Soriano vs Stoltzfus

Who won Soriano vs Stoltzfus?

Dustin Stoltzfus beat Punahele Soriano by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd December 2023 at Moody Center in Austin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Soriano vs Stoltzfus stats

Punahele Soriano stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Dustin Stoltzfus made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Punahele Soriano's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Dustin Stoltzfus marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Punahele Soriano's UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Dustin Stoltzfus' came in at 3-6-0.

The stats suggested Soriano had a massive power advantage over Stoltzfus, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Stoltzfus' 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Stoltzfus had an advantage over Soriano, with a 36% submission rate over Soriano's 22%.

Punahele Soriano was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Stoltzfus had a height advantage of 1 inch over Soriano. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Soriano was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 2 months later than Stoltzfus, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 26 to Stoltzfus' 48.

Soriano vs Stoltzfus form

Dustin Stoltzfus had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Brunno Ferreira at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Punahele Soriano 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 Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had beaten Dwight Grant at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

He had been defeated by Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round.

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Stoltzfus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Soriano vs Stoltzfus?

Punahele Soriano was a 27/100 (-370) favourite going into the contest, while Dustin Stoltzfus made his way into the ring at 57/20 (+290) with oddsmakers.