Li vs Ponzinibbio

Who won Li vs Ponzinibbio?

Jingliang Li beat Santiago Ponzinibbio by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC on ABC 1, on Saturday 16th January 2021 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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).

Li vs Ponzinibbio stats

Jingliang Li stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Santiago Ponzinibbio made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Jingliang Li's UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Santiago Ponzinibbio's came in at 11-6-0.

The stats suggested Ponzinibbio had a slight advantage in power over Li, with a 56% knock out percentage over Li's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Li had a slight advantage over Ponzinibbio, with a 24% submission rate over Ponzinibbio's 22%.

Jingliang Li was the younger man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Ponzinibbio had 1-inch reach advantage.

Li was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 9 months earlier than Ponzinibbio, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 61 to Ponzinibbio's 70.

Li vs Ponzinibbio form

Jingliang Li had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Muslim Salikhov at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Before that, he had beaten Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC on ABC 1 on 16th January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been defeated by Neil Magny at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Ponzinibbio had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Alex Morono at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Geoff Neal at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Miguel Baeza at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had been defeated by Jingliang Li at UFC on ABC 1 on 16th January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jingliang Li had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 16 days ago, while Santiago Ponzinibbio's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 16 days ago.

Li's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Ponzinibbio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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