Francisco Villanueva
UFC DebutNickname“The Butcher”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Zapopan, Jalisco
- Born
- Mexico
- Camp
- Monsters MMA
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Francisco Villanueva makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
30-18
.625 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 3
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
7
3 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 7 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 4 decSFN 08 · BFL 77 · MFL 003 · UWC Mexico 38 · UWC Mexico 33 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Armando Figuera7-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFN 08 | Feb 7, 2025 |
| L | Josh Kwiatkowski11-8 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | BFL 77 | Jun 9, 2023 |
| W | Arturo Reyes Castaneda | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MFL 003 | Dec 3, 2022 |
| L | Eduardo Vazquez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:24 | UWC Mexico 38 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| L | Raul Rosas Jr.12-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:07 | UWC Mexico 33 | Apr 29, 2022 |
| W | Jorge Bracamontes | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Naciones MMA 5 | Mar 18, 2022 |
| W | Alexis Leon | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AMMX | Dec 28, 2019 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionBCS 2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Rodrigo Guerra Romano1-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:31 | BCS 2 | Nov 17, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.