Frankie Saenz

Frankie Saenz
Born Frankie Saenz
August 12, 1980
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Division Bantamweight, Featherweight
Reach 66.0 in (168 cm)[1]
Fighting out of Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Team Trident Performance Training
Rank Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active 2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 12
Wins 10
By knockout 3
By submission 2
By decision 5
Losses 2
By knockout 1
By disqualification 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: February 25, 2015

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 country, where he was King of the Cage Flyweight Champion (135 lb), World Fighting Federation Featherweight Champion and Coalition of Combat Featherweight Champion.[2] As of February 24, 2015, he is #12 in official UFC bantamweight rankings.[3]

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 CO. 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.[4] Later in the next year, he lost his belt via disqualification to Jeff Fletcher due to an illegal knee to head of grounded opponent.[5]

In 2013, Saenz won KOTC Flyweight (135 lbs) championship, with a submission win over Marvin Garcia.[6] He defended his belt twice, against Tyler Bialecki and Marvin Blumer.[7]

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: Bader vs. St. Preux.[8] Saenz won the fight via unanimous decision.[9]

Saenz later was scheduled to face Aljamain Sterling on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping,[10] but the fight was scraped due to Saenz being injured.[11]

On February 22, 2015, Saenz fought Iuri Alcântara at UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir.[12] As a 7-1 underdog, Saenz defeated the #8 ranked Alcântara via unanimous decision.[13]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–2 Iuri Alcântara Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir February 22, 2015 3 5:00 Porto Alegre, Brazil
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–2 Nolan Ticman Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. St. Preux August 16, 2014 3 5:00 Bangor, Maine, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–2 Marvin Blumer TKO (doctor stoppage) KOTC - Radar Lock February 22, 2014 4 5:00 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States Defended KOTC Flyweight championship.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–2 Tyler Bialecki Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC - Boiling Point September 28, 2013 1 4:53 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States Defended KOTC Flyweight championship.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–2 Marvin Garcia Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC - World Champions May 25, 2013 2 4:10 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won KOTC Flyweight championship.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–2 Jade Porter Decision (majority) Coalition of Combat: Pound for Pound September 15, 2012 3 5:00 Phoenix, Arizona, United States Won Coalition of Combat Featherweight championship.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 4–2 Jeff Fletcher DQ (illegal knee) World Fighting Federation 8 May 12, 2012 1 4:12 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States Lost WFF Featherweight championship.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 4–1 Cody Huard KO (punch) TCF - Rumble at Ranch 2 November 5, 2011 1 2:34 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Michael Parker TKO (punches) World Fighting Federation 7 October 22, 2011 1 3:08 Tucson, Arizona, United States Won WFF Featherweight championship.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Ruben Gonzales Decision (unanimous) TCF - Rumble at Ranch 1 April 23, 2011 3 5:00 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Kenneth Mendoza TKO (punches) World Fighting Federarion 1 October 16, 2010 1 4:26 Tucson, Arizona, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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

  1. ↑ "Frankie Saenz tapology". tapology.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Frankie Saenz - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "UFC Fighter Rankings". UFC.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ "World Fighting Federation 7 results". wffmma.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "World Fighting Federation 8 results". wffmma.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Frankie Saenz road to the top". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Frankie Saenz makes debut at UFC Fight Night 47". mymmanews.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to the UFC, Frankie Saenz and Nolan Ticman". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  9. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 47 results, photos: Frankie Saenz cruises past Nolan Ticman". MMAjunkie. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 55 lineup finalized with Aljamain Sterling vs. Frankie Saenz". MMAjunkie. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Aljamain Sterling vs. Frankie Saenz Fight Cancelled, Saenz injured". MMA MAD. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Iuri Alcantara vs. Frankie Saenz added to UFC Fight Night 61 in Brazil". MMA core. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  13. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 61 results: 7-1 underdog Frankie Saenz upsets Iuri Alcantara". MMAjunkie. Retrieved February 25, 2015.