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Welterweight
5 Rounds
Santiago Ponzinibbio won · KO/TKO R4
Elo1505
Neil Magny editorial illustration
Elo1477
Santiago Ponzinibbio

Neil MagnyvsSantiago PonzinibbioUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · Saturday, November 17, 2018Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Official fight result

Santiago Ponzinibbio won

KO/TKO · Round 4 · 2:36

Style matchupNeil Magny: WrestlervsSantiago Ponzinibbio: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Neil Magny wins(65.3%)

Actual result: Santiago Ponzinibbio wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Santiago Ponzinibbio has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Santiago Ponzinibbio has 16pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Neil Magny has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Neil Magny
Red Corner
VS
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Blue Corner
+175
(36%)
Vegas Odds
-210
(68%)
1505
Elo
1477
38
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'0"
203.2 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Neil Magny
oldest →
L
KOvs Michael Morales · Aug 24
L
KOvs Carlos Prates · Nov 24
W
KOvs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos · Aug 25
W
SUBvs Jake Matthews · Sep 25
L
SUBvs Yaroslav Amosov · Dec 25
latest
Santiago PonzinibbioL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Kevin Holland · Apr 23
L
vs Muslim Salikhov · Jul 24
W
KOvs Carlston Harris · Jan 25
L
KOvs Daniel Rodriguez · May 25
L
KOvs Sam Patterson · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Neil MagnyMetricSantiago Ponzinibbio
3.40
Strikes / min
4.78
2.44
Strikes absorbed / min
4.68
51%
Strike defense
61%
2.17
TDs / 15 min
0.60
55%
Takedown defense
71%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.96evenly matched on net striking+0.10

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1631 vs 1612Strikes44.0 vs 40.0Takedowns2.2 vs 0.4Sub Atts0.26 vs 0.00Form0.5 vs 1.0
Neil MagnySantiago Ponzinibbio

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14601478149515131530← oldermost recent →
Neil Magny(10 fights)Santiago Ponzinibbio(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +28.4|Blue -28.4
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red +0.9|Blue -0.9
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -162.0|Blue +162.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Neil MagnyTargetSantiago Ponzinibbio

By target zone

51
23% acc · 71%
Head
51
35% acc · 65%
9
64% acc · 13%
Body
7
70% acc · 9%
12
67% acc · 17%
Leg
21
91% acc · 27%

By position

70
29% acc · 97%
Distance
74
43% acc · 94%
0
0% acc
Clinch
2
100% acc · 3%
2
50% acc · 3%
Ground
3
100% acc · 4%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Neil Magny rounds
1
even
2
Santiago Ponzinibbio rounds
Round 1Santiago Ponzinibbio edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:00
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:00
22Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:28Control
Round 3Neil Magny edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns0
Control0:00
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 4Santiago Ponzinibbio edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:13Control
2Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
2
72 / 251
Sig Strikes
79 / 177
29.3%
Sig Str %
44.8%
72 / 251
Total Strikes
81 / 179
0 / 2
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:41

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Santiago Ponzinibbio23 / 4623 / 460 / 00
1Neil Magny12 / 6012 / 600 / 00
2Neil Magny21 / 7121 / 710 / 10
2Santiago Ponzinibbio22 / 4024 / 420 / 00
3Santiago Ponzinibbio23 / 6223 / 620 / 00
3Neil Magny27 / 8927 / 890 / 00
4Santiago Ponzinibbio11 / 2911 / 290 / 00
4Neil Magny12 / 3112 / 310 / 10

Neil Magny

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights37

Santiago Ponzinibbio

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights21