Dustin Stoltzfus vs. Punahele Soriano

UFC 3-7-0 vs. 7-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-7-0
UFC record
7-4-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
34
AgeΔ 1 yrs
33
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
75"
ReachΔ 3"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
10.8
Layoff (months)Δ 5.3 mo
5.5
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Punahele Soriano carries real power — 0.84 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Dustin Stoltzfus is a submission threat — 1.01 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Punahele Soriano owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Dustin Stoltzfus

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 47
Tier 3 — regional circuit 121

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Punahele Soriano

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 94
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.53 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3403.28/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
4904.60/min · norm 3.25
3373.25/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
3663.44/min · norm 3.20
44.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
56.0%norm 47.4%
47.7%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
47.5%norm 53.8%
20.29/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
60.84/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Dustin Stoltzfus

Distance 87.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 10.3%)

Punahele Soriano

Distance 61.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 32.3% (norm 10.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Dustin Stoltzfus

Head 73.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.4%)

Punahele Soriano

Head 85.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Stoltzfus L/AAccMiddleweight med Soriano L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 273 / 671 40.7% 40.5% 220 / 539 40.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 37 / 50 74.0% 70.3% 42 / 53 79.2% 70.3%
On the ground 30 / 46 65.2% 69.1% 228 / 283 80.6% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 175 / 563 31.1% 38.9% 388 / 748 51.9% 38.9%
To the body 85 / 113 75.2% 71.7% 91 / 112 81.2% 71.7%
To the legs 80 / 91 87.9% 83.3% 11 / 15 too few to rate 83.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Stoltzfus L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Soriano L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 282 / 569 49.6% 39.5% 312 / 627 49.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 31 / 38 81.6% 70.9% 46 / 62 74.2% 70.9%
On the ground 24 / 37 64.9% 69.0% 8 / 8 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 241 / 523 46.1% 37.9% 190 / 490 38.8% 37.9%
To the body 60 / 78 76.9% 71.3% 126 / 153 82.4% 71.3%
To the legs 36 / 43 83.7% 82.1% 50 / 54 92.6% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1435.9% acc · 2.03/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1348.1% acc · 1.83/15 · norm 1.42
750.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2048.8% def · norm 63.1%
28:4227.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
32:3730.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
18:012:36 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
18:322:36 per 15 · norm 3:00
71.01/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
10.14/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Soriano has more cage time on record.