Joseph Benavidez

Pro record 28-8-0 · Southpaw · 163 cm · reach 165 cm

Joseph Benavidez is 15-6 in the UFC, with 5 wins by KO/TKO, 1 by submission and 9 by decision. Losses: 2 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 3 by decision.

Striking and grappling

Sig. strikes landed / min: 3.9
Sig. strikes absorbed / min: 3.0
Takedowns / 15 min: 1.5
Knockdowns / 15 min: 0.37

From UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average when a fighter has little UFC time.

UFC fight history

Joseph Benavidez's UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Event
2021-03-07	Askar Askarov	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2020-07-19	Deiveson Figueiredo	Loss by Sub, R1 4:48	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
2020-03-01	Deiveson Figueiredo	Loss by KO/TKO, R2 1:54	UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
2019-06-30	Jussier Formiga	Win by KO/TKO, R2 4:47	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
2019-01-20	Dustin Ortiz	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
2018-12-01	Alex Perez	Win by KO/TKO, R1 4:19	The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale
2018-06-09	Sergio Pettis	Loss by S Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
2016-12-04	Henry Cejudo	Win by S Dec, R3 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale
2016-02-07	Zach Makovsky	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
2015-10-03	Ali Bagautinov	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson
2015-05-23	John Moraga	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
2014-11-22	Dustin Ortiz	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson
2014-04-26	Tim Elliott	Win by Sub, R1 4:08	UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira
2013-12-14	Demetrious Johnson	Loss by KO/TKO, R1 2:08	UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
2013-09-05	Jussier Formiga	Win by KO/TKO, R1 3:07	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader
2013-04-20	Darren Uyenoyama	Win by KO/TKO, R2 4:50	UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
2013-02-03	Ian McCall	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar
2012-09-23	Demetrious Johnson	Loss by S Dec, R5 5:00	UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort
2012-03-02	Yasuhiro Urushitani	Win by KO/TKO, R2 0:11	UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann
2011-08-15	Eddie Wineland	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC on Versus: Hardy vs. Lytle
2011-03-20	Ian Loveland	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones

Probabilities, not promises: a 70% favourite still loses about three fights in ten. For information only, not betting advice. 18+. If gambling stops being fun, get help.