Soriano's nicknames
Soriano goes by the nicknames "Puna", "Story Time" and "Freakborg".
MMAUFCWelterweightSouthpaw
Punahele Soriano
United StatesAge, record and fight historyPunahele Soriano is a UFC fighter who has competed at Welterweight since 2024.
18pro fights12UFC fights
Updated
About Punahele Soriano
Punahele Soriano is a UFC fighter who was born on November 22, 1992, in Wailua, Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. He fights from the southpaw stance, holds a brown belt in Judo and fights out of O'ahu, Hawaii. His professional career began in 2017, and he fought at Middleweight in the UFC from 2019 to 2023 before moving to Welterweight, where he has fought since 2024.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Fight history12
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse | Daniil Donchenko | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez | Ramiz Brahimaj | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 | Nikolay Veretennikov | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jan 11, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 | Uros Medic | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:31 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov | Miguel Baeza | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan | Dustin Stoltzfus | L | Submission | 2 | 4:10 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov | Roman Kopylov | L | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:19 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez | Dalcha Lungiambula | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 0:28 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland | Nick Maximov | L | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw | Brendan Allen | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jan 16, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar | Dusko Todorovic | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:48 |
| Dec 14, 2019 | UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington | Oskar Piechota | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:17 |
How he is doing now
UFC record7-512 fights since 2019
Since moving up4-1at welterweight, since 2024
Last fightSep 5lost to Daniil Donchenko
Last 54-1LWWWWNewest first. Lost his last fight.
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First UFC fight
Soriano beat Oskar Piechota by KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:17 in his first UFC fight, at UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington on Dec 14, 2019.
Career
9years2017 to 2026
- 2019UFC debutBeat Oskar Piechota
- 2024WelterweightMoved up a division
- Sep 5, 2026Latest fightLost to Daniil Donchenko
How his UFC fights ended
7 wins
KO/TKO 4Decision 3
5 losses
KO/TKO 1Submission 1Decision 3
Divisions
- Welterweight: 4-12024 to 2026, 5 UFC fights
- Middleweight: 3-42019 to 2023, 7 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Dec 14, 2019: beat Oskar Piechota by KO/TKOUFC 245: Usman vs. Covington, round 1, 3:17
Latest fight
Sep 5, 2026: lost to Daniil Donchenko by unanimous decisionFight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse, round 3, 5:00
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:09 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.