Punahele Soriano vs Dalcha Lungiambula betting odds, fight info and fan predictions for UFC Fight Night bout

Punahele Soriano vs Dalcha Lungiambula UFC fight info, date and time

Punahele Soriano vs Dalcha Lungiambula is set to go down at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez at 1:00pm EST on Saturday 16th July 2022 in a 185lbs matchup.

Punahele Soriano has lost two in a row in the past year following defeats to Brendan Allen and Nick Maximov.

Dalcha Lungiambula is also on a two-fight losing streak following a first-round submission defeat to Cody Brundage in March.

Punahele Soriano vs Dalcha Lungiambula betting odds

Punahele Soriano opened as a -240 betting favorite. Placing a bet on Soriano means you would need to bet $240 in order to win $100.

Dalcha Lungiambula is a +210 underdog. If you bet $100 on Lungiambula then you would win $210.

Fight information

Punahele Soriano vs Dalcha Lungiambula was first reported on May 4th.

Punahele Soriano will fight Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC event on July 16th. (first rep. @MMAFighting) #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN pic.twitter.com/LzBUZ8M3jR

— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) May 4, 2022

This Middleweight matchup will be the featured prelim at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez.

Punahele Soriano

Punahele Soriano is searching for his first UFC victory since January 2021 when he knocked out Dusko Todorovic in Round 1.

Wasting NO TIME here early! ⏰@Puna185 showing why he earned his spot in the Octagon here! #UFC245 pic.twitter.com/0Iilvhnuiu

— UFC (@ufc) December 14, 2019

“Puna” has found himself comprehensively outgrappled in his last two UFC appearances against Brendan Allen and Nick Maximov.

Dalcha Lungiambula

Dalcha Lungiambula has lost two on the bounce following defeats to Marc-Andre Barriault and Cody Brundage.

Bad intentions in every shot!

WOW!!! @Dalcha_Champion is here! #UFCMinneapolis pic.twitter.com/VS4Q0f19Ch

— UFC (@ufc) June 29, 2019

Lungiambula earned a knockout victory on his UFC debut but has since lost three from four, including a KO loss to Magomed Ankalaev.

How they match up

Punahele Soriano is the taller man in this matchup at 5”11 compared to Lungiambula who is 5”8. However, Lungiambula will have a significant 4-inch reach advantage.

Lungiambula is the older fighter at 34 years old and has more professional MMA experience with 15 fights. The 29-year-old Soriano has 10 fights on his record.

Reasons to watch

Dalcha Lungiambula and Punahele Soriano are two of the hardest hitters in the UFC Middleweight division.

Both fighters have multiple highlight-reel knockouts on their records, so make sure you are tuning in for this prelim fight.

The stakes

With both men currently on two-fight losing streaks, everything is at stake in this 185lbs matchup.

Victory for either fighter would likely assure themselves of their place in the UFC, while defeat could spell the end.

Punahele Soriano vs Dalcha Lungiambula predictions

The oddsmakers’ predictions have Punahele Soriano as the -240 betting favorite.

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Punahele Soriano vs Dalcha Lungiambula tale of the tape

• Significant 5 year age difference: Soriano is the younger fighter at 29 years old.
• Lungiambula has a significant 4 inch reach advantage.
• Lungiambula has 5 more professional MMA fights than Soriano.

Punahele Soriano	vs	Dalcha Lungiambula
29	Age	34
10	Fights	15
8	Wins	11
2	Losses	4
5	KO’s	3
2	Subs	3
5′ 11	Height (in)	5′ 8
72.5	Reach (in)	76

Dalcha “Champion” Lungiambula fighter profile and recent form

Dalcha Lungiambula is a 34 year old male fighter from Democratic Republic Of Congo with 11 pro wins and 4 losses. See Dalcha Lungiambula’s full MMA record.

Dalcha Lungiambula has a 55% finish rate, including 3 by knockout, 3 by submission, 5 by decision.

Dalcha Lungiambula is currently on a 2 fight losing skid.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Loss	11-3-0	Cody Brundage	SUB R1 3:41	UFC Fight Night	2022-03-12	Middleweight	UFC
Loss	11-2-0	Marc-André Barriault	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2021-09-04	Middleweight	UFC
Win	10-2-0	Markus Perez	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2021-01-20	Middleweight	UFC
Loss	10-1-0	Magomed Ankalaev	KO/TKO R3 0:29	UFC on ESPN+ 21	2019-11-09	Light Heavyweight	UFC
Win	9-1-0	Dequan Townsend	KO/TKO R3 0:42	UFC on ESPN 3	2019-06-29	Light Heavyweight	UFC

Punahele “Puna” Soriano fighter profile and recent form

Punahele Soriano is a 29 year old male fighter from United States with 8 pro wins and 2 losses. See Punahele Soriano’s full MMA record.

Punahele Soriano has a 88% finish rate, including 5 by knockout, 2 by submission, 1 by decision.

Punahele Soriano is currently on a 2 fight losing skid.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Loss	8-1-0	Nick Maximov	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2022-02-05	Middleweight	UFC
Loss	8-0-0	Brendan Allen	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2021-07-24	Middleweight	UFC
Win	7-0-0	Duško Todorović	KO/TKO R1 4:48	UFC on ABC 1	2021-01-16	Middleweight	UFC
Win	6-0-0	Oskar Piechota	KO/TKO R1 3:17	UFC 245	2019-12-14	Middleweight	UFC
Win	5-0-0	Jamie Pickett	DEC R3 5:00	Contender Series 2019	2019-06-18	Middleweight	DWCS