Frankie Saenz
Frankie Saenz | |
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Born |
Frankie Saenz August 12, 1980 Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb) |
Division | Bantamweight, Featherweight |
Reach | 66.0 in (168 cm)[2] |
Fighting out of | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
Team | Trident Performance Training |
Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3] |
Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling[3] |
Years active | 2009–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 15 |
Wins | 11 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 6 |
Losses | 4 |
By knockout | 2 |
By decision | 1 |
By disqualification | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Frankie Saenz (born August 12, 1980), is an American mixed martial artist in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Saenz made a name for himself fighting mostly in his native state, where he was King of the Cage Flyweight Champion (135 lb), World Fighting Federation Featherweight Champion and Coalition of Combat Featherweight Champion.[3] As of August 17, 2015, he is #14 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings.[4]
Early career
Frankie Saenz began training MMA in 2008. He has a background in wrestling and wrestled for Arizona State and the University of Northern Colorado. He also holds a blue belt in Jiu Jitsu.
He won WFF Featherweight championship in 2011 at WFF 7, with a TKO win over Michael Parker.[5] Later in the next year, he lost his belt via disqualification to Jeff Fletcher due to an illegal knee to head of grounded opponent.[6]
In 2013, Saenz won KOTC Flyweight (135 lbs) championship, with a submission win over Marvin Garcia.[7] He defended his belt twice, against Tyler Bialecki and Marvin Blumer.[8]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
After his second title defense on KOTC, Saenz signed with the UFC on August 7, 2014. He was scheduled to make his promotional debut against another newcomer, Nolan Ticman on August 16, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 47.[9] Saenz won the fight via unanimous decision.[10]
Saenz later was scheduled to face Aljamain Sterling on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55,[11] but the fight was scraped due to Saenz being injured.[12]
On February 22, 2015, Saenz fought Iuri Alcântara at UFC Fight Night 61.[13] As a 7-1 underdog, Saenz defeated the #8 ranked Alcântara via unanimous decision.[14]
Saenz faced Sirwan Kakai on August 8, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 73.[15] He won the fight by split decision.[16]
Saenz next faced Urijah Faber on December 12, 2015 at UFC 194.[17] He lost the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision.[18]
Saenz faced Eddie Wineland on July 23, 2016 at UFC on Fox 20.[19] He lost the fight via TKO at the 1:54 mark of the third round.[20]
Championships and accomplishments
- King of the Cage
- KOTC Flyweight Championship (One time)
- Two successful title defenses
- World Fighting Federation
- WFF Featherweight Championship (One time)
- Coalition of Combat
- COC Featherweight Championship (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
15 matches | 11 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 3 | 2 |
By submission | 2 | 0 |
By decision | 6 | 1 |
By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 11–4 | Eddie Wineland | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko | July 23, 2016 | 3 | 1:54 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
Loss | 11–3 | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 194 | December 12, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 11–2 | Sirwan Kakai | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux | August 8, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
Win | 10–2 | Iuri Alcântara | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir | February 22, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | |
Win | 9–2 | Nolan Ticman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. St. Preux | August 16, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Bangor, Maine, United States | |
Win | 8–2 | Marvin Blumer | TKO (doctor stoppage) | KOTC - Radar Lock | February 22, 2014 | 4 | 5:00 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Defended the KOTC Flyweight Championship. |
Win | 7–2 | Tyler Bialecki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC - Boiling Point | September 28, 2013 | 1 | 4:53 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Defended the KOTC Flyweight Championship. |
Win | 6–2 | Marvin Garcia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC - World Champions | May 25, 2013 | 2 | 4:10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Bantamweight debut. Won the KOTC Flyweight Championship. |
Win | 5–2 | Jade Porter | Decision (majority) | Coalition of Combat: Pound for Pound | September 15, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Won the Coalition of Combat Featherweight Championship. |
Loss | 4–2 | Jeff Fletcher | DQ (illegal knee) | World Fighting Federation 8 | May 12, 2012 | 1 | 4:12 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Lost the WFF Featherweight Championship. |
Loss | 4–1 | Cody Huard | KO (punch) | TCF - Rumble at Ranch 2 | November 5, 2011 | 1 | 2:34 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
Win | 4–0 | Michael Parker | TKO (punches) | World Fighting Federation 7 | October 22, 2011 | 1 | 3:08 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Won the WFF Featherweight Championship. |
Win | 3–0 | Ruben Gonzales | Decision (unanimous) | TCF - Rumble at Ranch 1 | April 23, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Kenneth Mendoza | TKO (punches) | World Fighting Federarion 1 | October 16, 2010 | 1 | 4:26 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Edwin Louis | Decision (unanimous) | Rage in the Cage 137 | November 14, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Teixeira vs. Saint Preux". UFC.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Frankie Saenz tapology". tapology.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Frankie Saenz - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "UFC Fighter Rankings". UFC.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "World Fighting Federation 7 results". wffmma.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "World Fighting Federation 8 results". wffmma.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Frankie Saenz road to the top". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Frankie Saenz makes debut at UFC Fight Night 47". mymmanews.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Welcome to the UFC, Frankie Saenz and Nolan Ticman". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 47 results, photos: Frankie Saenz cruises past Nolan Ticman". MMAjunkie. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 55 lineup finalized with Aljamain Sterling vs. Frankie Saenz". MMAjunkie. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Aljamain Sterling vs. Frankie Saenz Fight Cancelled, Saenz injured". MMA MAD. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Iuri Alcantara vs. Frankie Saenz added to UFC Fight Night 61 in Brazil". MMA core. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night 61 results: 7-1 underdog Frankie Saenz upsets Iuri Alcantara". MMAjunkie. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ Staff (2015-07-02). "Sirwan Kakai vs. Frankie Saenz official for UFC Fight Night 73". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2015-08-08). "UFC Fight Night 73 results: Frankie Saenz edges Sirwan Kakai by split decision". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2015-09-03). "Bantamweights Urijah Faber, Frankie Saenz to meet at UFC 194 on Dec. 12". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ↑ Brent Brookhouse (2015-12-12). "UFC 194 results: Urijah Faber takes hard-fought decision over game Frankie Saenz". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ Chris Sosa (2016-05-03). "Chicago-area firefighter seeks another UFC win at United Center". redeyechicago.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ Jonathan Bradley (2016-07-23). "Eddie Wineland finishes Frankie Saez with vicious third-round TKO". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.