Santino Defranco

AGE	42 / May 20, 1982
HEIGHT	5'9" / 175.26 cm
WEIGHT	155 lbs / 70.31 kg

ASSOCIATION
Southwest MMA

CLASS
Lightweight

Wins 13

KO / TKO

15%

SUBMISSIONS

69%

DECISIONS

OTHERS

Losses 4

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

75%

DECISIONS

25%

OTHERS

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Christian Sanchez	C3 Fights - Battle on the Border 2 Jul / 12 / 2008	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:15
win	Kevin English	CQC - Close Quarters Combat Jun / 14 / 2008	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	4:19
loss	Rafael Dias	IFL - Las Vegas Feb / 29 / 2008	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Mario Yamasaki	1	2:03
win	Christian Nielson	FCFS 21 - Fight Night 3 Jan / 25 / 2008	TKO	1	0:00
loss	Rodrigo Damm	Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations Apr / 14 / 2007	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:58
win	Robert Maldonado	XCF 8 - Xtreme Cage Fighter 8 Apr / 09 / 2005	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:30
win	Melvin Guillard	ISCF - Domination at the DAC Nov / 20 / 2004	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	2:33
loss	Kaynan Kaku	ROTR 5 - Rumble on the Rock 5 May / 07 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Larry Landless	3	5:00
win	Deshaun Johnson	ROTR 4 - Rumble on the Rock 4 Oct / 10 / 2003	Disqualification (Illegal Knee) Troy Mandaloniz	1	4:35
win	Ed Joy	KFC 3 - Island Pride Jul / 27 / 2003	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	N/A
win	Josh Pacheco	KOTC 24 - Mayhem Jun / 14 / 2003	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	0:39
win	Jamal Perkins	ROTR 2 - Rumble on the Rock 2 Mar / 15 / 2003	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	1:05
win	Randy Spence	RITC 45 - Finally Mar / 01 / 2003	Submission (Choke)	3	2:43
win	Joe Vigil	RITC 41 - Rage in the Cage 41 Nov / 23 / 2002	Submission (Kimura)	1	1:30
win	Daniel de Souza	RITC 39 - Bring It Oct / 19 / 2002	TKO (Injury)	2	0:40
loss	Adam Durant	RITC 37 - When Countries Collide Jul / 27 / 2002	Submission (Choke)	2	0:42
win	Del Hawkins	RITC 35 - This Time It's Personal May / 03 / 2002	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO EXHIBITION

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Andre Winner	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Quarterfinals, Day 2 Feb / 03 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Steve Mazzagatti	1	3:48
win	Waylon Lowe	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Elimination Fights, Day 1 Jan / 22 / 2009	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Steve Mazzagatti	2	0:58

PICTURES

Rafael Dias vs. Santino Defranco

Credit: Sherdog.com

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