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Frank Caraballo

American martial artist

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IntroAmerican martial artist
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete Mixed martial artist
Work fieldSports
Gender
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Birth18 December 1984, Cleveland
Age40 years
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Biography

Frank Caraballo (born December 18, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division.

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator Fighting Championships

Caraballo lost to UFC veteran Waylon Lowe via unanimous decision at Bellator V.

At Bellator LI, Frank defeated Dustin Kempf via first round TKO due to injury.

At Bellator LXVI, Frank defeated Donny Walker via flying knee KO in the fourth round and in doing so unified his NAAFS interim featherweight title with the real title to become the undisputed NAAFS featherweight champion.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
22 matches14 wins8 losses
By knockout61
By submission54
By decision33
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss14–8Keith RichardsonSubmission (rear-naked choke)RFO - Big Guns 16: The Summit000000002015-08-22-0000August 22, 201514:02Tallmadge, Ohio, United States
Win14–7Cody StevensDecision (unanimous)NAAFS: Rock N' Rumble 8000000002014-10-04-0000October 4, 201435:00Canton, Ohio, United States
Win13–7Tommy HaydenTKO (retirement)NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 10000000002014-06-07-0000June 7, 201422:29Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Loss12–7Ricky MusgraveDecision (unanimous)NAAFS: Driven MMA 1March 1, 201435:00Canton, Ohio, United States
Loss12–6Chris HorodeckiDecision (unanimous)PFC 1: UnrivaledOctober 25, 201335:00London, Ontario, Canada
Win12–5Tony HerveySubmission (guillotine choke)NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 13March 30, 201312:42Canton, Ohio, United States
Loss11–5Deividas TaurosevičiusSubmission (reverse triangle choke)Ring of Combat 43January 25, 201313:38Atlantic City, New Jersey, United StatesFor the Ring of Combat Featherweight Championship.
Win11–4Jeremy CzarneckiKO (spinning backfist and punches)NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 11August 4, 201220:38Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win10–4Antonio Castillo Jr.Submission (rear-naked choke)NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 8June 2, 201213:46Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win9–4Donny WalkerKO (flying knee)Bellator 66April 20, 201242:25Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win8–4Dustin KempfTKO (knee injury)Bellator 51September 24, 201111:19Canton, Ohio, United States
Win7–4Doug KulbisKO (punches)NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 5August 27, 201110:11Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesFeatherweight Debut.
Win6–4Brady HovermaleDecision (unanimous)NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 7June 4, 201135:00Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesWon the NAAFS Lightweight Championship.
Loss5–4Kenny GiddensTechnical Submission (arm-triangle choke)FCF: Freestyle Cage Fighting 44September 25, 201021:32Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Win5–3Terry BlackwellDecision (unanimous)NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 4August 28, 201035:00Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Loss4–3Daniel Mason-StrausSubmission (punches)NAAFS: Caged Fury 9February 20, 201053:57Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesLost the NAAFS Interim Pro Series Lightweight Championship.
Win4–2Nick SorgSubmission (armbar)NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 3August 28, 200921:59Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesWon NAAFS Interim Pro Series Lightweight Championship.
Loss3–2Drew DoberTKO (punches)VFC 28: ThrowdownJuly 24, 200923:58Iowa, United States
Loss3–1Waylon LoweDecision (unanimous)Bellator 5May 1, 200935:00Dayton, Ohio, United StatesBellator Debut.
Win3–0Phillip TomblinSubmission (guillotine choke)NAAFS: Caged Fury 6February 21, 200914:16Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win2–0Ben PettitTKO (punches)NAAFS: Night of Champions 2008December 8, 200810:13Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win1–0Paul ComptonSubmission (guillotine choke)NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 2August 23, 200814:59Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesPro debut.

Amateur MMA record

Professional record breakdown
12 matches8 wins4 losses
By knockout31
By submission52
By decision01
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win8–4D.J. JacobucciSubmission (rear-naked choke)NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 4June 7, 200811:13Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win7–4Grant HoppelSubmission (rear-naked choke)NLF 12: Next Level Fighting 12March 8, 200811:22Steubenville, Ohio, United States
Loss6–4Nick GoldizenSubmission (armbar)NAAFS: Night of Champions 2007December 1, 200711:37Warren, Ohio, United StatesFor the vacant Amateur NAAFS Welterweight Championship.
Win6–3Okey LawrenceSubmission (guillotine choke)NAAFS: Caged Fury 3November 3, 200711:59Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win5–3Ricky MillerTKO (punches)NAAFS: KickboxingAugust 18, 200730:41Ohio, United States
Win4–3Matt HopkinsSubmission (armbar)NAAFS: War on the Shore 1August 4, 200722:04Geneva, Ohio, United States
Loss3–3Kellen HughesSubmission (rear-naked choke)NAAFS - Fight Night in the Flats 3June 9, 200712:17Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win3–2Josh McBrideKO (punch)NAAFS: Border WarsApril 21, 200710:08New Philadelphia, Ohio, United States
Win2–2Dustin BloomTKO (punches)NAAFS: Midwest Combat Challenge 2February 2, 200730:55Akron, Ohio, United States
Loss1–2Joe HeilandTKO (punches)NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 2October 7, 200612:08Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win1–1D.J. JacobucciSubmission (punches)NAAFS: North Coast Showdown 1September 18, 200621:35Euclid, Ohio, United States
Loss0–1Mickey HughesDecision (unanimous)NLF 6: Next Level Fighting 6August 26, 200633:00Steubenville, Ohio, United StatesAmateur debut.

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