Ponzinibbio vs Harris

Who won Ponzinibbio vs Harris?

Santiago Ponzinibbio beat Carlston Harris by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event 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).

Ponzinibbio vs Harris stats

Santiago Ponzinibbio stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Carlston Harris made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Santiago Ponzinibbio's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Carlston Harris marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Santiago Ponzinibbio's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Carlston Harris' came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Ponzinibbio had a large advantage in power over Harris, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Harris' 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Harris had an advantage over Ponzinibbio, with a 32% submission rate over Ponzinibbio's 21%.

Santiago Ponzinibbio was the older man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Ponzinibbio was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Harris, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 76 to Harris' 59.

Ponzinibbio vs Harris form

Santiago Ponzinibbio had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Muslim Salikhov at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ball Arena, Denver, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Kevin Holland at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alex Morono at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Michel Pereira at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Geoff Neal at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Harris had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Khaos Williams at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jeremiah Wells at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jared Gooden at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Impa Kasanganay at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Santiago Ponzinibbio had been fighting more than Carlston Harris.

Going to this contest, Santiago Ponzinibbio had last fought 8 months and 16 days ago, while Carlston Harris' last outing had been 10 months and 11 days ago.

Ponzinibbio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Harris' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ponzinibbio vs Harris start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ponzinibbio vs Harris?

Santiago Ponzinibbio was a 3/4 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Carlston Harris made his way into the ring at 27/25 (-110) with oddsmakers.