MatchWiz

Frankie Saenz

13-7-0 · MatchWiz rating 1447

Age46Height5'6"Reach66"StanceOrthodoxDivisionBantamweightCampFight ReadyCountryUSA

Rating trend

15002015201620172018201920201447

current 1447 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Frankie Saenz is 4-5 across 9 fights on our tape. He's on a 2-fight losing run. Our rating has him at 1447 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

He goes the distance

Frankie rarely finishes — most of his wins come on the cards. That's not a criticism; decision fighters are often the most predictable profile on a board, because they win by accumulating rather than by landing one shot. It does mean his ceiling in any single fight is capped, and that the judges become a variable no model handles well.

Age matters more here than in most sports

Frankie is 46. MMA decline tends to arrive suddenly rather than gradually — durability goes before output does, so a fighter can look sharp on the stats right up until he doesn't. The model factors age in, and it's one of the places we'd trust the number least on any individual fight.

How the model reads him

Frankie's number is a matchup output — rating against rating, then style against style, plus age and layoff — graded on the fight board like every other call. Our tape covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on, and one punch can settle a fight the better fighter was winning.

The full method is on the fight board, and every published call is graded on the report card.

Frankie Saenz — FAQ

What is Frankie Saenz's record?

4-5 across 9 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1447 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Frankie Saenz?

He lands 3.9 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 3.7, with 1.3 takedowns per 15 minutes and 62% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Aug 1, 2020Jonathan MartinezL · KO/TKO R3UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan-17
Mar 23, 2019Marlon VeraL · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis-13
May 19, 2018Henry BrionesW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman+14
Dec 10, 2017Merab DvalishviliW · Decision - Split R3UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega+17
Jan 16, 2017Augusto MendesL · Decision - Split R3UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn-29
Jul 23, 2016Eddie WinelandL · KO/TKO R3UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Shevchenko-44
Dec 12, 2015Urijah FaberL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor-40
Aug 8, 2015Sirwan KakaiW · Decision - Split R3UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux+29
Feb 22, 2015Iuri AlcantaraW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir+32

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →