Frankie Saenz

Frankie Saenz (born August 12, 1980), is an American mixed martial artist in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2009, he 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][4]

Frankie Saenz
BornFrankie Saenz
(1980-08-12) August 12, 1980
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
DivisionBantamweight
Featherweight
Reach66 in (168 cm)[2]
Fighting out ofScottsdale, Arizona, United States
TeamFight Ready MMA
RankBlue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
WrestlingNCAA Division I Wrestling[3]
Years active2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total19
Wins13
By knockout3
By submission2
By decision8
Losses6
By knockout3
By decision2
By disqualification1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: February 25, 2015

Background

Frankie Saenz is of Mexican descent.[5] He began training MMA in 2008. He has a background in wrestling, and wrestled for Arizona State and the University of Northern Colorado; also, holds a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

He won WFF Featherweight championship in 2011 at WFF 7, with a TKO win over Michael Parker.[6] Later in the next year, he lost his belt via disqualification to Jeff Fletcher due to an illegal knee to head of grounded opponent.[7]

In 2013, Saenz won KOTC Flyweight (135 lbs) championship, with a submission win over Marvin Garcia.[8] He defended his belt twice, against Tyler Bialecki and Marvin Blumer.[9]

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.[10] Saenz won the fight via unanimous decision.[11]

Saenz later was scheduled to face Aljamain Sterling on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55,[12] but the fight was scrapped due to Saenz being injured.[13]

On February 22, 2015, Saenz fought Iuri Alcântara at UFC Fight Night 61.[14] As a 7-1 underdog, Saenz defeated the #8 ranked Alcântara via unanimous decision.[15]

Saenz faced Sirwan Kakai on August 8, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 73.[16] He won the fight by split decision.[17]

Saenz next faced Urijah Faber on December 12, 2015 at UFC 194.[18] He lost the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision.[19]

Saenz faced Eddie Wineland on July 23, 2016 at UFC on Fox 20.[20] He lost the fight via TKO at the 1:54 mark of the third round.[21]

Saenz next faced Augusto Mendes on January 15, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 103.[22] He lost the fight by split decision.[23] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night for their performance.[24]

Saenz faced promotional newcomer Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega on December 9, 2017.[25] He won the fight by split decision.[26]

Saenz faced Henry Briones on May 19, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 129.[27] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[28]

Saenz was expected to face Yadong Song on November 23, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 141.[29] However, it was reported on November 7, 2018 that he pulled out of the event due to injury and he was replaced by newcomer Vince Morales.[30]

Saenz was scheduled to face Marlon Vera on March 2, 2019 at UFC 235.[31] However, Vera pulled out of the fight on February 27 due to illness and the bout was scrapped from the event.[32] The bout was rescheduled to UFC Fight Night 148.[33] Saenz lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.[34]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
19 matches 13 wins 6 losses
By knockout 3 3
By submission 2 0
By decision 8 2
By disqualification 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 13–6 Marlon Vera TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis March 23, 2019 1 1:25 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 13–5 Henry Briones Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman May 19, 2018 3 5:00 Santiago, Chile
Win 12–5 Merab Dvalishvili Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega December 9, 2017 3 5:00 Fresno, California, United States
Loss 11–5 Augusto Mendes Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn January 15, 2017 3 5:00 Phoenix, Arizona, United States Fight of the Night.
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

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See also

References
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