Hawaii’s Soriano wins welterweight fight in 1st UFC fight of 2025

Kahuku native Punahele Soriano faced off against Uros Medic in UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2 on Saturday.

Soriano making quick work of his fight as 0:31 seconds into the 1st round, he was able to knockout Medic.

The Kahuku native landed a strike with his right hand 0:24 seconds in the first round that knocked his opponent to the ground.

With this win, Soriano improves to 11-4-0 in his UFC career.

Soriano landed 13 strikes in those 0:31 seconds.