UFC UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez Final

Welterweight

Ramiz Brahimaj vs Punahele Soriano

Ramiz Brahimaj
United States

Ramiz Brahimaj

13-7

VS
Punahele Soriano
United States

Punahele Soriano

“Puna”

13-5

Winner

Winner

Punahele Soriano

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

21 February 2026 · Toyota Center, Houston, USA

Key takeaways

  • Punahele Soriano beat Ramiz Brahimaj by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Punahele Soriano landed 66 of 123 total strikes and 3 of 4 takedowns, with 5:00 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 28-29, 28-29, 28-29.

Tale of the tape

Ramiz BrahimajPunahele Soriano
13-7Record13-5
33Age on fight night33
5′10″ (178 cm)Height5′11″ (180 cm)
72″ (183 cm)Reach72.5″ (184 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
Valle Flow StrikingTeamXtreme Couture
Bronx, New York, United StatesFromOahu, Hawaii, United States

Fight statistics

43of 73 · 59%Total strikes landed66of 123 · 54%
16of 43Head strikes35of 90
25of 28Body strikes29of 31
2of 2Leg strikes2of 2
3of 11Takedowns3of 4
3:48Control time5:00

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Ramiz BrahimajRoundPunahele Soriano
31/56strikes0/1TD0KD0:02controlR121/59strikes0/0TD0KD0:20control
10/12strikes2/6TD0KD1:47controlR226/32strikes1/1TD0KD2:35control
2/5strikes1/4TD0KD1:59controlR319/32strikes2/3TD0KD2:05control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

10R199R2109R310

28total29

Junichiro Kamijo

10R199R2109R310

28total29

Chris Lee

10R199R2109R310

28total29

Form going into the fight

Ramiz Brahimaj

  1. WAustin Vanderfordsubmission R2 2:242025
  2. WBilly Ray Goffsubmission R1 3:162025
  3. WMickey GallKO/TKO R1 2:552024
  4. LThemba Gorimbounanimous decision2024
  5. WMicheal Gillmoresubmission R1 2:022022

Punahele Soriano

  1. WNikolay Veretennikovunanimous decision2025
  2. WUros MedicKO/TKO R1 0:312025
  3. WMiguel Baezaunanimous decision2024
  4. LDustin Stoltzfussubmission R2 4:102023
  5. LRoman KopylovKO/TKO R2 3:192023

Also on this card

Sean Strickland vs Anthony HernandezMiddleweightKO/TKO R3 2:23Geoff Neal vs Uros MedicWelterweightKO/TKO R1 1:19Dan Ige vs Melquizael CostaFeatherweightKO/TKO R1 4:56Seokhyeon Ko vs Jacobe SmithSerghei Spivac vs Ante DelijaHeavyweightunanimous decision

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