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Daniil Donchenko vs Punahele Soriano

Welterweight · Main card · UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse

FINAL: Daniil Donchenko by U-DEC
Daniil Donchenko
Daniil Donchenko
Age 25 · Elo 1565*
WW
209 days since last fight
vs
Punahele Soriano
Punahele Soriano
Age 33 · Elo 1533
WWWWL
195 days since last fight

Who wins, by source

Daniil DonchenkoPunahele Soriano
Claude Claude: Daniil Donchenko 63% Claude: Punahele Soriano 37% 63% 37% GPT GPT: Daniil Donchenko 61% GPT: Punahele Soriano 39% 61% 39% Market Market: Daniil Donchenko 65% Market: Punahele Soriano 35% 65% 35% Elo Elo: Daniil Donchenko 55% Elo: Punahele Soriano 45% 55% 45%

Each row splits one source's view of the fight. The dashed line is even odds. Where the models sit further from the market, they are claiming an edge.

Tale of the tape

Daniil DonchenkoPunahele Soriano
Strikes landed / min Daniil Donchenko Strikes landed / min: 8.07 8.07 Punahele Soriano Strikes landed / min: 4.42 4.42 Strikes absorbed / min Daniil Donchenko Strikes absorbed / min: 2.80 2.80 Punahele Soriano Strikes absorbed / min: 3.31 3.31 Striking accuracy Daniil Donchenko Striking accuracy: 62% 62% Punahele Soriano Striking accuracy: 53% 53% Striking defense Daniil Donchenko Striking defense: 70% 70% Punahele Soriano Striking defense: 47% 47% Takedowns / 15 min Daniil Donchenko Takedowns / 15 min: 0.58 0.58 Punahele Soriano Takedowns / 15 min: 1.97 1.97 Takedown defense Daniil Donchenko Takedown defense: 75% 75% Punahele Soriano Takedown defense: 48% 48% Sub attempts / 15 min Daniil Donchenko Sub attempts / 15 min: no data - Punahele Soriano Sub attempts / 15 min: 0.1 0.1

Career UFC averages. Bars are scaled within each row, so compare left against right, not row against row. The stronger side is highlighted, and for strikes absorbed the lower number is the better one.

How it ends

KO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Claude Claude: KO/TKO 38% 38% Claude: Submission 12% 12% Claude: Decision 50% 50%GPT GPT: KO/TKO 36% 36% GPT: Submission 7% GPT: Decision 57% 57%

Each model's split across the ways this fight can finish, out of 100.

The analysis

Claude
Daniil Donchenko by KO/TKO, 63% confidence

Elo calls this 50/50 while the market has Donchenko at 65%, but the Elo figure is provisional off only 2 rated UFC fights and lags a fast-rising 25-year-old prospect - his +46 trend, first-round KO of Sezinando, a clean decision over durable veteran Alex Morono, and a June 2026 KO of Berggren (three wins in under 10 months, only 64 days off) all suggest the true number sits closer to the market than the rating. Soriano deserves respect: a 4-fight win streak and heavy left hand from the southpaw stance that flatlined Uros Medic in one round. But his profile has clear cracks - 48% striking defense, an alarming 37% takedown defense, and his losses have come when opponents extend him into later rounds or take him down (submitted by Stoltzfus). At 34 against a 25-year-old with a 15-2 record, faster recent activity, and finishing power, Soriano's path is landing the left hand early. If Donchenko survives the opening five minutes - and Morono couldn't crack him - his youth, pace, and the option to exploit Soriano's porous takedown defense should compound. Small sample on Donchenko caps confidence in the low-60s, but the side is correct.

GPT
Daniil Donchenko by Decision, 61% confidence

Donchenko is the less statistically documented fighter, but his cleaner, more mobile orthodox striking can exploit Soriano's 48% significant-strike defense and tendency to slow when forced into extended exchanges. Soriano carries the greater proven power, lands 4.89 significant strikes per minute at 53% accuracy, and can mix in takedowns, but his 37% takedown defense and defensive striking gaps make him vulnerable if Donchenko maintains pace and distance. The uncertainty created by Donchenko's missing UFC data keeps confidence moderate.