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Paul Buentello

Fighter profile

Paul Buentello

HW35-17-0P4P #157Div #19
Form
 
 
 
 
 
69
Overall
SoS 59
Skill ratings
Striking
74
Boxing
77
Kicking
61
Clinch
82
Striking def.
72
Wrestling off.
50
Wrestling def.
58
Ground game
62
Submissions
72
Grappling def.
59
Profile
Age52
Height6'2"
Reach77"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut1997
UFC record3-3-0
Last fight2016-07-15
Octagon time41.5 min
Avg fight6.9 min
Career length29y 3m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Striking offense1509
73rd
HW avg 1502
Striking defense1503
63rd
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1486
19th
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1495
34th
HW avg 1505
Momentum20
51st
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 35-17-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
25 wins, 8 losses
W
71% of wins
L
47% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 4 losses
W
17% of wins
L
24% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
11% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
32win14loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
23 (72%)KO/TKO(43%) 6
5 (16%)Submission(29%) 4
4 (13%)Decision(29%) 4
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes132
Sig. accuracy46%
Sig. attempted285
Total strikes163
Total attempted320
Knockdowns3
Head89
Body32
Leg11
Distance60
Clinch57
Ground15

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed162
Sig. defense51%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.78
Body abs.45
Leg abs.39
Distance abs.66
Clinch abs.65
Ground abs.31

Grappling · offense

Takedowns1
TD accuracy50%
TD attempted2
Sub att.2
Reversals1
Control time4:33

Grappling · defense

TD defense23%
TDs absorbed10
TD att. faced13
Sub att. faced2
Controlled time18:51

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 6 UFC fights · 41:32 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Paul has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
63W–16Lwin 79.7%div #63/167pct 63rd
WinsStrong
22W–4Lwin 84.6%div #25/150pct 84th
LossesSoft
41W–12Lwin 77.4%div #111/162pct 32nd

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1540 elodiv #78/167pct 54th
WinsAverage
1521 elodiv #95/151pct 38th
LossesAverage
1559 elodiv #66/162pct 60th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall388W–177L68.7%
Wins225W–133L62.8%
Losses163W–44L78.7%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Paul, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−0.73u−18.2% ROI

over 4 close-line bets

Average odds
+103

49% implied

As favorite
1W–0L

ROI +36.4%

Avg -275

As underdog
1W–2L

ROI −36.4%

Avg +142

Based on 4 of 6 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.