Frank Buenafuente
UFC DebutNickname“The Praying Mantis”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Garfield, New Jersey
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Iron Horse MMA
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Frank Buenafuente 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
156-90-1
.634 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
15 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 16 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 4 sub · 5 decCFFC 104 · CFFC 89 · ROC 68 · ROC 63 · Bellator +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Blake Bilder8-2-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:36 | CFFC 104 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| L | Sitik Muduev14-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 89 | Nov 19, 2020 |
| W | John de Jesus18-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ROC 68 | May 31, 2019 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:23 | ROC 63 | Jun 8, 2018 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Nov 3, 2017 | |
| L | Julio Arce21-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:59 | ROC 58 | Feb 24, 2017 |
| L | Julio Arce21-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ROC 57 | Nov 18, 2016 |
| W | Nekruz Mirkhojaev6-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:54 | ROC 56 | Sep 23, 2016 |
| W | Jose Mariscal18-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ROC 55 | Jun 3, 2016 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | ROC 54 | Mar 4, 2016 | |
| W | David Moore0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:42 | ROC 53 | Nov 20, 2015 |
| W | Tim Dooling9-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | ROC 51 | Jun 5, 2015 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Xtreme Caged Combat | Sep 28, 2013 | |
| L | Bill Algeo18-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:36 | WSOF 2 | Mar 23, 2013 |
| W | Matt Brannon | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:51 | XFE | Feb 22, 2013 |
| W | Submission | North-South Choke | R1 | 3:23 | ROC 43 | Jan 24, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
5-0across 5 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsROC · EFC · Dead Serious MMA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Mark Agnew | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | ROC | Apr 21, 2012 |
| W | Mak Kelleher1-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | ROC | Mar 17, 2012 |
| W | Adam Que | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Dead Serious MMA | Dec 17, 2011 |
| W | Gladstone Allen | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | EFC | Nov 12, 2011 |
| W | Mike Hanrahan | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:42 | EFC | Sep 3, 2011 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.