Paul Buentello
| Paul Buentello | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 16, 1974 Amarillo, Texas, United States |
| Other names | The Headhunter |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) |
| Division |
Heavyweight Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
| Fighting out of | San Jose, California, United States |
| Team | Grudge Training Center |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 52 |
| Wins | 35 |
| By knockout | 22 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 17 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Paul Anthony Buentello (born January 16, 1974) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of Legacy FC. A professional competitor since 1997, Buentello has also formerly competed in the UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce, Affliction, King of the Cage, Shark Fights, ACB and is the former King of the Cage Heavyweight Champion.
Paul grew up in Tulia, Texas, and went to school with former UFC Middleweight Champion Evan Tanner. At Caprock High School, Buentello played baseball and football, and then began Tae Kwon Do after graduating. Buentello received the nickname "The Headhunter" due to his propensity, in his early years of martial arts training, to axe kick his opponent's faces.
In his debut in the UFC, he had an impressive win over Justin Eilers with a KO in 3:34 of the first round for his debut fight in UFC 51: Super Saturday on February 2, 2005. His next fight was against Kevin Jordan on UFC 53: Heavy Hitters on June 4, 2005 where Buentello won with a neck crank submission at 4:00 of the first round. He lost a title shot against the heavily-touted #2 ranked Heavyweight fighter in the world Interim UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski at UFC 55 on October 7, 2005, Arlovski knocked Buentello out in 15 seconds setting a UFC record for the quickest title fight in UFC history. Following his devastating loss to Arlovski, he faced off against Gilbert Aldana at UFC 57 where he won via TKO due to strikes.
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