Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Muslim Salikhov Picks and Prediction – 7/14/2024

Santiago Ponzinibbio will make the walk Saturday for a UFC Fight Night matchup against Muslim Salikhov. Ponzinibbio has 29 wins and seven losses through 36 during his professional career that started in 2008. Ponzinibbio comes into Saturday having lost three of the last four following a knockout loss in April of 2023 at UFC 287 against Kevin Holland. Ponzinibbio is 6 foot tall with a 73 inch reach and holds a black belt in Brazilian jujitsu. For other UFC action see our UFC Picks.

Ponzinibbio has 22 finishes in his 29 career wins at 16 have come via the knockout with his last being in December of 2022 against Alex Morono at a catchweight of 180 pounds. Saturday will mark the 18th time Ponzinibbio has stepped into the cage where he has eleven wins and five losses overall.

Muslim Salikhov will make the walk Saturday for the 25th time in his professional career. Salikhov has nineteen wins and five losses in 24 professional MMA fights. Prior to MMA Salikhov was a kickboxer having amassed 185 victories in 199 professional fights. 15 of the 19 wins for Salikhov as a professional have come via the knockout with his last being against Andre Fialho in November of 2022.

Salikhov is 5 foot 11 inches tall with a 69 inch reach Fighting out of Russia. Salikhov holds a blue belt in Brazilian jujitsu to go along with a masters of sports and complex martial arts and he has been honored as a master of sports in Wushu Sanda. Saturday will mark the 11th time Salikhov has stepped into the UFC Octagon since debuting for the promotion in 2017.