Frank Buenafuente

"The Praying Mantis"

AGE	38 / Dec 9, 1987
HEIGHT	5'9" / 175.26 cm
WEIGHT	145 lbs / 65.77 kg

ASSOCIATION
Iron Horse MMA

CLASS
Featherweight

Wins 10

KO / TKO

10%

SUBMISSIONS

40%

DECISIONS

50%

Losses 6

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

50%

DECISIONS

50%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Blake Bilder	CFFC 104 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 104 Dec / 17 / 2021	Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) Keith Peterson	2	4:36
loss	Sitik Muduev	CFFC 89 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 89 Nov / 19 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta	3	5:00
win	John de Jesus	ROC 68 - Ring of Combat 68 May / 31 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Gasper Oliver	3	5:00
win	Mike Lawrence	ROC 63 - Ring of Combat 63 Jun / 08 / 2018	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Keith Peterson	1	2:23
win	Francis Healy	Bellator 186 - Bader vs. Vassell Nov / 03 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Bill Bookwalter VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Julio Arce	ROC 58 - Ring of Combat 58 Feb / 24 / 2017	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Keith Peterson	2	3:59
loss	Julio Arce	ROC 57 - Ring of Combat 57 Nov / 18 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Bill Bookwalter	3	5:00
win	Nekruz Mirkhojaev	ROC 56 - Ring of Combat 56 Sep / 23 / 2016	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Vitor Ribeiro	2	0:54
win	Jose Mariscal	ROC 55 - Ring of Combat 55 Jun / 03 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson	3	5:00
win	Leonardo Perez	ROC 54 - Ring of Combat 54 Mar / 04 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson	3	4:00
win	David Moore	ROC 53 - Ring of Combat 53 Nov / 20 / 2015	KO (Punch) Liam Kerrigan	1	0:42
win	Tim Dooling	ROC 51 - Ring of Combat 51 Jun / 05 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Liam Kerrigan	3	4:00
loss	Evan Chmielski	Xtreme Caged Combat - Retribution Sep / 28 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) James Chappell	3	5:00
loss	Bill Algeo	WSOF 2 - Arlovski vs. Johnson Mar / 23 / 2013	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Kevin Mulhall VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:36
win	Matt Brannon	XFE - Cage Wars 20 Feb / 22 / 2013	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) James Chappell	1	1:51
win	Ashure Elbanna	ROC 43 - Ring of Combat 43 Jan / 24 / 2013	Submission (North-South Choke) Gasper Oliver	1	3:23

FIGHT HISTORY - AMATEUR

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Mark Agnew	ROC - Amateur 13 Apr / 21 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Gasper Oliver	3	3:00
win	Mak Kelleher	ROC - Amateur 12 Mar / 17 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Vincent Dudley	3	3:00
win	Adam Que	Dead Serious MMA - Dead Serious 2 Dec / 17 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson	3	3:00
win	Gladstone Allen	EFC - Evolution of Fighting Championships 8 Nov / 12 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson	3	3:00
win	Mike Hanrahan	EFC - Evolution of Fighting Championships 7: Summer Bash Sep / 03 / 2011	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Tom Velasquez	1	0:42

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