Frank Caraballo
UFC DebutNickname“The Tank”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Frank Caraballo 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
321-225-3
.588 win rate
Winning-record opponents
15 of 22
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
22 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 26 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 5 sub · 4 decNAAFS · BFC · WFC · Alpha One Sports · XCC 24 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | James Pfeiffer5-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFC | Feb 25, 2023 |
| W | Antonio Castillo Jr.14-20 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFC | Feb 23, 2019 |
| L | Antonio Castillo Jr.14-20 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Alpha One Sports | Dec 9, 2017 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:57 | XCC 24 | Apr 30, 2016 | |
| L | Keith Richardson22-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:02 | RFO | Aug 22, 2015 |
| W | Cody Stevens14-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | NAAFS | Oct 4, 2014 |
| W | Tommy Hayden11-4 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 2:29 | NAAFS | Jun 7, 2014 |
| L | Ricky Musgrave14-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NAAFS | Mar 1, 2014 |
| L | Chris Horodecki21-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFC 1 | Oct 26, 2013 |
| W | Tony Hervey16-19 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:42 | NAAFS | Mar 30, 2013 |
| L | Submission | Reverse Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:38 | ROC 43 | Jan 24, 2013 | |
| W | Jeremy Czarnecki7-11-1 | KO/TKO | Spinning Backfist and Punches | R2 | 0:38 | NAAFS | Aug 4, 2012 |
| W | Antonio Castillo Jr.14-20 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:46 | NAAFS | Jun 2, 2012 |
| W | Donny Walker15-10 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R4 | 2:25 | BFC | Apr 20, 2012 |
| W | Dustin Kempf8-9 | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R1 | 1:19 | BFC | Sep 24, 2011 |
| W | Doug Kulbis | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:11 | NAAFS | Aug 27, 2011 |
| W | Brady Hovermale11-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NAAFS | Jun 4, 2011 |
| L | Kenny Giddens12-7 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:32 | FCF | Sep 25, 2010 |
| W | Terry Blackwell | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NAAFS | Aug 28, 2010 |
| L | Daniel Straus26-10 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R5 | 3:57 | NAAFS | Feb 20, 2010 |
| W | Nick Sorg6-9 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:59 | NAAFS | Aug 29, 2009 |
| L | Drew Dober29-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:58 | VFC 28 | Jul 24, 2009 |
| L | Waylon Lowe16-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | May 1, 2009 |
| W | Phillip Tomblin7-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:16 | NAAFS | Feb 21, 2009 |
| W | Ben Pettit | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:13 | NAAFS | Dec 6, 2008 |
| W | Paul Compton | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:59 | NAAFS | Aug 23, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
8-4across 12 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsNAAFS · NLF 12 · NLF 6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Daniel Jacobucci | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:13 | NAAFS | Jun 7, 2008 |
| W | Grant Hoppel8-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:22 | NLF 12 | Mar 8, 2008 |
| L | Nick Goldizen | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:37 | NAAFS | Dec 1, 2007 |
| W | Okey Lawrence | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:59 | NAAFS | Nov 3, 2007 |
| W | Ricky Miller | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:41 | NAAFS | Aug 18, 2007 |
| W | Matt Hopkins | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:04 | NAAFS | Aug 4, 2007 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:17 | NAAFS | Jun 9, 2007 | |
| W | Josh McBride | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:08 | NAAFS | Apr 21, 2007 |
| W | Dustin Bloom | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:55 | NAAFS | Feb 2, 2007 |
| L | Joe Heiland9-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:08 | NAAFS | Oct 7, 2006 |
| W | Daniel Jacobucci | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 1:35 | NAAFS | Sep 16, 2006 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | NLF 6 | Aug 26, 2006 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.