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Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Carlston Harris. Fight Prediction
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio will face Carlston Harris. The fight will take place on January 12 as part of the UFC Fight Night 249 tournament in Las Vegas (USA) at the UFC Apex home arena, which holds about one thousand spectators. The fight is expected to start at 04:20 Moscow time. Will the Argentine be able to succeed in the fight with the fighter from Guyana and what bets should he choose? - read our betting tip
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Santiago Ponzinibbio
ArgentinaCurrent form
Santiago Ponzinibbio has been competing in mixed martial arts since 2008. He is 183 cm tall, weighs 77 kg, and has a reach of 185 cm. The 38-year-old fighter fights in a right-handed stance. Argentine Dagger fought in Argentine promotions without a loss. But when he moved up a level, things did not go so well for him. The Latin American lost four out of five fights, losing his last one in July 2024 to Russian Muslim Salikhov (split decision).
And before that, he defeated American Kevin Holland (knockout, third round). In between the losses, he defeated another American representative, Alex Morono (technical knockout, third round). The 38-year-old Ponzinibbio has 30 wins (16 by knockout, seven by decision, seven by submission) and eight losses. Santiago has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Interesting trends for betting
Ponzinibbio takedown success rate is 32 percent.
Carlston Harris
GuyanaCurrent form
Carlston Harris came to MMA in 2011. He is 183 cm tall, with a longer reach than his opponent (193 cm). The 37-year-old fighter from the Caribbean also prefers a right-handed stance. Harris last fight in May 2024 against American Chaos Williams ended in defeat (KO, first round). The Latin American landed 14 of 30 significant strikes (46%), 10 of which were to the head, and 100% of these strikes were from a distance. But before that, he defeated two other Americans, Jeremiah Wells (submission, third round) and Jared Gooden (unanimous).
Harris has a record of 18 wins (five by knockout, eight by decision, five by submission) and six losses. Carlston is a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Interesting trends for betting
Harris' takedown success rate is 29 percent.
Trends
Bet The fight will be full
The fighters have 15 victories by decision between them.
2.16Tip and bets
Bookmakers' experts found it difficult to name a clear favorite of the upcoming fight. In their opinion, Ponzinibbio will have a slight advantage. In general, we can agree with them. Both fighters are approximately the same level, with the same experience and without any big victories in their careers. But everything points to Santiago winning by decision. His activity, endurance and ability to adapt to opponents will most likely allow him to get the better of Harris, despite the difficulties associated with the reach of his arms and the wrestling of his opponent. Our prediction is Ponzinibbio victory on points at 4.10
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