Punahele Soriano
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5′11″1.80 m
- Reach
- 72″184 cm
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Nationality
- United States
- Team
- Xtreme Couture - Las Vegas, NV
Record
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LossDEC
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
5 Sep 2026
5 Sep 2026
Daniil Donchenko dropped Punahele Soriano in the first round and controlled the striking for a unanimous decision.
Key moments
- Donchenko dropped Soriano in round one with a combination and followed with elbows while Soriano hung on to a single leg.
- Soriano spent rounds one and two swinging and missing while Donchenko picked at the body and legs.
- Soriano's only sustained success came in round three — several takedowns, brief back control and a slam — and it did not change the outcome.
21 Feb 2026
4 Oct 2025
8 Jun 2024
2 Dec 2023
14 Jan 2023
16 Jul 2022
5 Feb 2022
14 Dec 2019
18 Jun 2019
19 Oct 2018
16 Jun 2018
6 Apr 2018
29 Jul 2017
28 Jan 2017
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
On 21 February 2026 at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez, Punahele Soriano defeated Ramiz Brahimaj by Decision (unanimous) · R3 5:00.
Wins tend to arrive early, and usually by strikes — seven knockouts, two submissions, four decisions. The last four outings have all ended the same way, each one a win.
Punahele turned professional in 2017 and trains out of Xtreme Couture - Las Vegas, NV. The step up to the UFC roster came in December 2019.
Signature Fights
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