| Pro Record: | 29-14-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
| Team: | American Kickboxing Academy |
| Age: | 38 |
| Sex: | Male |
| Height: | 6 Feet. 3 Inch(es). |
| Weight: | 245 lbs. |
| Out of: | San Jose, TX |
| Born: | Amarillo, TX |
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Paul Buentello's Professional Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | ||
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08/20/2011 | Loss | Cole Konrad | Bellator Fighting Championships 48 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 12/11/2010 | Win | Kerry Schall | Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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08/14/2010 | Loss | Tim Sylvia | War On The Mainland | KO | 2 | 4:57 |
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05/22/2010 | Win | Bryan Humes | Shark Fight 5/22/10 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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03/21/2010 | Loss | Cheick Kongo | UFC Live on Versus: Vera vs Jones | Submission Strikes | 3 | 1:16 | |
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12/12/2009 | Loss | Stefan Struve | UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez | Decision Majority Decision | 3 | ||
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01/24/2009 | Win | Kiril Sidellnikov | Affliction 2: Day of Reckoning | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 3 | 4:13 | |
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07/19/2008 | Win | Gary Goodridge | Affliction: Banned | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 11/16/2007 | Loss | Alistair Overeem | Strikeforce: Tournament Series | Submission Strikes | 2 | 3:42 | |
| NSF | 06/22/2007 | Win | Carter Williams | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Baroni | KO Strike | 2 | 0:10 | |
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12/08/2006 | Win | Ruben Villareal | Strikeforce 4: Triple Threat | KO | 2 | 3:57 | |
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10/07/2006 | Win | Tank Abbott | Strikeforce 3: Tank vs. Buentello | KO | 1 | 0:23 | |
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02/04/2006 | Win | Gilbert Aldana | UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 2 | 2:27 | |
| NSF | 10/07/2005 | Loss | Andrei Arlovski | UFC 55: Fury | KO | 1 |
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| NSF | 06/04/2005 | Win | Kevin Jordan | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters | Submission Guillotine Choke | 1 | ||
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02/05/2005 | Win | Justin Eilers | UFC 51: Super Saturday | TKO/RSC | 1 | 2:34 | |
| NSF | 11/14/2004 | Win | Bo Cantrell | King of the Cage 44: Revenge | TKO/RSC | 1 | ||
| NSF | 12/28/2003 | Win | Lloyd Marshbanks | XXXtreme Impact 1 | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage | 1 | 2:57 | |
| NSF | 11/02/2003 | Win | Bobby Hoffman | King of the Cage 30: The Pinnacle | Submission Verbal Submission | 2 | ||
| NSF | 10/10/2003 | Win | Andy Montana | Rumble On The Rock 4 | KO Kick to the Head | 1 | 2:50 | |
| NSF | 08/10/2003 | Loss | Bobby Hoffman | King of the Cage 27: Aftermath | Decision Split Decision | 3 | ||
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11/01/2002 | Win | Mike Kyle | King of the Cage 18: Sudden Impact | TKO/RSC | 2 | 1:24 | |
| NSF | 06/19/2002 | Win | Roger Neff | King of the Cage 14: 5150 | KO Kick | 1 | 3:04 | |
| NSF | 09/15/2001 | Win | Jimmy Westfall | International Fighting Alliance: Return of the Warriors | TKO/RSC | |||
| NSF | 08/31/2001 | Win | Gary Marshall | International Fighting Championship: Warriors Challenge 15 | Submission Strikes | 1 | 4:53 | |
| NSF | 06/15/2001 | Loss | Nate Schroeder | International Fighting Championship: Warriors Challenge 13 | Submission Heel Hook | 1 | 4:10 | |
| NSF | 04/11/2001 | Loss | Sam Sotelo | International Fighting Championship: Warriors Challenge 12 | Submission Strikes | 3 | 3:22 | |
| NSF | 02/24/2001 | Loss | Ricco Rodriguez | King of the Cage 7: Wet and Wild | Submission Knee Bar | 2 | ||
| NSF | 06/14/2000 | Win | Larry Parker | International Fighting Championship: Warriors Challenge 8 | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 5:06 | |
| NSF | 05/03/2000 | Win | Jason Godsey | International Fighting Championship: Warriors Challenge 7 | Submission Punches | 1 | 5:56 | |
| NSF | 05/03/2000 | Win | Rocky Batastini | International Fighting Championship: Warriors Challenge 7 | Submission Arm bar | 1 | 3:47 | |
| NSF | 05/03/2000 | Loss | Gan McGee | International Fighting Championship: Warriors Challenge 7 | Submission Strikes | 1 | 2:44 | |
| NSF | 12/04/1999 | Win | Jimmy Westfall | Amarillo Shootfighting | TKO/RSC Corner Threw in the Towel | 1 | 0:59 | |
| NSF | 11/20/1999 | Win | Gilbert Duran | World Class Shootfighting | Submission Strikes | 0 | 0:00 | |
| NSF | 11/20/1999 | Win | Denny Mathias | World Class Shootfighting | Submission Strikes | 0 | 0:00 | |
| NSF | 05/15/1999 | Loss | Todd Broadaway | Extreme Challenge 24 | TKO/RSC Doctor Stoppage from a Cut | 1 | 6:00 | |
| NSF | 06/20/1998 | Win | Dustin Heronemus | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 9 | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 0:21 | |
| NSF | 06/20/1998 | Win | Shane Saavedra | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 9 | TKO/RSC | 1 | 2:15 | |
| NSF | 06/20/1998 | Win | Larry Parker | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 9 | KO Knee | 1 | 0:30 | |
| NSF | 08/16/1997 | Loss | Daniel Severn | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 6 | Submission Headlock | 1 | 2:55 | |
| NSF | 04/12/1997 | Win | Derek McGill | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 4 | Submission Choke | 1 | 6:00 | |
| NSF | 04/12/1997 | Win | David David | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 4 | Submission Choke | 1 | 7:35 | |
| NSF | 04/12/1997 | Loss | Evan Tanner | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 4 | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:20 |
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Bout results verified by an official State, Tribal, Provincial, or Municipal Commission. |
| NSF: | Non Sanctioned Fight |
| * : | For a variety of reasons, including weight disparity and the demands of entertainment, Exhibition Bouts are held, in which the contest is unscripted and hard fought, but the results do not count on a fighter's Official Record. |
| NC: | Fight Declared No Contest |
Fighter Bio
Paul Anthony "The Headhunter" Buentello (born January 16, 1974 in Amarillo, Texas) is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter.
Paul grew up in Amarillo, Texas and went to school with another well known UFC fighter named Evan Tanner. Paul received the nickname "The Headhunter" due to his propensity, in his early years of martial arts training, to kick for the head of his opponent.
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 UFC veteran Kevin "The Shaman" Jordan on UFC 53: Heavy Hitters on June 4, 2005 where Buentello won with a guillotine choke submission at 4:00 of the first round. He lost a title shot against UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski at UFC 55: Fury on October 7, 2005. Following his loss to Arlovski, he faced off against Gilbert Aldana at UFC 57 where he won via TKO (strikes).
Buentello won his first two fights for the Strikeforce promotion. He defeated David "Tank" Abbott via KO in only 43 seconds. Most recently, he scored a Round 2 victory by stoppage over Ruben Villareal.
On the website mma.tv Buentello has stated that he is interested in fighting the famous and notorious bare knuckler boxer Kimbo Slice. Buentello has said that he has talked to Kimbo's management and a possible matchup between the two according to Buentello is "60% likely to occur, 40% unlikely to occur".
Career
