Joseph Benavidez

Record:

win

loss

draw

Wins by:

sub

dec

n/a

Losses by:

sub

dec

n/a

Percentages:

29%

32%

sub

61%

finish

38%

finish

Last 4 fights:

SUB

TKO

DEC

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Age

Weight

126lbs (57kg)

Height

5'4" (1.63m)

Reach

5'5" (1.65m)

Weight Class

flyweight

Debut

2006-06-03

Career

2006 - 2021

Rank

Birth

1984-07-31

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Fighting Out Of

Sacramento, California, United States

Strengths

Strong wrestling base, exceptional speed, good striking ability.

Weaknesses

Struggles with taller fighters, has been known to tire in later rounds, has trouble finishing fights.

Notes

Former UFC Flyweight title contender, first fighter to challenge the Flyweight title, co-founder of fitness and lifestyle brand Pvolve.

Fight Record

28-7-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Catchweight-127 bout

DEC

Askar Askarov

13-0-1-0

Catchweight-127 bout

UFC 259

Blachowicz vs Adesanya

06 Mar 21

Las Vegas

UFC Apex

28-6-0-0

SUB

4:48 Rear-Naked Choke

Flyweight bout

SUB

Deiveson Figueiredo

18-1-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2

19 Jul 20

Abu Dhabi

du Forum

28-5-0-0

TKO

1:54 Punches

Catchweight-127 bout

TKO

Deiveson Figueiredo

17-1-0-0

Catchweight-127 bout

UFC Fight Night

Benavidez vs Figueiredo

29 Feb 20

Norfolk

Chartway Arena

27-5-0-0

TKO

4:47 Head Kick & Punches

Flyweight bout

TKO

Jussier Formiga

23-5-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC On ESPN

Ngannou vs Dos Santos

29 Jun 19

Minneapolis

Target Center

26-5-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Flyweight bout

DEC

Dustin Ortiz

19-7-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Cejudo vs Dillashaw

19 Jan 19

Brooklyn

Barclays Center

25-5-0-0

TKO

4:19 Punches

Flyweight bout

TKO

Alex Perez

21-4-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC The Ultimate Fighter

Heavy Hitters Finale

30 Nov 18

Las Vegas

Pearl Theatre

25-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

(28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

Flyweight bout

DEC

Sergio Pettis

16-3-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC 225

Whittaker vs Romero 2

09 Jun 18

Chicago

United Center

24-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

(27-29, 30-26, 29-27)

Flyweight bout

DEC

Henry Cejudo

10-1-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC The Ultimate Fighter

Tournament Of Champions Finale

03 Dec 16

Las Vegas

Palms Casino Resort

23-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Flyweight bout

DEC

Zach Makovsky

19-6-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Hendricks vs Thompson

06 Feb 16

Las Vegas

MGM Grand Garden Arena

22-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Flyweight bout

DEC

Ali Bagautinov

13-3-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC 192

Cormier vs Gustafsson

03 Oct 15

Houston

Toyota Center

21-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Flyweight bout

DEC

John Moraga

16-3-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC 187

Johnson vs Cormier

23 May 15

Las Vegas

MGM Grand Garden Arena

20-4-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Flyweight bout

DEC

Dustin Ortiz

14-3-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Edgar vs Swanson

22 Nov 14

Austin

Frank Erwin Center

19-4-0-0

SUB

4:08 Guillotine Choke

Flyweight bout

SUB

Tim Elliott

10-4-1-0

Flyweight bout

UFC 172

Jones vs Teixeira

26 Apr 14

Baltimore

Baltimore Arena

19-3-0-0

2:08 Punch

Flyweight bout

Demetrious Johnson

11-2-1-0

Flyweight bout

UFC On Fox

Johnson vs Benavidez 2

14 Dec 13

Sacramento

Sleep Train Arena

18-3-0-0

TKO

3:07 Knee To Body & Punches

Flyweight bout

TKO

Jussier Formiga

15-2-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Teixeira vs Bader

04 Sep 13

Belo Horizonte

Mineirinho Arena

17-3-0-0

TKO

4:50 Body Kick & Punches

Flyweight bout

TKO

Darren Uyenoyama

8-3-0-0

Flyweight bout

UFC On Fox 53

Henderson vs Melendez

20 Apr 13

Kharkiv

HP Pavilion

16-3-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Flyweight bout

DEC

Ian Mccall

11-3-1-0

Flyweight bout

UFC 156

Aldo vs Edgar

02 Feb 13

Las Vegas

Mandalay Bay Events Center

16-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

(48-47, 47-48, 49-46)

Flyweight bout

DEC

Demetrious Johnson

8-2-1-0

Flyweight bout

UFC 152

Jones vs Belfort

22 Sep 12

Toronto

Air Canada Centre

15-2-0-0

TKO

0:11 Punches

Flyweight bout

TKO

Yasuhiro Urushitani

19-4-6-0

Flyweight bout

UFC On Fx

Alves vs Kampmann

03 Mar 12

Sydney

Allphones Arena

14-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bantamweight bout

DEC

Eddie Wineland

18-7-1-0

Bantamweight bout

UFC Live

Hardy vs Lytle

14 Aug 11

Milwaukee

Bradley Center

13-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Bantamweight bout

DEC

Ian Loveland

14-7-0-0

Bantamweight bout

UFC 128

Shogun vs Jones

19 Mar 11

Newark

Prudential Center

12-2-0-0

SUB

2:45 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Wagnney Fabiano

14-2-0-0

WEC 52

11 Nov 10

Las Vegas

12-1-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

DEC

Dominick Cruz

15-1-0-0

WEC 50

18 Aug 10

Las Vegas

11-1-0-0

SUB

2:57 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Miguel Torres

37-2-0-0

WEC 47

06 Mar 10

Columbus

10-1-0-0

TKO

1:35 Punches

TKO

Rani Yahya

15-4-0-0

WEC 45

19 Dec 09

Las Vegas

10-0-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Dominick Cruz

13-1-0-0

WEC 42

Torres vs Bowles

09 Aug 09

Las Vegas

9-0-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Jeff Curran

31-10-1-0

WEC 40

05 Apr 09

Chicago

8-0-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Danny Martinez

13-2-0-0

WEC 37

Torres vs Tapia

03 Dec 08

Las Vegas

7-0-0-0

SUB

2:42 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Junya Kodo

6-1-2-0

Dream 5

Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round

21 Jul 08

Osaka

6-0-0-0

SUB

1:02 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Maurice Eazel

1-2-0-0

PFC 8

A Night Of Champions

08 May 08

Lemoore

5-0-0-0

SUB

0:38 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Jason Georgianna

0-0-0-0

PFC 6

No Retreat, No Surrender

17 Jan 08

Lemoore

4-0-0-0

SUB

Rocky Del Monte

0-0-0-0

California Regional

01 Jun 07

3-0-0-0

TKO

Punches

TKO

Carlos Lovio

0-0-0-0

Bring It On

Under Destruction

28 Apr 07

Oxnard

2-0-0-0

TKO

2:18 Doctor Stoppage

TKO

Justin Smitley

0-0-0-0

Warrior Cup 2

07 Apr 07

Stockton

1-0-0-0

SUB

2:33 Triangle Choke

SUB

Ramon Rodriguez

0-0-0-0

Border Warz

14 Oct 06

Colorado Springs

0-0-0-0

SUB

Kimura

SUB

Brandon Shelton

0-0-0-0

Universal Fight Promotions

Supremacy

03 Jun 06

Carlsbad

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Record

Alex Perez

1 TKO

1 Leg Injury

Ali Bagautinov

1 TKO

1 Punches

Askar Askarov

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Brandon Shelton

2 SUB

1 Rear-Naked Choke

Carlos Lovio

1 TKO

1 Punches

Danny Martinez

2 DEC

2 Unanimous

Darren Uyenoyama

1 TKO

1 Punches

Deiveson Figueiredo

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Demetrious Johnson

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Dominick Cruz

1 KO

1 Head Kick

Dustin Ortiz

1 SUB

1 Guillotine Choke

Eddie Wineland

2 TKO

2 Punches

Henry Cejudo

1 OTHER

1 None

Ian Loveland

1 SUB

1 Armbar

Ian Mccall

1 KO

1 Punch

Jason Georgianna

1 TKO

1 Punches

Jeff Curran

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

John Moraga

1 TKO

1 Punches

Junya Kodo

1 SUB

1 Rear-Naked Choke

Jussier Formiga

1 SUB

1 Rear-Naked Choke

Justin Smitley

1 TKO

1 Punches

Maurice Eazel

1 SUB

1 Guillotine Choke

Miguel Torres

1 SUB

1 Guillotine Choke

Ramon Rodriguez

1 SUB

1 Triangle Choke

Rani Yahya

1 TKO

1 Head Kick & Punches

Rocky Del Monte

1 SUB

1 None

Sergio Pettis

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Tim Elliott

1 SUB

1 Arm-Triangle Choke

Wagnney Fabiano

1 SUB

1 Armbar

Yasuhiro Urushitani

2 SUB

1 Armbar

Zach Makovsky

1 TKO

1 Punches

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