Heavyweight

Paul Buentello

Last fought: Mar 2010

RECORD

Pro

35-17-0

UFC

3-3-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

245 lbs

Reach

77"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	6:55
Fight Completion Rate	41.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.38
% Fights Inside the Distance	83.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	15-7 (68.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	1-0 (100.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	14-7 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	43.7%
% Time in Control	11.0%
% Time Controlled	45.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	19.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.31
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.64
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.33
Distance Strike Accuracy	35.1%
Distance Strike Defense	63.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.83
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.09
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.55
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.58
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	6.59
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	—

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 Heavyweight field

Paul Buentello 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	Paul Buentello
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Strike Differential	-0.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	23.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7
Control Time/15min	1:38
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	66.7%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	6:55
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.1
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	23.1%
Control Time/Fight	0:54

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Cheick Kongo

UFC Live: Vera vs Jones • Mar 2010Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 1:16

Paul Buentello3/2910%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Cheick Kongo53/9456%TD 9/9Ctrl 8:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Buentello	0/9	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cheick Kongo	10/25	40%	3/3	3:50	—

R2	Paul Buentello	3/18	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cheick Kongo	39/62	63%	5/5	3:38	—

R3	Paul Buentello	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cheick Kongo	4/7	57%	1/1	1:01	—

LOSS

vs. Stefan Struve

UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez • Dec 2009Heavyweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paul Buentello37/8942%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:52KD 1

Stefan Struve54/11547%TD 1/1Ctrl 5:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Buentello	6/12	50%	0/0	0:52	—
	Stefan Struve	6/11	55%	1/1	3:32	—

R2	Paul Buentello	20/40	50%	0/0	0:48	1
	Stefan Struve	20/47	43%	0/0	1:48	—

R3	Paul Buentello	11/37	30%	0/0	0:12	—
	Stefan Struve	28/57	49%	0/0	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Aldana

UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 • Feb 2006Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:27

Paul Buentello49/7169%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:59

Gilbert Aldana28/5452%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Buentello	32/49	65%	1/2	0:42	—
	Gilbert Aldana	24/46	52%	0/1	1:17	—

R2	Paul Buentello	17/22	77%	0/0	1:17	—
	Gilbert Aldana	4/8	50%	0/1	0:32	—

LOSS

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC 55: Fury • Oct 2005HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:15

Paul Buentello1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Andrei Arlovski2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Buentello	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	2/6	33%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Kevin Jordan

UFC 53: Heavy Hitters • Jun 2005Heavyweight

Submission (Neck Crank) • Rd 1, 4:00

Paul Buentello20/4347%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39KD 1

Kevin Jordan18/3355%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Buentello	20/43	47%	0/0	0:39	1
	Kevin Jordan	18/33	55%	0/1	1:22	—

WIN

vs. Justin Eilers

UFC 51: Super Saturday • Feb 2005Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:34

Paul Buentello22/5044%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Justin Eilers7/2825%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Buentello	22/50	44%	0/0	0:03	1
	Justin Eilers	7/28	25%	0/0	1:19	—

Prior to UFC

Affliction (2 fights)

WIN

vs. Kiril Sidelnikov

Affliction - Day of Reckoning • Jan 2009

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 4:18

Paul Buentello64/16539%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kiril Sidelnikov41/14229%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Buentello	11/41	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kiril Sidelnikov	21/54	39%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Paul Buentello	24/55	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kiril Sidelnikov	10/51	20%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Paul Buentello	29/69	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kiril Sidelnikov	10/37	27%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gary Goodridge

Affliction - Banned • Jul 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Paul Buentello0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Strikeforce (4 fights)

LOSS

vs. Alistair Overeem

Strikeforce - Four Men Enter, One Man Survives • Nov 2007

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 2, 3:42

Paul Buentello3/1421%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alistair Overeem32/4768%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Buentello	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	19/22	86%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Paul Buentello	2/11	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	13/25	52%	2/2	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Carter Williams

Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Baroni • Jun 2007

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:10

Paul Buentello12/2941%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Carter Williams8/2236%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Buentello	11/25	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Carter Williams	8/20	40%	1/3	0:00	—

R2	Paul Buentello	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carter Williams	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ruben Villareal

Strikeforce - Triple Threat • Dec 2006

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 3:57

Paul Buentello41/6266%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ruben Villareal57/8666%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Buentello	14/26	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ruben Villareal	27/42	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Paul Buentello	27/36	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ruben Villareal	30/44	68%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. David Abbott

Strikeforce - Tank vs. Buentello • Oct 2006

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:43

Paul Buentello9/1464%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

David Abbott4/1040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Buentello	9/14	64%	0/0	0:00	1
	David Abbott	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—

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