Frankie Saenz

BantamweightClinch Fighter
5 - 5

10 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 0 Finishes (0%)

Height
5' 6"
Reach
66"
Weight
135 lbs.
Age
46
Orthodox

Frankie Saenz UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Frankie Saenz is 5-5 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 5 wins by decision. The full pro MMA record is 12-7, 7-2 of it outside the UFC. Saenz competes at bantamweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 5'6" with a 66" reach at 46 years old. The last bout was a loss to Jonathan Martinez by knockout in Aug 2020.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 70th percentile among 182 bantamweight fighters (1.5/fight).

Frankie Saenz's UFC win rate is 50% (5 of 10 fights), and 0% of those wins came by finish. Saenz averages 1.5 takedowns per fight at 32% accuracy and stops 62% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
12-7
UFC Record
5-5
Height
5'6"
Reach
66"
Age
46
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Jonathan Martinez · KO/TKO · Aug 2020

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Frankie Saenz's Last 5 Fights

Saenz is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Jonathan Martinez · KO/TKO · R3 0:57 · UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan · Aug 2020
  2. Loss vs Marlon Vera · KO/TKO · R1 1:25 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · Mar 2019
  3. Win vs Henry Briones · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman · May 2018
  4. Win vs Merab Dvalishvili · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega · Dec 2017
  5. Loss vs Augusto Mendes · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn · Jan 2017

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.9
Accuracy
47%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.20

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.5
1.0x avg
Strike Differential
+0.4
Opp. Accuracy Against
48%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.5
Takedown Accuracy
32%
Takedown Defense
62%
Control Time / Fight
2:42
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
0% Sub
R2
0% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Frankie Saenz vs Average

Frankie Saenz's UFC Fight History

10 UFC fights on record (5-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LJonathan MartinezKO/TKOR3 · 0:57UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan2020-08-01
LMarlon VeraKO/TKOR1 · 1:25UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis2019-03-23
WHenry BrionesDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman2018-05-19
WMerab DvalishviliDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega2017-12-09
LAugusto MendesDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn2017-01-15
LEddie WinelandKO/TKOR3 · 1:54UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko2016-07-23
LUrijah FaberDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor2015-12-12
WSirwan KakaiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux2015-08-08
WIuri AlcantaraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir2015-02-22
WNolan TicmanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux2014-08-16

How Saenz Ranks at Bantamweight

Percentile among the 182 bantamweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.9 sig. strikes/min
66th percentile
Striking accuracy47%
66th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.5/min
53rd percentile
Takedowns1.5/fight
70th percentile
Takedown defense62%
49th percentile
Knockdown power0.20/fight
49th percentile

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