Get To Know the Details Of Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Daniel Rodriguez Fight Including Their MMA Journey, Record and More!
The UFC is preparing for their next event named UFC Fight Night on May 3, 2025. The company has prepared an impressive fight card both in the preliminaries and the main card sections. Santiago Ponzinibbio will be clashing against Daniel Rodriguez in Welterweight division match as part of the main card.
Santiago Ponzinibbio and Daniel Rodriguez are both established named in the UFC Welterweight division. One of them is a home-grown talent while the other honed his MMA skills in other promotions before the UFC. Let’s see what their MMA journeys, head to head record and tale of their tape.
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Santiago “Argentine Dagger” Ponzinibbio haiols from Aregentina but started his MMA career with the help of the UFC. He has stayed with the UFC for more than a decade as of 2025.
Santiago Ponzinibbio has become one of the established himself in the UFC Welterweight division over the years. His UFC career has granted three Performance of the Night bonus as well as three Fight of the Night bonuses so far as per his official record page.
| 38 Fights | Wins | Losses |
| By KO/TKO | 17 | 4 |
| By Submission | 6 | 0 |
| By Decision | 7 | 4 |
Daniel “D-Rod” Rodriguez is originally from California, United States. However he first competed at Bellator MMA before coming to the UFC as per Tapology. Rodriguez’ UFC career started through Dana White’s Contender Series. Daniel Rodriguez officially started competing in the UFC since 2020.
“D-Rod” has earned one Performance of the Night bonus in his UFC career, as per his official UFC records page. Moreover, he is notable for using Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills against his opponents inside the Octagon. He is known for being a former SMASH Global Welterweight Champion while competing at Smash Global in his career.
| 23 Fights | Wins | Losses |
| By KO/TKO | 8 | 1 |
| By Submission | 4 | 1 |
| By Decision | 6 | 3 |
| Tale of the Tape | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Daniel Rodriguez |
| Record | 31-8-0 | 18-5-0 |
| Height | 6’0” (182.88 cm) | 6’1” (185.42 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lbs (77.11 kg) | 170 lbs (77.11 kg) |
| Reach | 73” | 74” |
| Stance | Orthodox | Southpaw |
| D.O.B. | September 26, 1986 | December 31, 1986 |
Santiago Ponzinibbio and Daniel Rodriguez have both become veterans of the Welterweight Division in the UFC. One of them is also a former champion outside of the UFC. These two will be testing each other’s skills inside the Octagon on May 3, 2025.
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