Punahele Soriano
Acting
Biography
Professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC Middleweight division.
Born: November 22, 1992
Place of Birth: Hawaii, USA
Known For
UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2
UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 11, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A women's strawweight rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas headlined this event.
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 4, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between current champion Magomed Ankalaev and former champion Alex Pereira (also former UFC Middleweight Champion, former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) headlined the event.
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 14, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between the current champion and The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians winner Kamaru Usman and former interim champion Colby Covington served as the event headliner. A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between the current champion Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski took place as the co-main event.
UFC on ABC 1: Holloway vs. Kattar
UFC on ABC 1: Holloway vs. Kattar was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 16, 2021, at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar served as the event headliner.
UFC Fight Night 217: Strickland vs. Imavov
Sean Strickland vs. Nassourdine Imavov (Light Heavyweight) Dan Ige vs. Damon Jackson (Featherweight) Punahele Soriano vs. Roman Kopylov (Middleweight) Ketlen Vieira vs. Raquel Pennington (Bantamweight) Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Raoni Barcelos (Bantamweight)
UFC on ABC 3: Ortega vs. Rodríguez
UFC on ABC 3: Ortega vs. Rodríguez was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 16, 2022, at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York in the United States. A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Brian Ortega and The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez headlined the event.
UFC on ESPN 27: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
UFC on ESPN 27: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 24, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A bantamweight bout between former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen served as the event headliner. It was Dillashaw's first fight since his two-year suspension due to testing positive for recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO), which resulted in his title vacancy.
UFC Fight Night 200: Hermansson vs. Strickland
UFC Fight Night 200: Hermansson vs. Strickland was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 5, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland served as the event headliner.
UFC on ESPN 52: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
UFC on ESPN 52: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, United States. A lightweight bout between Beneil Dariush and Arman Tsarukyan headlined the event.
UFC on ESPN 57: Cannonier vs. Imavov
UFC on ESPN 57: Cannonier vs. Imavov was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 8, 2024, at the KFC Yum! Centre in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov headlined the event.