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Punahele Soriano
Punahele Soriano
12-4 · USA
VS
Ramiz Brahimaj
Ramiz Brahimaj
13-5 · USA
February 21, 2026 · Houston, Texas, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Punahele Soriano def. Ramiz Brahimaj by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Soriano17/520/000:20
Brahimaj31/560/100:02
R2
Soriano7/121/102:35
Brahimaj5/72/601:47
R3
Soriano16/282/302:05
Brahimaj2/41/401:59
Total
Soriano40/923/405:00
Brahimaj38/673/1103:48

Scorecards

Soriano vs Brahimaj

RdChris LeeJunichiro KamijoSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109.1-9.9
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.9-28.1

Media (11 cards) · avg 2928 · 11 Soriano · 0 Brahimaj

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Soriano-Brahimaj.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SorianoWin probabilityBrahimaj
57.4%42.6%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
20%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Soriano, blue toward Brahimaj. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Soriano57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%28%
Submission4%8%
Decision37%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1860)act 40
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.3)act 3
Brahimaj43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%13%
Submission15%36%
Decision22%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 38
Takedowns1.3 (0.04.1)act 3
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R214%
R37%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Soriano
56.1%-132
Brahimaj
+13242.7%
Most takedownstie 34.2%
Soriano
19.6%+236
Brahimaj
-23646.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Soriano
Expected: 44.6
44.5
Over 44.5
39.8%
+151
Under 44.5
60.2%
-151
056112
Brahimaj
Expected: 36.1
36
Over 36
39.2%
+151
Exactly 36
1.3%
push
Under 36
59.4%
-151
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Soriano
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.2%
+221
Under 0.5
68.8%
-221
035
Brahimaj
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
39.1%
+156
Under 1.5
60.9%
-156
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.2 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Soriano57.4%56.3%+1.1-142
Brahimaj42.6%43.7%−1.1+120

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
71.4Striking56.0
Soriano +15.3
41.1Grappling64.6
Brahimaj +23.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SorianoBrahimaj
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1555
Pound-for-pound
1550
1571
Divisional
1550
1501
Striking offense
1494
1506
Striking defense
1490
1480
Grappling offense
1518
1504
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
33 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.92
Strikes landed / min
2.23
57%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.58
Strikes absorbed / min
3.42
48%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.64
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
43%
Takedown accuracy
39%
40%
Takedown defense
48%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
63%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Punahele Soriano
  • WNikolay VeretennikovU-DEC R3
    Close -3785mo before
  • WUros MedicKO/TKO R1
    Close +1861y 1mo before
  • WMiguel BaezaU-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 8mo before
  • LDustin StoltzfusSUB R2
    Close -3402y 3mo before
  • LRoman KopylovKO/TKO R2
    Close -1513y 1mo before
Ramiz Brahimaj
  • WAustin VanderfordSUB R2
    Close +2735mo before
  • WBilly Ray GoffSUB R1
    Close +3209mo before
  • WMickey GallKO/TKO R1
    Close +1481y 3mo before
  • LThemba GorimboU-DEC R3
    Close +1021y 9mo before
  • WMicheal GillmoreSUB R1
    Close -3824y before
Soriano — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Brahimaj — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
92% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 4 losses
W
0% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (80%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Soriano
Brahimaj
10
UFC fights
8
91.5 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
60.2 min · 7.5 avg
9y 6m
Career length
11y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Soriano
Brahimaj
111W–28L · 79.9%
Overall
88W–40L · 68.8%
65W–17L · 79.3%
Wins
41W–18L · 69.5%
46W–11L · 80.7%
Losses
47W–22L · 68.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Soriano
Brahimaj
22W–10L · 68.8%
Overall
48W–27L · 64.0%
22W–10L · 68.8%
Wins
30W–20L · 60.0%
0W–0L
Losses
18W–7L · 72.0%
Distance striking
Soriano
Brahimaj
4.43
Landed / min
4.77
41.9%
Accuracy
41.3%
50.9%
Defense
50.6%
0.98
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
48.1%
Time at distance
35.5%
Grappling & control
Soriano
Brahimaj
1.64
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
43.5%
Takedown accuracy
38.9%
40.0%
Takedown defense
48.0%
0.16
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.99
65.2%
Control share
28.8%
Strike target map
Soriano
  • Head80%(359)div 63%
  • Body18%(80)div 21%
  • Legs2%(11)div 16%
Brahimaj
  • Head80%(107)div 63%
  • Body13%(18)div 21%
  • Legs7%(9)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Punahele Soriano
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Ramiz Brahimaj
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.