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Paul Buentello
“The Headhunter”
USHeavyweightActiveage 52
35 — 17
67% win rate
L2 streak
Peak Vertex
2006-02-0436-16 vs current
AfterWvs Gilbert Aldana · KO
EndedLvs Stefan Struve · M-Dec · 2009-12-12 · score → 0
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
3 wins3 losseslast 5: L L W L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Strikes landed
- Head8967%
- Body3224%
- Legs118%
Strikes absorbed
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(6) | R2(3) | R3(2) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 19.0 | 19.2 | 5.5 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 18.7 | 22.4 | 21.9 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.67 | 1.67 | 1.97 | — | — |
| Control time | 0:24 | 1:08 | 0:06 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Live: Vera vs Jones2010-03-21L·KO·R3 · 1:16
- UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez2009-12-12L·M-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 32006-02-04W·KO·R2 · 2:27
- UFC 55: Fury2005-10-07L·KO·R1 · 0:15
- UFC 53: Heavy Hitters2005-06-04W·Sub·R1 · 4:00
- UFC 51: Super Saturday2005-02-05W·KO·R1 · 3:34
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
