Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“The Headhunter”

Paul Buentello

35-176 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2L

Inactive

Title Fight

High Variance

Early Chaos

High Wear

6'2"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·52age

Last fightLCheick Kongo·KO/TKO·R3·16yr ago

Fighter Context

3–3UFC·

2KO

1Sub

0Dec

8.3min/fight

42UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

1–3(4 fights)

100%finish rate

-0.5str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.54

Deficit

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.021

None

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

46%

Average

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Buentello

Dirty Boxer

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.29

Str. Accuracy45%

132UFC landed/285attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.2 vs avg3.83

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / fight0.50

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.17

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

23%

Leg

By Position

Distance58%

Clinch36%

Ground6%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 16 rounds	Round 23 rounds	Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed	14	13	6
Avg. Absorbed	11	21	16
Avg. Net	+2	-8	-10

Grappling

Buentello·46s ctrlAverage Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.19

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.72

TD Accuracy33%

1UFC landed/2attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense39%

3UFC defended/13opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 3

Submission1 / 3

Decision0 / 3

KD → Finish

1/3Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision1 / 3

Loss Pattern

Mixed

1 early · 1 late · 1 dec across 3 losses

Fast and versatile. 3 of 3 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

No eligible sequences on record.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

0UD

0SD

1MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 15 more in second half of career

6 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=3

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

3.5

3.2

1.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

5.1

Diff

+0.6

-1.9

-3.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 6 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+67%L3

Last 6 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Buentello — 6 UFC Fights

Result

Method

6 fights

Cheick Kongo

KO/TKO R3 · 1:16Mar '10

-50

·3 SS (10%)·53 abs·9 td taken

Stefan Struve

M-DEC R3Dec '09

-17

·37 SS (42%)·54 abs·1 td taken·112s ctrl·1 kd landed

↵ 46mo layoff

Gilbert Aldana

KO/TKO R2 · 2:27Feb '06

+21

·49 SS (69%)·28 abs·1/2 td·119s ctrl·1 sub att

Andrei Arlovski

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 0:15Oct '05

-1

·1 SS (33%)·2 abs·1 kd taken

Kevin Jordan

SUB R1 · 4:00Jun '05

·20 SS (47%)·18 abs·39s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Justin Eilers

KO/TKO R1 · 3:34Feb '05

+15

·22 SS (44%)·7 abs·1 kd landed

Buentello — Prior Tracked Fights (6)

WRuben VillarealStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—

WCarter WilliamsStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—

LAlistair OvereemStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—

WGary GoodridgeAfflictionU-DECR3—

WKiril SidelnikovAfflictionKO/TKOR3—

WDavid AbbottStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“The Headhunter”

Paul Buentello

35-176 UFC

Form

6'2"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·52age

Last fightLCheick Kongo·KO/TKO·16yr ago

Fighter Context

3–3UFC·

2KO

1Sub

0Dec

8.3min/fight

42UFC min

vs. Winning Record1–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.54

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.021

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

46%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Buentello

Heavyweight avg

Dirty Boxer

Sig. Strikes / Min3.29

Str. Accuracy45%

132UFC landed/285attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.2 vs avg3.83

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / Fight0.50

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.17

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

23%

Leg

By Position

Dist58%

Clinch36%

Ground6%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=6	R2 n=3	R3 n=2
Landed	14	13	6
Absorbed	11	21	16
Net	+2	-8	-10

Grappling

Buentello

Heavyweight avg

46s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.19

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.72

TD Accuracy33%

1UFC landed/2attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense39%

3UFC defended/13opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

1Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—No eligible sequences.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

0UD

0SD

1MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=3

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

3.5

3.2

1.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

5.1

Diff

+0.6

-1.9

-3.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Buentello — UFC Fight Log

Cheick Kongo

KO/TKO·R3·Mar '10

3 SS (10%)·53 abs·9 td taken

Stefan Struve

M-DEC·R3·Dec '09

37 SS (42%)·54 abs·1 td taken·112s ctrl·1 kd

Gilbert Aldana

KO/TKO·R2·Feb '06

49 SS (69%)·28 abs·1/2 td·119s ctrl·1 sub

Andrei ArlovskiTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Oct '05

1 SS (33%)·2 abs·1 kd taken

Kevin Jordan

SUB·R1·Jun '05

20 SS (47%)·18 abs·39s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Justin Eilers

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '05

22 SS (44%)·7 abs·1 kd

Buentello — Prior Tracked Fights (6)

WRuben VillarealStrikeforceKO/TKOR2

WCarter WilliamsStrikeforceKO/TKOR2

LAlistair OvereemStrikeforceKO/TKOR2

WGary GoodridgeAfflictionU-DECR3

WKiril SidelnikovAfflictionKO/TKOR3

WDavid AbbottStrikeforceKO/TKOR1

Round 16 rounds

Round 23 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-8

-10

n=6

n=3

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-8

-10