» Fighter: Paul Buentello

Paul Buentello
Name Paul Buentello
Nickname The Headhunter
Record 23-10-0 (Wins-Losses-Draws)
Wins 16 (T)KOs (69.57%)
7 Submissions (30.43%)
Losses 2 (T)KOs (20.00%)
7 Submissions (70.00%)
1 Decisions (10.00%)
Association American Kickboxing Academy
Height 6'2 (188cm)
Weight 245
Birthdate 1974-01-16
City Amarillo
State TX
Country USA

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Alistair Overeem versus Brett Rogers Could put Strikeforce in a Bad Spot

Alistair Overeem versus Brett Rogers Could put Strikeforce in a Bad Spot Photo by Josh Hedges. Copyright Zuffa, LLC
Article Posted: March 2nd, 2010 | By: Reverend Turk Vangel | Comments: 2 | Comment Now

Yesterday we found out that Strikeforce heavyweight champion “Demolition Man” Alistair Overeem will becoming back to the states to fight once again under the Strikeforce banner. His opponent is none other than Fighters.com sixth-ranked heavyweight Brett Rogers (10-1).

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Fists Will Fly! Cheick Kongo Versus Paul Buentello at UFC on Versus

Fists Will Fly!  Cheick Kongo Versus Paul Buentello at UFC on Versus Photo by Josh Hedges. Copyright Zuffa, LLC
Article Posted: January 18th, 2010 | By: Fighters.com Staff | Comments: 1 | Comment Now

UFC’s Versus debut March 21 north of Denver will feature a heavyweight slugger matchup between Cheick Kongo (14-6-1) and “Head Hunter” Paul Buentello (25-11).

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UFC 107's Stefan Struve: If Paul Buentello Wants to Jab, He's Going to Lose

UFC 107's Stefan Struve: If Paul Buentello Wants to Jab, He's Going to Lose Photo by Josh Hedges. Copyright Zuffa, LLC
Article Posted: December 12th, 2009 | By: Reverend Turk Vangel | Comments: 0 | Comment Now

UFC heavyweight “SkySkraper” Stefan Struve (22-3) joined Reverend Turk Vangel and Gary Friedman of MMA Gospel Radio last Wednesday to talk about his fight versus “Head Hunter” Paul Buentello (25-10) at UFC 107 in Memphis tonight.

Gospel Radio: How is your training going?

Stefan Struve : Training went good. I heard I was fighting Paul after my last fight and started training a week after that fight once I got home.  So, I feel even better for this fight than for my last one.

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Tonight on MMA Gospel Radio: Stefan Struve, Demico Rogers and Tap That MMA

Tonight on MMA Gospel Radio: Stefan Struve, Demico Rogers and Tap That MMA Photo by Josh Hedges. Copyright Zuffa, LLC
Article Posted: December 9th, 2009 | By: Josh Turner | Comments: 2 | Comment Now

With UFC 107 just days away, MMA Gospel welcomes 6’11”, 21 year old “Skyscraper” Stefan Struve (22-3) to the show to talk about his upcoming battle with UFC veteran “The Head Hunter” Paul Buentello (25-10). Struve, on a two fight winning streak, welcomes Buentello back to the Octagon after an almost three-year hiatus.

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Report: Paul Buentello To Return to UFC vs Todd Duffee

Report: Paul Buentello To Return to UFC vs Todd Duffee Photo by Josh Hedges. Copyright Zuffa, LLC
Article Posted: September 21st, 2009 | By: Chad Edward | Comments: 0 | Comment Now

American Kickboxing Academy heavyweight “Headhunter” Paul Buentello (27-9) will return to the UFC and fight American Top Team’s Todd Duffee (5-0) at UFC 107 in Memphis December 12, according to a report at MMA Junkie.

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Monson Possible Replacement for Barnett Versus Fedor Emelianenko

Article Posted: July 22nd, 2009 | By: Chad Edward | Comments: 0 | Comment Now

Fighters.com Heavyweight Champion “Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko (29-1) could possibly fight “Snowman” Jeff Monson (27-8) instead of ninth-ranked “Babyface Assassin” Josh Barnett (20-5) at Affliction M-1 Global’s Trilogy in Anaheim 1 August.

“We are working on it now,” a source inside “The Snowman’s” camp told Fighters.com Wednesday afternoon. Monson is excited about the possibility, Fighters.com’s source said.

Barnett has been denied a license to fight by the California State Athletic Commission after testing positive for “performance-enhancing substance,” according to Affliction Veep Tom Atencio in Sports Illustrated Wednesday morning.

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Yvel v Buentello Earns PPV Nod

Article Posted: July 3rd, 2009 | By: Chad Edward | Comments: 0 | Comment Now

“Hurricane” Gilbert Yvel’s (31-13-1) 2:10 dismantling of “Rock” Pedro Rizzo (16-9) at Fight Force International’s Ultimate Chaos in Biloxi Saturday has earned him a promotion to the pay-per-view broadcast of Affliction M-1 Global’s Trilogy 1 August in Anaheim.

Yvel will fight “Headhunter” Paul Buentello (27-9), who was originally scheduled to fight “Maine-iac” Tim Sylvia (24-5).

Buentello is coming off a third round TKO of “Baby Fedor” Kiril Sidellnikov (5-3) at Affliction’s Day of Reckoning in Anaheim 24 January.

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Affliction Announces Day of Reckoning Match-ups

Article Posted: November 17th, 2008 | By: Selina "Dead" Wong | Comments: 0 | Comment Now

Six more bouts were made official Monday for Affliction Day of Reckoning 24 January in Anaheim.

“Babalu” Renato Sobral (29-8) will fight “The Law” Matt Lindland (21-5).

“Minotoro” Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (14-3) will fight “Janitor” Vladimir Matyushenko (21-3).

“Headhunter” Paul Buentello (26-9) will face “Baby Fedor” Kiril Sidelnikov (3-1).

“Machine” Mark Hominick (14-7) will face LC Davis (9-1).

“Thorobred” Jay Hieron (13-4) will fight Jason High (6-0).

Albert Rios (6-2) will face “Tigre” Antonio Duarte (7-1).

Brett Cooper will also fight, although no opponent was named.Photo courtesy of Affliction.

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Rogers and Buentello Expected to Face Off in November

Article Posted: October 17th, 2008 | By: Selina "Dead" Wong | Comments: 0 | Comment Now

Buentello at Affliction press conference.“The Grim” Brett Rogers (8-0) and “Headhunter” Paul Buentello (26-10) have agreed to fight at EliteXC’s 8 November event in Reno, Rogers’s trainer confirmed to Five Ounces of Pain Wednesday.

Rogers TKO’d his last opponent, Jon Murphy (4-3), at 1:01 of the first round in May.

Buentello last fought at Affliction’s debut event in July, where he won a unanimous decision over “Big Daddy” Gary Goodridge (23-18-1).

Fighters.com interviewed Rogers in Minneapolis-St. Paul 25 September.  Rogers said then that he was waiting on a fight versus “Kimbo SliceKevin Ferguson (3-1), but hoped to fight in November.

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Buentello V Nelson, Affliction Undercard on HDNet

Article Posted: September 5th, 2008 | By: Selina "Dead" Wong | Comments: 0 | Comment Now

HDNet Fights announced Wednesday that they will broadcast the welterweight match between Jason High (6-0) and “Quicksand” Mike Pyle (17-5-1) and the heavyweight match between “Headhunter” Paul Buentello (26-10) and Roy Nelson (13-2), happening 11 October at Affliction’s sophomore event.

Pyle versus Ambrose photo courtesy Affliction.

The Day of Reckoning broadcast will mark the beginning of a new deal between HDNet Fights and Affliction Entertainment.

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