Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Zak Cummings — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres

Salt Lake City, USA

6 Aug 2016

Welterweight

49%

Ponzinibbio

51%

Cummings

Win Probability

Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Santiago Ponzinibbio

"Argentine Dagger"

31 – 9

6'0"73" reachOrthodox39 yrs2-fight slideStriker

CFR 41

Zak Cummings

25 – 7

Well-Rounded2-fight win streak42 yrsSouthpaw75" reach6'0"

CFR 43

★ Official Result

Santiago PonzinibbiowinsDecisionR3 · 5:00

def. Zak Cummings · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Cummings

→

Actual result

Ponzinibbio wins

Decision · R3

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Ponzinibbio at 49% vs Cummings at 51% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Risk flags

Ponzinibbio's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

PonzinibbioCummings

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Ponzinibbio

Cummings

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'0"

Height

6'0"

73"

Reach

+75"

39+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Ponzinibbio

Cummings

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

40.9

42.5

49.4

Performance Avg

53.3

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Ponzinibbio

Cummings

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

7.0

/ 10

3.4

/ 10

5.8

Style: Pressure

6.3

4.5

Style: Volume

4.6

7 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

2 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

23Distance15

0Clinch0

0Ground0

Ponzinibbio

Cummings

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

1.0

/ 10

4.2

/ 10

0.7

Wrestling Style (/10)

2.9

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

4.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Ponzinibbio

Cummings

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

2 consec. KOs

Verdict

Never stopped

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R2.2 stoppage

KO round context

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Most recent fight

Last KO loss

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

21/40 fights

Chin rating based on

14/32 fights

Ponzinibbio

Cummings

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

2-fight 📉 slide

Current form

2-fight 🔥 win streak

L · KO · R2

L · KO · R3

W · KO · R3

L · Dec · R3

L · KO · R3

Last 5

W · KO · R3

W · Dec · R3

L · Dec · R3

W · Sub · R3

W · Dec · R3

Ponzinibbio

Cummings

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

58%

60%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Ponzinibbio

Cummings

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

7.0

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

3.4

1.0

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

4.2

0.7

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

2.9

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

4.0

5.8

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

6.3

4.5

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

4.6

Ponzinibbio

Strike Zones

Cummings

Ponzinibbio

Attacking

23 landed

Absorbing

15 absorbed

Cummings

Attacking

15 landed

Absorbing

23 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Ponzinibbio targets the head (87% of attacks) — Cummings absorbs 87% of strikes there

🎯Cummings targets the head (73% of attacks) — Ponzinibbio absorbs 73% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Ponzinibbio

RND

Cummings

0/0R00/0

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KO/TKO

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