Paul Buentello Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Cheick Kongo Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Elbows to Body On Ground Submission to Strikes	R3	1:16	UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones	Mar 21, 2010
L	Stefan Struve Heavyweight	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez	Dec 12, 2009
W	GA Gilbert Aldana Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Side Control	R2	2:27	UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3	Feb 4, 2006
L	Andrei ArlovskiTitle Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	0:15	UFC 55: Fury	Oct 7, 2005
W	Kevin Jordan Heavyweight	Submission	Neck Crank From Half Guard	R1	4:00	UFC 53: Heavy Hitters	Jun 4, 2005
W	Justin Eilers Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	3:34	UFC 51: Super Saturday	Feb 5, 2005

Outside the UFC

32-14across 46 bouts · 29 promotions · wins by 23 KO · 5 sub · 4 decKOTC · Strikeforce · IFC WC 7 · USWF 9 · USWF 4 +24

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Denis Goltsov36-9	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R1	3:07	ACB 41	Jul 15, 2016
W	Eric Prindle12-9	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	1:04	ADW	May 24, 2016
W	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou19-18	KO/TKO	Punch	R3	3:12	ADW	Oct 3, 2015
L	Myron Dennis22-13	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	LFC 29	Mar 21, 2014
W	James McSweeney15-18	KO/TKO	Punches to the Body	R2	2:44	LFC 22	Aug 23, 2013
W	Igor Kostin6-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Federation of MMA of Russia	May 30, 2013
W	Mike Cook13-13	KO/TKO	Punch	R2	2:08	IFC	Dec 8, 2012
W	Igor Kostin6-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	0:56	VMAU	Oct 12, 2012
L	Darrill Schoonover14-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	WMMA 1	Mar 31, 2012
L	Cole Konrad9-0	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	BFC	Aug 20, 2011
W	Kerry Schall23-13	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Nemesis Fighting	Dec 11, 2010
L	Tim Sylvia31-10	KO/TKO	Punch	R2	4:57	PWP	Aug 14, 2010
W	Bryan Humes6-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	SF 11	May 22, 2010
W	Kirill Sidelnikov15-7	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R3	4:18	Affliction	Jan 24, 2009
W	Gary Goodridge23-22-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Affliction	Jul 19, 2008
L	Alistair Overeem47-19	KO/TKO	Submission to Knee to the Body	R2	3:42	Strikeforce	Nov 16, 2007
W	Carter Williams4-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:10	Strikeforce	Jun 22, 2007
W	Ruben Villareal22-28-3	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R2	3:57	Strikeforce	Dec 8, 2006
W	David Abbott10-15	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:43	Strikeforce	Oct 7, 2006
W	Bo Cantrell10-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:45	KOTC	Nov 14, 2004
W	Lloyd Marshbanks20-19	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:57	EP	Dec 28, 2003
W	Bobby Hoffman36-10-1	Submission	Verbal	R2	—	KOTC	Nov 2, 2003
W	Andy Montana18-12	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R1	2:09	ROTR 4	Oct 10, 2003
L	Bobby Hoffman36-10-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	KOTC	Aug 10, 2003
W	Mike Kyle23-19-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:24	KOTC	Nov 1, 2002
W	Roger Neff6-4	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R1	3:04	KOTC	Jun 19, 2002
W	Jimmy Westfall5-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	USWF 19	Sep 25, 2001
W	Gary Marshall2-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:53	IFC WC 15	Aug 31, 2001
L	Nate Schroeder11-10	Submission	Heel Hook	R1	4:10	IFC WC 13	Jun 15, 2001
L	Sam Sotello2-2	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R3	3:22	IFC WC 12	Apr 11, 2001
L	Ricco Rodriguez54-27	Submission	Kneebar	R2	4:21	KOTC	Feb 24, 2001
W	Larry Parker13-6-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	5:06	IFC WC 8	Jun 14, 2000
L	Gan McGee13-5	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	2:44	IFC WC 7	May 3, 2000
W	Rocky Batastini8-22	Submission	Armbar	R1	3:47	IFC WC 7	May 3, 2000
W	Jason Godsey16-16	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	6:06	IFC WC 7	May 3, 2000
W	Jimmy Westfall5-9	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R1	0:59	AF	Dec 4, 1999
W	Denny Mathias0-1	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	—	WCS	Nov 20, 1999
W	Gilbert Duran2-4	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	—	WCS	Nov 20, 1999
L	Todd Broadaway4-1	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R1	6:00	EC 24	May 15, 1999
W	Larry Parker13-6-1	KO/TKO	Knee	R1	0:30	USWF 9	Jun 20, 1998
W	Shane Saavedra1-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:15	USWF 9	Jun 20, 1998
W	Dustin Heronemus0-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	0:20	USWF 9	Jun 20, 1998
L	Dan Severn101-19-7	Submission	Headlock	R1	2:55	USWF 6	Aug 16, 1997
L	Evan Tanner32-8	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:20	USWF 4	Apr 12, 1997
W	David Davis4-17	Submission	Choke	R1	7:35	USWF 4	Apr 12, 1997
W	Derek McGill0-3	Submission	Choke	R1	6:00	USWF 4	Apr 12, 1997

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.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

25 wins, 8 losses

W25

L8

Submission

6 wins, 4 losses

W6

L4

Decision

4 wins, 5 losses

W4

L5

Finishes

UFC KOs

2

Above avg · 16%Light Heavyweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.50

Above avg · 0.26Light Heavyweight

UFC submissions

1

Above avg · 8%Light Heavyweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.33

Above avg · 0.26Light Heavyweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Paul Buentello

PowerChin

Knockout rate

33%

2 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

3

3.37 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

1

1.28 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never submittedin the UFC

Career striking

OverallB58th

45%132 / 285

Striking accuracy

52%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.54 differential

Landed3.29

Absorbed3.83

46%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-3%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head67%58th89
Body24%64th32
Leg8%48th11

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

45%Standing

Standing45%60
Clinch43%57
Ground11%15

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Paul Buentello

Landed per 15

Head

C

58th

32.1

58th

Body

B

68th

11.6

68th

Leg

D

30th

4.0

30th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

B

63rd

28.2

63rd

Body

F

13th

16.3

13th

Leg

F

11th

14.1

11th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	32.1	89	236	38%
Body	11.6	32	36	89%
Leg	4.0	11	13	85%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	28.2	78	224	35%
Body	16.3	45	56	80%
Leg	14.1	39	50	78%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Paul Buentello

50%

Takedown accuracy

23%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-5.2 min net

On top1.6

On bottom6.8

Offense

Takedowns

C

50th

0.4

50th

TD accuracy

50%

Sub attempts

A

74th

0.7

74th

Control

C

48th

1.6 min

48th

Defense

TD defense

F

19th

23%

19th

Controlled

6.8 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	1 / 2
Submission attempts	2
Control time	4:33

Defense

TDs defended	3 / 13
Control absorbed	18:51

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (42min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Paul Buentello

6 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 42 min

199%

R3 pace · 2 bouts

Buentello fades (-35% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Buentello lifts to 199% of round-1 output by round 3 (2 bouts).

Buentello ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Buentellolanded / min

Takedown attempts

Buentelloattempts / min

Control time

Buentello% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.2	3.6	2.9	0.09	10%	6
R2	3.9	3.2	5.1	0.00	17%	3
R3	1.9	1.8	5.1	0.00	3%	2

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Paul Buentello

6 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

36/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

62nd

37%

62nd

Win quality

F

14th

26%

14th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

3

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	1	0-1	0%
Top-15	1	0-1	0%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Unproven	3	3-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Cheick Kongo	Contender-level	40	Mar 21, 2010
L	Stefan Struve	Top-15	53	Dec 12, 2009
W	Gilbert Aldana	Unproven	8	Feb 4, 2006
L	Andrei Arlovski	Top-5	74	Oct 7, 2005
W	Kevin Jordan	Unproven	8	Jun 4, 2005
W	Justin Eilers	Unproven	8	Feb 5, 2005

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

6 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

0-1

1 bout

Typical camp

100–180 days

2-1

3 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

0-1

1 bout

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

1-1

2 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

1-2

3 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

0-1

1 bout

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

0-1

1 bout

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

9y 11mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Paul Buentello

Extended layoff

9y 11mosince last bout

vs Denis Goltsov · Jul 15, 2016

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs underdog 0-2

59.5

DK avg

101.8

Median

109.3

Ceiling

1.6

Floor

50%

Boom

33%

Bust

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