Tom Picciano vs Santos Verdinez

Oct 30, 2026 · VICE TV

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DateOct 30, 2026

DivisionFeatherweight

StatusScheduled

VenueSeneca Niagara Resort and Casino

BroadcastVICE TV

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Friday, October 30, 2026 — watch on VICE TV.

US East (ET): Fri 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Fri 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 1:00 AM
Central Europe: Sat 2:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sat 12:00 PM
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Tom PiccianoPooch |9-3-0Tom Picciano vs Santos VerdinezSantos Verdinez8-2-0

Tom PiccianoPooch9-3-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

9-3-0Record8-2-0

28Age31

5'9"Height5'6"

TBDReachTBD

170 lbsWeight146 lbs

FeatherweightWeight ClassFeatherweight

Santos Verdinez8-2-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Santos Verdinez owns a 33-point Elo edge (solid). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Tom PiccianoSantos Verdinez

Recent form

Tom PiccianoW W W W L · +34 Elo last 5

WWWWL

Santos VerdinezW W L W W · +57 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Tom Picciano1601+10 last move

Santos Verdinez1634+21 last move

Why they are ranked here

Tom Picciano#199 of 369 active Welterweight fighters · 1601 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Joseph Schick (rated 1500 at the time): +27.
Costliest loss: Lost to Carlos Lozoya (rated 1514 at the time): -28.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +34 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #198 James Martin, 1 ahead of #200 Khanbulat Irisbiev.

Santos Verdinez#183 of 415 active Featherweight fighters · 1634 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Zak Flessas (rated 1527 at the time): +29.
Costliest loss: Lost to Ethyn Ewing (rated 1604 at the time): -30.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +57 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #182 Jeka Saragih, 1 ahead of #184 Arata Mizuno.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Tom PiccianoNow 1601 · #199 Welterweight

Wins by decision+18→ 1619

Loses by decision-14→ 1587

Santos VerdinezNow 1634 · #183 Featherweight

Wins by decision+14→ 1648

Loses by decision-18→ 1616

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Stat advantages

Tom PiccianovsSantos Verdinez

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Tom Piccianodecision leads 44% of wins

Santos VerdinezKO/TKO leads 38% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Tom PiccianoSantos Verdinez

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

Not availableSig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC welterweight average : 3.65

Not availableSig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC welterweight average : 46%

Not availableSig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC welterweight average : 3.83

Not availableSig. strike defenseNot available

UFC welterweight average : 53%

Not availableTakedown averageNot available

UFC welterweight average : 1.43

Not availableTakedown accuracyNot available

UFC welterweight average : 30%

Not availableTakedown defenseNot available

UFC welterweight average : 59%

Not availableSubmission averageNot available

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

2Wins by knockout3

3Wins by submission2

4Wins by decision3

0Losses by knockout1

0Losses by submission0

3Losses by decision1

Tom Picciano vs Santos Verdinez is a scheduled Featherweight fight on LFA 245 : KHAMZAEV VS PRESCENDO. Tom Picciano enters with a 9-3-0 record and Santos Verdinez enters with a 8-2-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.