Frankie Saenz (12-7, 5) was born in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. on August 12, 1980. At the age of 30 years on October 16, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Kenneth Mendoza, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 16, 2014, 34-year old Frankie Saenz made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. St. Preux against Nolan Ticman, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Saenz' last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Jonathan Martinez at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan at age 39 on August 1, 2020. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Frankie Saenz' best fights have been against Nolan Ticman, Sirwan Kakai, Iuri Alcântara, Henry Briones and Merab Dvalishvili.
Saenz has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Aug 1, 2020 39 years, 11 months 12-7 (5) | 26 years, 3 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | FL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
18  | Mar 23, 2019 38 years, 7 months 12-6 (5) | 26 years, 3 months 14-5-1 (12) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
17  | May 19, 2018 37 years, 9 months 12-5 (5) | 37 years, 6 months 16-7-1 (14) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Dec 9, 2017 37 years, 3 months 11-5 (5) | 26 years, 10 months 7-2 (3) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
15  | Jan 15, 2017 36 years, 5 months 10-5 (5) | 33 years, 10 months 5-1 (4) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
14  | Jul 23, 2016 35 years, 11 months 10-4 (5) | 32 years 21-11-1 (16) | UFC | FL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
13  | Dec 12, 2015 35 years, 4 months 10-3 (5) | 36 years, 6 months 32-8 (24) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Aug 8, 2015 34 years, 11 months 10-2 (5) | Sirwan Kakai | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
11  | Feb 22, 2015 34 years, 6 months 9-2 (5) | 34 years, 6 months 32-5 (26) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Aug 16, 2014 34 years 8-2 (5) | Nolan Ticman | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
9 | Feb 22, 2014 33 years, 6 months 7-2 (5) | Marvin Blumer | KOTC | FL | 4 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Defended KOTC flyweight title |
8 | Sep 28, 2013 33 years, 1 months 6-2 (4) | Tyler Bialecki | KOTC | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended KOTC flyweight title |
7 | May 25, 2013 32 years, 9 months 5-2 (3) | Marvin Garcia | KOTC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won KOTC flyweight title |
6 | Sep 15, 2012 32 years, 1 months 4-2 (2) | Jade Porter | FT | 3 | MD | WIN | |
5 | May 12, 2012 31 years, 9 months 3-2 (2) | Jeff Fletcher | FT | 1 | DQ | LOSS Illegal knee | |
4 | Nov 5, 2011 31 years, 2 months 3-1 (2) | Cody Huard | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
3 | Oct 22, 2011 31 years, 2 months 3-0 (2) | Michael Parker | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Apr 23, 2011 30 years, 8 months 2-0 (1) | Ruben Gonzales | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Oct 16, 2010 30 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Kenneth Mendoza | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
