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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Santiago Ponzinibbio won · U-DEC R3
Elo1477
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Elo1499
Zak Cummings

Santiago PonzinibbiovsZak CummingsUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres · Saturday, August 6, 2016Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Official fight result

Santiago Ponzinibbio won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupSantiago Ponzinibbio: Pressure fightervsZak Cummings: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Santiago Ponzinibbio wins(53.4%)

Actual result: Santiago Ponzinibbio wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Santiago Ponzinibbio at -110 American odds

+$91 profit

$191 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Zak Cummings (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Santiago Ponzinibbio
Red Corner
VS
Zak Cummings
Blue Corner
-110
(52%)
Vegas Odds
-110
(52%)
1477
Elo
1499
39
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
6'0"
185.42 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

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

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
Zak CummingsW2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Trevor Smith · Dec 18
W
SUBvs Trevin Giles · May 19
L
vs Omari Akhmedov · Sep 19
W
vs Alessio Di Chirico · Aug 20
W
KOvs Ed Herman · Apr 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Santiago PonzinibbioMetricZak Cummings
4.78
Strikes / min
2.96
4.68
Strikes absorbed / min
2.91
61%
Strike defense
55%
0.60
TDs / 15 min
0.62
71%
Takedown defense
66%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.10evenly matched on net striking+0.05

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1539 vs 1554Strikes34.0 vs 24.2Takedowns0.2 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.60Form0.7 vs 0.8
Santiago PonzinibbioZak Cummings

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Santiago Ponzinibbio(10 fights)Zak Cummings(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 -22.3|Blue +22.3
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Layoff
Red -6.0|Blue +6.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Santiago PonzinibbioTargetZak Cummings

By target zone

50
43% acc · 86%
Head
23
17% acc · 66%
2
100% acc · 3%
Body
8
67% acc · 23%
6
86% acc · 10%
Leg
4
80% acc · 11%

By position

55
45% acc · 95%
Distance
35
23% acc · 100%
3
100% acc · 5%
Clinch
0
0% acc
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Santiago Ponzinibbio rounds
0
even
0
Zak Cummings rounds
Round 1Santiago Ponzinibbio edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:00
7Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:09Control
Round 2Santiago Ponzinibbio edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:00
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Santiago Ponzinibbio edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:00
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
58 / 126
Sig Strikes
35 / 152
48.7%
Sig Str %
22%
60 / 128
Total Strikes
35 / 152
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 5
TD %
16.7%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:09

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Zak Cummings7 / 397 / 391 / 20
1Santiago Ponzinibbio14 / 2315 / 240 / 00
2Zak Cummings13 / 5313 / 530 / 20
2Santiago Ponzinibbio21 / 4322 / 440 / 00
3Zak Cummings15 / 6015 / 600 / 10
3Santiago Ponzinibbio23 / 6023 / 600 / 00

Santiago Ponzinibbio

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights21

Zak Cummings

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights14