Soriano vs Medic

Who won Soriano vs Medic?

Punahele Soriano beat Uros Medic by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th January 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Soriano vs Medic stats

Punahele Soriano stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Uros Medic made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Punahele Soriano's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Uros Medic marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Punahele Soriano's UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Uros Medic's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Medic had an advantage in power over Soriano, with a 78% knock out percentage over Soriano's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Medic had a slight advantage over Soriano, with a 22% submission rate over Soriano's 20%.

Punahele Soriano was the same age as Uros Medic, at 32 years old.

Medic had a height advantage of 2 inches over Soriano. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Soriano was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 3 months later than Medic, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 26 to Medic's 18.

Soriano vs Medic form

Soriano had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Miguel Baeza at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Roman Kopylov at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Before that, he had beaten Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

He had been defeated by Nick Maximov at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Soriano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Medic's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Soriano vs Medic start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 7:10 PM EST or 4:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Soriano vs Medic?

Punahele Soriano was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Uros Medic made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.