Joseph Benavidez

Fight Record

2021-03-06 Catchweight-127	Joseph Benavidez 28-7-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)	Askar Askarov WIN \| 13-0-1-0	UFC 259 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 259 Blachowicz Vs Adesanya • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2020-07-19 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 28-6-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R1 4:48 Rear-Naked Choke	Deiveson Figueiredo WIN \| 18-1-0-0	UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UFC Fight Night Figueiredo Vs Benavidez 2 • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Du Forum
2020-02-29 Catchweight-127	Joseph Benavidez 28-5-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R2 1:54 Punches	Deiveson Figueiredo WIN \| 17-1-0-0	UFC Fight Night Norfolk, United States
UFC Fight Night Benavidez Vs Figueiredo • Norfolk, Virginia, United States • Chartway Arena
2019-06-29 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 27-5-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 4:47 Head Kick & Punches	Jussier Formiga LOSS \| 23-5-0-0	UFC On ESPN Minneapolis, United States
UFC On ESPN Ngannou Vs Dos Santos • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States • Target Center
2019-01-19 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 26-5-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Dustin Ortiz LOSS \| 19-7-0-0	UFC Fight Night Brooklyn, United States
UFC Fight Night Cejudo Vs Dillashaw • Brooklyn, New York, United States • Barclays Center
2018-11-30 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 25-5-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:19 Punches	Alex Perez LOSS \| 21-4-0-0	UFC The Ultimate Fighter Las Vegas, United States
UFC The Ultimate Fighter Heavy Hitters Finale • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Pearl Theatre
2018-06-09 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 25-4-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)	Sergio Pettis WIN \| 16-3-0-0	UFC 225 Chicago, United States
UFC 225 Whittaker Vs Romero 2 • Chicago, Illinois, United States • United Center
2016-12-03 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 24-4-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Split (27-29, 30-26, 29-27)	Henry Cejudo LOSS \| 10-1-0-0	UFC The Ultimate Fighter Las Vegas, United States
UFC The Ultimate Fighter Tournament Of Champions Finale • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Palms Casino Resort
2016-02-06 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 23-4-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	Zach Makovsky LOSS \| 19-6-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Hendricks Vs Thompson • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2015-10-03 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 22-4-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	Ali Bagautinov LOSS \| 13-3-0-0	UFC 192 Houston, United States
UFC 192 Cormier Vs Gustafsson • Houston, Texas, United States • Toyota Center
2015-05-23 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 21-4-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	John Moraga LOSS \| 16-3-0-0	UFC 187 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 187 Johnson Vs Cormier • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2014-11-22 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 20-4-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Dustin Ortiz LOSS \| 14-3-0-0	UFC Fight Night Austin, United States
UFC Fight Night Edgar Vs Swanson • Austin, Texas, United States • Frank Erwin Center
2014-04-26 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 19-4-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 4:08 Guillotine Choke	Tim Elliott LOSS \| 10-4-1-0	UFC 172 Baltimore, United States
UFC 172 Jones Vs Teixeira • Baltimore, Maryland, United States • Baltimore Arena
2013-12-14 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 19-3-0-0 \| LOSS	KO R1 2:08 Punch	Demetrious Johnson WIN \| 11-2-1-0	UFC On Fox Sacramento, United States
UFC On Fox Johnson Vs Benavidez 2 • Sacramento, California, United States • Sleep Train Arena
2013-09-04 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 18-3-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 3:07 Knee To Body & Punches	Jussier Formiga LOSS \| 15-2-0-0	UFC Fight Night Belo Horizonte, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Teixeira Vs Bader • Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil • Mineirinho Arena
2013-04-20 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 17-3-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 4:50 Body Kick & Punches	Darren Uyenoyama LOSS \| 8-3-0-0	UFC On Fox 53 Kharkiv, Ukraine
UFC On Fox 53 Henderson Vs Melendez • Kharkiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine • Hp Pavilion
2013-02-02 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 16-3-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Ian Mccall LOSS \| 11-3-1-0	UFC 156 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 156 Aldo Vs Edgar • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2012-09-22 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 16-2-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Split (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)	Demetrious Johnson WIN \| 8-2-1-0	UFC 152 Toronto, Canada
UFC 152 Jones Vs Belfort • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Air Canada Centre
2012-03-03 Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez 15-2-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 0:11 Punches	Yasuhiro Urushitani LOSS \| 19-4-6-0	UFC On Fx Sydney, Australia
UFC On Fx Alves Vs Kampmann • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Allphones Arena
2011-08-14 Bantamweight	Joseph Benavidez 14-2-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Eddie Wineland LOSS \| 18-7-1-0	UFC Live Milwaukee, United States
UFC Live Hardy Vs Lytle • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States • Bradley Center
2011-03-19 Bantamweight	Joseph Benavidez 13-2-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)	Ian Loveland LOSS \| 14-7-0-0	UFC 128 Newark, United States
UFC 128 Shogun Vs Jones • Newark, New Jersey, United States • Prudential Center
2010-11-11	Joseph Benavidez 12-2-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 2:45 Guillotine Choke	Wagnney Fabiano LOSS \| 14-2-0-0	WEC 52 Las Vegas, United States
WEC 52 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2010-08-18	Joseph Benavidez 12-1-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Split	Dominick Cruz WIN \| 15-1-0-0	WEC 50 Las Vegas, United States
WEC 50 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2010-03-06	Joseph Benavidez 11-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 2:57 Guillotine Choke	Miguel Torres LOSS \| 37-2-0-0	WEC 47 Columbus, United States
WEC 47 • Columbus, Ohio, United States
2009-12-19	Joseph Benavidez 10-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:35 Punches	Rani Yahya LOSS \| 15-4-0-0	WEC 45 Las Vegas, United States
WEC 45 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2009-08-09	Joseph Benavidez 10-0-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Dominick Cruz WIN \| 13-1-0-0	WEC 42 Las Vegas, United States
WEC 42 Torres Vs Bowles • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2009-04-05	Joseph Benavidez 9-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Jeff Curran LOSS \| 31-10-1-0	WEC 40 Chicago, United States
WEC 40 • Chicago, Illinois, United States
2008-12-03	Joseph Benavidez 8-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Danny Martinez LOSS \| 13-2-0-0	WEC 37 Las Vegas, United States
WEC 37 Torres Vs Tapia • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2008-07-21	Joseph Benavidez 7-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 2:42 Guillotine Choke	Junya Kodo LOSS \| 6-1-2-0	Dream 5 Osaka, Japan
Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round • Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan
2008-05-08	Joseph Benavidez 6-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:02 Rear-Naked Choke	Maurice Eazel LOSS \| 1-2-0-0	PFC 8 Lemoore, United States
PFC 8 A Night Of Champions • Lemoore, California, United States
2008-01-17	Joseph Benavidez 5-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 0:38 Guillotine Choke	Jason Georgianna LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	PFC 6 Lemoore, United States
PFC 6 No Retreat, No Surrender • Lemoore, California, United States
2007-06-01	Joseph Benavidez 4-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB RNone	Rocky Del Monte LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	California Regional California, United States
California Regional • California, United States • None
2007-04-28	Joseph Benavidez 3-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 Punches	Carlos Lovio LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Bring It On Oxnard, United States
Bring It On Under Destruction • Oxnard, California, United States
2007-04-07	Joseph Benavidez 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 2:18 Doctor Stoppage	Justin Smitley LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Warrior Cup 2 Stockton, United States
Warrior Cup 2 • Stockton, California, United States
2006-10-14	Joseph Benavidez 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 2:33 Triangle Choke	Ramon Rodriguez LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Border Warz Colorado Springs, United States
Border Warz • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
2006-06-03	Joseph Benavidez 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 Kimura	Brandon Shelton LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Universal Fight Promotions Carlsbad, United States
Universal Fight Promotions Supremacy • Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

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