosted in the Tampa Bay Area, and first since UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens in February 2009.

UFC on Fox 19: Teixeira vs. Evans

2016
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
N/A

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 11, 2021, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Charles Oliveira and former interim champion Dustin Poirier served as the event headliner.

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier

2021
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
1.5

UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place on December 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev

2022
UFC Fight Night 189: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
N/A

UFC Fight Night 189: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 5, 2021 UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai served as the event's headliner.

UFC Fight Night 189: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai

2021
UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
N/A

UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 16, 2017 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. A welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson and Santiago Ponzinibbio headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio

2017
UFC Fight Night 80: Namajunas vs. VanZant
N/A

UFC Fight Night 80: Namajunas vs. VanZant was a mixed martial arts event held on December 10, 2015 at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a women's strawweight bout between Paige VanZant and Rose Namajunas.

UFC Fight Night 80: Namajunas vs. VanZant

2015
UFC Fight Night 32: Belfort vs. Henderson 2
7.0

UFC Fight Night 32: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on November 9, 2013, at the Goiânia Arena in Goiânia, Brazil. The event was headlined by a rematch between longtime multi-divisional contenders Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson. Henderson defeated Belfort in their first encounter in 2006 at Pride 32 in a unanimous decision.

UFC Fight Night 32: Belfort vs. Henderson 2

2013
UFC Fight Night 140: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
N/A

UFC Fight Night 140: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on November 17, 2018 at Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A welterweight bout between Neil Magny and Santiago Ponzinibbio headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 140: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio

2018
UFC on ABC 1: Holloway vs. Kattar
5.5

UFC on ABC 1: Holloway vs. Kattar was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 16, 2021, at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar served as the event headliner.

UFC on ABC 1: Holloway vs. Kattar

2021
UFC Fight Night 105: Lewis vs. Browne
6.0

UFC Fight Night 105: Lewis vs. Browne was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 19, 2017, at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

UFC Fight Night 105: Lewis vs. Browne

2017
UFC on Fox 26: Lawler vs. dos Anjos
6.5

UFC on Fox 26: Lawler vs. dos Anjos was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 16, 2017, at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler and former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos. On October 13, UFC President Dana White announced that the winner of the main event would receive a title shot against current champion Tyron Woodley, who won the belt by defeating Lawler by first-round knockout at UFC 201.

UFC on Fox 26: Lawler vs. dos Anjos

2017
UFC Fight Night 70: Machida vs. Romero
0.5

UFC Fight Night 70: Machida vs. Romero was a mixed martial arts event held on June 27, 2015, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and 2000 Summer Olympics silver medalist in freestyle wrestling Yoel Romero.

UFC Fight Night 70: Machida vs. Romero

2015
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski
8.0

UFC Fight Night 51: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski was a mixed martial arts event held on September 13, 2014 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil. The event was headlined by a heavyweight rematch between Antônio Silva and Andrei Arlovski. Their first fight at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery ended in a unanimous decision victory for Silva.

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski

2014
UFC on ESPN 59: Namajunas vs. Cortez
N/A

UFC on ESPN 59: Namajunas vs. Cortez was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 13, 2024, at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, United States. A women's flyweight bout between former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas and Tracy Cortez headlined the event.

UFC on ESPN 59: Namajunas vs. Cortez

2024
UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir
6.0

UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir was a mixed martial arts event held on February 22, 2015, at the Ginásio Gigantinho in Porto Alegre, Brazil. A heavyweight bout between Antônio Silva and former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir

2015
UFC Fight Night 206: Holm vs. Vieira
2.0

UFC Fight Night 206: Holm vs. Vieira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 21, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 206: Holm vs. Vieira

2022