Francisco Javier Treviño Ibarguen[1] (born December 17, 1981) is a Mexican mixed martial artist with American citizenship. He competes in the Lightweight division, and formerly fought for the UFC.[2]
He was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas but grew up in Camargo, Tamaulipas and emigrated with his family to McAllen, Texas at the age of four.[3][4] Treviño played American football in high school, but after graduating he found himself gaining weight and eventually reaching an obese figure of over 250 pounds.[3] He joined Muay Thai classes to lose weight, beginning his 100-pound transformation.[3] After sparring with a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and feeling like he could hold his own, he decided to take up Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) as well.[4]
Only a few months after the sparring session, he made his professional debut in MMA, defeating Shaun Wagner by first-round submission on August 2, 2013, at South Texas FC 3: War Zone. He won ten straight fights in STFC between 2008 and 2013 at middleweight and welterweight.[4] On November 15, 2013, he fought for Legacy Fighting Championship, defeating Lester Batres by unanimous decision (UD) at Legacy FC 25 in Houston. Two days later, he signed a deal with the UFC, dropping even further down to lightweight division.[1][4] He became the sixth Mexican-born fighter to ever join the promotion.[5]
Mixed martial arts record
| 16 matches | 13 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 5 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 13–3 | J. J. Ambrose | Submission (guillotine choke) | Hex Fight Series 6 | June 26, 2016 | 2 | 4:35 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| Win | 13–2 | J. J. Ambrose | Decision (split) | Hex Fight Series 5 | February 20, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| Loss | 12–2 | Sage Northcutt | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 192 | October 3, 2015 | 1 | 0:57 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 12–1 | Johnny Case | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 188 | June 13, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | 12–0 | Renée Forte | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 171 | March 15, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 11–0 | Lester Batres | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy Fighting Championship 25 | November 15, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 10–0 | Joseph Daily | Decision (unanimous) | STFC 24: Bad Blood | February 22, 2013 | 5 | 5:00 | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Corey Bellino | KO (punch) | STFC 21: Rampage | July 13, 2012 | 1 | 4:19 | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Jorge Cortez | Decision (unanimous) | STFC 19: Relentless | March 2, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Andrew Garza | TKO (punches) | STFC 16: All or Nothing | August 12, 2011 | 3 | 0:48 | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Will Florentino | Submission (armbar) | STFC 12: Tuff Enough | September 3, 2010 | 1 | 1:17 | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Larry Hopkins | Submission (kneebar) | STFC 8: Fired Up! | August 15, 2009 | 1 | 1:31 | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Kristopher Flores | TKO (punches) | STFC 6: Evolution | April 11, 2009 | 1 | 2:57 | Odessa, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Cole Nuckols | TKO (punches) | STFC 5: Night of Champions | February 20, 2009 | 2 | 1:42 | Odessa, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | George Zamarron | Submission (punches) | STFC 4: Fuentes vs. King | November 1, 2008 | 1 | 1:49 | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Shaun Wagner | Submission | STFC 3: War Zone | August 2, 2008 | 1 | 2:56 | McAllen, Texas, United States |
See also
References
- ^ a b Contreras Legaspi, Carlos (November 26, 2013). "Frank Treviño, a UFC en cualquier peso" (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Francisco Trevino". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Frank Treviño, emocionado por su debut en UFC" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. March 14, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Del Campo, Rodrigo (November 26, 2013). "La transformación de Frank Treviño" (in Spanish). indiscutido.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Contreras Legaspi, Carlos (January 20, 2014). "Frank Treviño prepara el debut en UFC 171" (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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