Frank Caraballo

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Frank Caraballo
Born (1984-12-18) December 18, 1984 (age 39)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Other namesThe Tank
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Division Featherweight
Fighting out of Cleveland, Ohio, United States
TeamFearless Fight Team
Years active2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total23
Wins14
By knockout6
By submission5
By decision3
Losses9
By knockout2
By submission4
By decision3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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

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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
23 matches14 wins9 losses
By knockout62
By submission54
By decision33
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss14–9 Alexandre Bezerra TKO (punches)XCC 24 - Xtreme Caged Combat 24April 30, 201613:57 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss14–8Keith RichardsonSubmission (rear-naked choke)RFO - Big Guns 16: The SummitAugust 22, 201514:02 Tallmadge, Ohio, United States
Win14–7Cody StevensDecision (unanimous)NAAFS: Rock N' Rumble 8October 4, 201435:00 Canton, Ohio, United States
Win13–7Tommy HaydenTKO (retirement)NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 10June 7, 201422:29 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Loss12–7Ricky MusgraveDecision (unanimous)NAAFS: Driven MMA 1 [1] March 1, 201435:00 Canton, Ohio, United States
Loss12–6 Chris Horodecki Decision (unanimous)PFC 1: UnrivaledOctober 25, 201335:00 London, Ontario, Canada
Win12–5 Tony Hervey Submission (guillotine choke)NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 13March 30, 201312:42 Canton, Ohio, United States
Loss11–5 Deividas Taurosevičius Submission (reverse triangle choke)Ring of Combat 43January 25, 201313:38 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United StatesFor the Ring of Combat Featherweight Championship.
Win11–4Jeremy CzarneckiKO (spinning backfist and punches)NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 11August 4, 201220:38 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win10–4Antonio Castillo Jr.Submission (rear-naked choke)NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 8June 2, 201213:46 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win9–4 Donny Walker KO (flying knee) Bellator 66 April 20, 201242:25 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win8–4Dustin KempfTKO (knee injury) Bellator 51 September 24, 201111:19 Canton, Ohio, United States
Win7–4Doug KulbisKO (punches)NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 5August 27, 201110:11 Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesFeatherweight Debut.
Win6–4Brady HovermaleDecision (unanimous)NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 7June 4, 201135:00 Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesWon the NAAFS Lightweight Championship.
Loss5–4Kenny GiddensTechnical Submission (arm-triangle choke)FCF: Freestyle Cage Fighting 44September 25, 201021:32 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Win5–3Terry BlackwellDecision (unanimous)NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 4August 28, 201035:00 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Loss4–3 Daniel Mason-Straus Submission (punches)NAAFS: Caged Fury 9February 20, 201053:57 Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesLost the NAAFS Interim Pro Series Lightweight Championship.
Win4–2Nick SorgSubmission (armbar)NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 3August 28, 200921:59 Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesWon NAAFS Interim Pro Series Lightweight Championship.
Loss3–2 Drew Dober TKO (punches)VFC 28: ThrowdownJuly 24, 200923:58 Iowa, United States
Loss3–1 Waylon Lowe Decision (unanimous) Bellator 5 May 1, 200935:00 Dayton, Ohio, United States Bellator Debut.
Win3–0Phillip TomblinSubmission (guillotine choke)NAAFS: Caged Fury 6February 21, 200914:16 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win2–0Ben PettitTKO (punches)NAAFS: Night of Champions 2008December 8, 200810:13 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win1–0Paul ComptonSubmission (guillotine choke)NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 2August 23, 200814:59 Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesPro debut.

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References

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