Bantamweight

Frankie Saenz

Last fought: Aug 2020

RECORD

Pro

13-7-0

UFC

5-5-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

66"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:55
Fight Completion Rate	86.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.58
% Fights Inside the Distance	30.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	27-21 (56.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	8-5 (61.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	19-16 (54.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	66.7%
% Time in Control	20.9%
% Time Controlled	12.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	62.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.33
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.74
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.41
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.1%
Distance Strike Defense	58.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.63
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.34
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.73
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.48
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.56
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.99

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Frankie Saenz League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Frankie Saenz
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Strike Differential	0.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	31.9%
Takedown Defense	61.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	3:07
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	100.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:55
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Takedown Accuracy	23.8%
Takedown Defense	51.5%
Control Time/Fight	1:38

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jonathan Martinez

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan • Aug 2020Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 0:57

Frankie Saenz39/7254%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:10

Jonathan Martinez79/13359%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:45KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frankie Saenz	18/31	58%	1/2	1:10	—
	Jonathan Martinez	22/47	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Frankie Saenz	16/33	48%	0/2	0:00	—
	Jonathan Martinez	52/76	68%	1/1	0:43	2

R3	Frankie Saenz	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jonathan Martinez	5/10	50%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Marlon Vera

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis • Mar 2019Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:25

Frankie Saenz4/1040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Marlon Vera12/1675%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frankie Saenz	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marlon Vera	12/16	75%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Henry Briones

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman • May 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frankie Saenz66/12055%TD 4/10Ctrl 4:10KD 1

Henry Briones44/10442%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frankie Saenz	24/45	53%	1/2	0:34	—
	Henry Briones	23/42	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Frankie Saenz	26/47	55%	1/5	0:54	1
	Henry Briones	13/42	31%	0/0	0:08	—

R3	Frankie Saenz	16/28	57%	2/3	2:42	—
	Henry Briones	8/20	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Merab Dvalishvili

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega • Dec 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frankie Saenz58/10655%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:19

Merab Dvalishvili47/11840%TD 11/23Ctrl 7:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frankie Saenz	24/28	86%	0/1	0:00	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	7/34	21%	2/9	3:10	—

R2	Frankie Saenz	17/38	45%	0/2	0:05	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	29/58	50%	4/5	2:24	—

R3	Frankie Saenz	17/40	42%	0/0	0:14	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	11/26	42%	5/9	2:12	—

LOSS

vs. Augusto Mendes

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn • Jan 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frankie Saenz40/10638%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:33KD 1

Augusto Mendes42/10939%TD 4/9Ctrl 2:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frankie Saenz	15/40	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Augusto Mendes	16/39	41%	1/3	0:51	—

R2	Frankie Saenz	11/39	28%	0/3	0:48	1
	Augusto Mendes	11/29	38%	1/4	0:46	—

R3	Frankie Saenz	14/27	52%	0/1	1:45	—
	Augusto Mendes	15/41	37%	2/2	0:36	—

LOSS

vs. Eddie Wineland

UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko • Jul 2016Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:54

Frankie Saenz45/11639%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:21

Eddie Wineland42/12933%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frankie Saenz	17/33	52%	1/1	1:21	—
	Eddie Wineland	12/40	30%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Frankie Saenz	22/59	37%	0/2	0:00	—
	Eddie Wineland	15/57	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Frankie Saenz	6/24	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Eddie Wineland	15/32	47%	0/0	0:05	1

LOSS

vs. Urijah Faber

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frankie Saenz66/13649%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:00

Urijah Faber75/11168%TD 2/13Ctrl 1:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frankie Saenz	23/48	48%	0/0	0:23	—
	Urijah Faber	25/36	69%	0/6	0:11	—

R2	Frankie Saenz	23/36	64%	0/0	1:15	—
	Urijah Faber	30/39	77%	1/4	0:50	—

R3	Frankie Saenz	20/52	38%	0/3	0:22	—
	Urijah Faber	20/36	56%	1/3	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Sirwan Kakai

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux • Aug 2015Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frankie Saenz80/18344%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:41

Sirwan Kakai55/11349%TD 3/9Ctrl 1:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frankie Saenz	26/57	46%	0/1	0:05	—
	Sirwan Kakai	19/31	61%	2/5	1:00	—

R2	Frankie Saenz	30/80	38%	0/2	0:11	—
	Sirwan Kakai	24/52	46%	1/1	0:36	—

R3	Frankie Saenz	24/46	52%	1/3	2:25	—
	Sirwan Kakai	12/30	40%	0/3	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Iuri Alcantara

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir • Feb 2015Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frankie Saenz44/9546%TD 3/4Ctrl 6:59

Iuri Alcantara31/5953%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frankie Saenz	9/29	31%	1/1	1:28	—
	Iuri Alcantara	11/19	58%	1/2	0:20	—

R2	Frankie Saenz	22/41	54%	1/1	2:46	—
	Iuri Alcantara	12/26	46%	0/1	0:06	—

R3	Frankie Saenz	13/25	52%	1/2	2:45	—
	Iuri Alcantara	8/14	57%	1/1	0:36	—

WIN

vs. Nolan Ticman

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux • Aug 2014Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frankie Saenz67/12952%TD 5/9Ctrl 5:45

Nolan Ticman25/5347%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frankie Saenz	14/39	36%	1/1	0:28	—
	Nolan Ticman	15/26	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Frankie Saenz	27/48	56%	1/4	2:39	—
	Nolan Ticman	9/19	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Frankie Saenz	26/42	62%	3/4	2:38	—
	Nolan Ticman	1/8	12%	0/0	0:18	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com