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Fighting Stats

Heavyweight Bout

Paul Buentello

“The Headhunter”

Record
3-3-0
Stance
Orthodox
Height
6' 2"
Reach
77"
Weight
245 lbs.
Born
Jan 16, 1974

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights
6
Minutes
41.5
Knockdowns
3
Sig. accuracy
46.3%
Sig. landed / 15
47.7
Absorbed / 15
—
TD accuracy
50.0%
TD defense
—
Sub attempts
2
Control / 15
1:39

Where this career sits

SLpM
3.18

Sig. strikes landed per minute

67th percentile

15 peers

KD / 15
1.08

Knockdowns per 15 minutes

93rd percentile

15 peers

CTRL / 15
1:39

Control time per 15 minutes

60th percentile

15 peers

KD / 15 leads this profile at the 93rd percentile of 245 lbs peers (1.08). The path in this sample runs through knockdown rate.

SLpM is significant strikes landed per minute. KD/15 is knockdowns per 15 minutes. CTRL/15 is control time per 15 minutes. Each rate uses career totals when the rollup has no per-minute column. Peers are the 15 245 lbs fighters with at least 10 minutes on the career offense rollup. The roster has no active flag and no gender column, so everyone listed at this weight is included.

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted132/285
Accuracy46.3%
Landed per 1547.7
Target
  • Head67.4%
  • Body24.2%
  • Leg8.3%
Position
  • Distance45.5%
  • Clinch43.2%
  • Ground11.4%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—
Strike defense—
Absorbed per 15—
Target absorbed
  • Head48.1%
  • Body27.8%
  • Leg24.1%
Position absorbed
  • Distance40.7%
  • Clinch40.1%
  • Ground19.1%

Grappling

For

Takedowns1/2
TD accuracy50.0%
TD per 150.4
Sub attempts2
Subs per 150.7
Reversals1
Control4:33
Control per 151:39

Against

Takedowns absorbed10/—
TD defense—
Sub attempts faced2
Control conceded18:51
Control against / 15—

Round striking

Average significant strikes for each round number in the UFC sample.

Offense

Significant strikes

Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

27.713.80R1R2R3
  • Landed
  • Attempted

Defense

Strikes absorbed

Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

3919.50R1R2R3
  • Absorbed
  • Faced

Round grappling

Average takedowns and control time for each round number.

Offense

Takedowns

Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

0.30.20R1R2R3
  • Landed
  • Attempted
Control

Average control time in that round.

0:420:210:00R1R2R3
  • Control

Defense

Takedowns faced

Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

210R1R2R3
  • Absorbed
  • Faced
Control conceded

Average time the opponent controlled that round.

1:591:000:00R1R2R3
  • Control against

By round

The same averages as the charts, in a table.

Averages by round
RoundFightsSig.Acc.Abs.Str. defTDTD accTD facedTD defCtrlCtrl against
R1613.5/27.748.8%11.2/24.855.0%0.2/0.351.5%0.7/133.3%0:231:54
R2313.3/26.750.0%21/3946.2%0/0—1.7/216.7%0:421:59
R325.5/19.528.2%16/3250.0%0/0—0.5/0.50.0%0:060:45

Leg kicks

Landed and attempted leg kicks from the round rows, summed by round number. Share is of significant strikes in that same sample. Defense is the opponent’s leg strikes in the same round. Per 15 divides the leg-kick total by career minutes.

Landed / att
11/13
Accuracy
84.6%
Share of sig.
8.3%
Per round
1
Per 15
4.0
Leg defense
22.0%
Career leg kicks

Summed for each round number.

1050R1R2R3
  • Landed
  • Attempted
Leg kicks by round
RoundSampleLandedAttAccShareAgainstDef
R1681080.0%9.9%9/1643.8%
R2333100.0%7.5%13/1513.3%
R3200—0.0%17/1910.5%

By fight

Leg kicks by fight
FightLegAccAgainst
Cheick KongoUFC Live: Vera vs Jones · Mar 21, 20100/0—9/13
Stefan StruveUFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez · Dec 12, 20090/0—21/23
Gilbert AldanaUFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · Feb 4, 20064/4100.0%4/6
Andrei ArlovskiUFC 55: Fury · Oct 7, 20050/0—0/0
Kevin JordanUFC 53: Heavy Hitters · Jun 4, 20050/0—1/2
Justin EilersUFC 51: Super Saturday · Feb 5, 20057/977.8%4/6

Takedowns by round

Career takedown attempts and landed, summed for each round number. Rounds with shots stay bright. Rounds with no shots are muted. Faced is the opponent’s attempts in that round.

Attempt volume

Only rounds where this fighter shot a takedown. Landed sits against attempts.

210R1
  • Landed
  • Attempted
Takedowns by round number
RoundSampleTDAccFacedTD defShots
R161/250.0%4/633.3%Shots
R230/0—5/616.7%Faced
R320/0—1/10.0%Faced

Fight log

Result and method stay on the list. Significant strikes, takedowns, and control are filled in for and against when the round rows or the recent-fight view have them. Open a bout for its rounds.

  • Loss vs Cheick Kongo

    KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:16

    UFC Live: Vera vs JonesMar 21, 2010

    KD 0

    Sig 3/29 for · 53/94 against

    TD 0/0 for · 9/9 against

    Ctrl 0:00 for · 8:29 against

    Targets head 3 · body 0 · leg 0

    Against head 25 · body 19 · leg 9

    Position distance 2 · clinch 1 · ground 0

    Rounds in this fight
    Significant strikes

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    1890R1R2R3
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Takedowns

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    10.50R1R2R3
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Control

    Average control time in that round.

    0:010:010:00R1R2R3
    • Control
    Strikes absorbed

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    62310R1R2R3
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Takedowns faced

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    52.50R1R2R3
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Control conceded

    Average time the opponent controlled that round.

    3:501:550:00R1R2R3
    • Control against

  • Loss vs Stefan Struve

    Decision - Majority · Round 3 · 5:00

    UFC 107: Penn vs SanchezDec 12, 2009

    KD 1

    Sig 37/89 for · 54/115 against

    TD 0/0 for · 1/1 against

    Ctrl 1:52 for · 5:49 against

    Targets head 28 · body 9 · leg 0

    Against head 23 · body 10 · leg 21

    Position distance 24 · clinch 7 · ground 6

    Rounds in this fight
    Significant strikes

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    40200R1R2R3
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Takedowns

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    10.50R1R2R3
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Control

    Average control time in that round.

    0:520:260:00R1R2R3
    • Control
    Strikes absorbed

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    5728.50R1R2R3
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Takedowns faced

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    10.50R1R2R3
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Control conceded

    Average time the opponent controlled that round.

    3:321:460:00R1R2R3
    • Control against

  • Win vs Gilbert Aldana

    KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:27

    UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3Feb 4, 2006

    KD 0

    Sig 49/71 for · 28/54 against

    TD 1/2 for · 0/2 against

    Ctrl 1:59 for · 1:49 against

    Targets head 33 · body 12 · leg 4

    Against head 19 · body 5 · leg 4

    Position distance 10 · clinch 33 · ground 6

    Rounds in this fight
    Significant strikes

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    4924.50R1R2
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Takedowns

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    210R1R2
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Control

    Average control time in that round.

    1:170:390:00R1R2
    • Control
    Strikes absorbed

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    46230R1R2
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Takedowns faced

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    10.50R1R2
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Control conceded

    Average time the opponent controlled that round.

    1:170:390:00R1R2
    • Control against

  • Loss vs Andrei Arlovski

    KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:15

    UFC 55: FuryOct 7, 2005

    KD 0

    Sig 1/3 for · 2/6 against

    TD 0/0 for · 0/0 against

    Ctrl 0:00 for · 0:03 against

    Targets head 1 · body 0 · leg 0

    Against head 2 · body 0 · leg 0

    Position distance 1 · clinch 0 · ground 0

    Rounds in this fight
    Significant strikes

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    31.50R1
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Takedowns

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    10.50R1
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Control

    Average control time in that round.

    0:010:010:00R1
    • Control
    Strikes absorbed

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    630R1
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Takedowns faced

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    10.50R1
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Control conceded

    Average time the opponent controlled that round.

    0:030:020:00R1
    • Control against

  • Win vs Kevin Jordan

    Submission · Round 1 · 4:00

    UFC 53: Heavy HittersJun 4, 2005

    KD 1

    Sig 20/43 for · 18/33 against

    TD 0/0 for · 0/1 against

    Ctrl 0:39 for · 1:22 against

    Targets head 12 · body 8 · leg 0

    Against head 6 · body 11 · leg 1

    Position distance 5 · clinch 13 · ground 2

    Rounds in this fight
    Significant strikes

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    4321.50R1
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Takedowns

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    10.50R1
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Control

    Average control time in that round.

    0:390:200:00R1
    • Control
    Strikes absorbed

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    3316.50R1
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Takedowns faced

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    10.50R1
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Control conceded

    Average time the opponent controlled that round.

    1:220:410:00R1
    • Control against

  • Win vs Justin Eilers

    KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:34

    UFC 51: Super SaturdayFeb 5, 2005

    KD 1

    Sig 22/50 for · 7/28 against

    TD 0/0 for · 0/0 against

    Ctrl 0:03 for · 1:19 against

    Targets head 12 · body 3 · leg 7

    Against head 3 · body 0 · leg 4

    Position distance 18 · clinch 3 · ground 1

    Rounds in this fight
    Significant strikes

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    50250R1
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Takedowns

    Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    10.50R1
    • Landed
    • Attempted
    Control

    Average control time in that round.

    0:030:020:00R1
    • Control
    Strikes absorbed

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    28140R1
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Takedowns faced

    Opponent landed and attempted, averaged for that round.

    10.50R1
    • Absorbed
    • Faced
    Control conceded

    Average time the opponent controlled that round.

    1:190:400:00R1
    • Control against
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