Welterweight

Benson Henderson

Last fought: Nov 2015

RECORD

Pro

24-7-0

UFC

11-3-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	18:01
Fight Completion Rate	81.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.61
% Fights Inside the Distance	28.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	92-29 (76.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	66-20 (76.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	26-9 (74.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	62.6%
% Time in Control	25.7%
% Time Controlled	11.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	68.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.29
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.30
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.99
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.8%
Distance Strike Defense	68.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.66
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.55
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.06
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.56
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.31
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.10

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Benson Henderson League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Benson Henderson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.9
Strike Differential	1.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	49.2%
Takedown Defense	65.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	3:51
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	18.2%
Decision % of Wins	81.8%
Avg Fight Time	18:01
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Takedown Accuracy	31.8%
Takedown Defense	60.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:51

Fight History

WIN

vs. Jorge Masvidal

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal • Nov 2015Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Benson Henderson86/14659%TD 3/12Ctrl 6:51

Jorge Masvidal77/15649%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	25/42	60%	0/2	0:18	—
	Jorge Masvidal	25/48	52%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Benson Henderson	25/40	62%	0/1	1:05	—
	Jorge Masvidal	12/29	41%	0/1	0:34	—

R3	Benson Henderson	18/32	56%	0/1	1:22	—
	Jorge Masvidal	17/38	45%	0/1	0:17	—

R4	Benson Henderson	9/19	47%	1/3	1:36	—
	Jorge Masvidal	13/28	46%	1/2	1:23	—

R5	Benson Henderson	9/13	69%	2/5	2:30	—
	Jorge Masvidal	10/13	77%	0/1	1:31	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Thatch

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch • Feb 2015Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 3:58

Benson Henderson57/15437%TD 3/5Ctrl 4:34

Brandon Thatch44/14331%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	17/43	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Thatch	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Benson Henderson	15/46	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Thatch	17/54	31%	2/2	0:15	—

R3	Benson Henderson	10/29	34%	1/2	2:59	—
	Brandon Thatch	8/24	33%	0/1	0:02	—

R4	Benson Henderson	15/36	42%	2/3	1:35	—
	Brandon Thatch	8/34	24%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Donald Cerrone

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver • Jan 2015Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Benson Henderson86/15555%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Donald Cerrone57/12546%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	27/47	57%	0/1	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	19/43	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Benson Henderson	34/62	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	16/38	42%	1/2	0:29	—

R3	Benson Henderson	25/46	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	22/44	50%	0/5	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos • Aug 2014Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:31

Benson Henderson10/2737%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

Rafael Dos Anjos18/3060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	10/27	37%	0/1	0:02	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	18/30	60%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Rustam Khabilov

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov • Jun 2014Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 1:16

Benson Henderson26/7037%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:52KD 1

Rustam Khabilov18/7723%TD 6/10Ctrl 2:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	4/23	17%	0/0	0:01	—
	Rustam Khabilov	9/30	30%	2/5	0:59	—

R2	Benson Henderson	12/21	57%	1/2	1:45	—
	Rustam Khabilov	4/23	17%	1/2	0:32	—

R3	Benson Henderson	7/19	37%	0/0	0:58	—
	Rustam Khabilov	5/18	28%	3/3	1:23	—

R4	Benson Henderson	3/7	43%	0/1	0:08	1
	Rustam Khabilov	0/6	0%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Josh Thomson

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson • Jan 2014Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Benson Henderson46/9151%TD 4/4Ctrl 5:01

Josh Thomson19/5833%TD 4/11Ctrl 7:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	1/6	17%	1/1	1:01	—
	Josh Thomson	1/2	50%	1/2	3:12	—

R2	Benson Henderson	11/24	46%	0/0	1:14	—
	Josh Thomson	6/15	40%	1/2	0:47	—

R3	Benson Henderson	17/30	57%	2/2	1:29	—
	Josh Thomson	2/10	20%	0/3	0:30	—

R4	Benson Henderson	6/10	60%	1/1	1:00	—
	Josh Thomson	2/11	18%	2/2	2:41	—

R5	Benson Henderson	11/21	52%	0/0	0:17	—
	Josh Thomson	8/20	40%	0/2	0:41	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Pettis

UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 • Aug 2013LightweightTITLE

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:41

Benson Henderson11/1669%TD 0/3Ctrl 3:07

Anthony Pettis9/1656%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	11/16	69%	0/3	3:07	—
	Anthony Pettis	9/16	56%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Melendez

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez • Apr 2013LightweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Benson Henderson68/16641%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:28

Gilbert Melendez43/19123%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	9/17	53%	0/0	0:38	—
	Gilbert Melendez	7/29	24%	1/1	0:44	—

R2	Benson Henderson	15/41	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Gilbert Melendez	13/47	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Benson Henderson	15/29	52%	0/1	0:45	—
	Gilbert Melendez	7/32	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Benson Henderson	15/38	39%	0/2	0:05	—
	Gilbert Melendez	8/30	27%	0/0	0:07	—

R5	Benson Henderson	14/41	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Melendez	8/53	15%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Nate Diaz

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz • Dec 2012LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Benson Henderson124/19863%TD 8/12Ctrl 16:58KD 1

Nate Diaz30/8336%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	27/32	84%	1/3	2:37	—
	Nate Diaz	15/28	54%	0/2	0:38	—

R2	Benson Henderson	28/47	60%	1/1	2:37	—
	Nate Diaz	6/24	25%	0/2	0:02	—

R3	Benson Henderson	21/39	54%	2/3	3:33	1
	Nate Diaz	2/13	15%	0/1	0:02	—

R4	Benson Henderson	24/34	71%	3/3	4:05	—
	Nate Diaz	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Benson Henderson	24/46	52%	1/2	4:06	—
	Nate Diaz	6/11	55%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Frankie Edgar

UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II • Aug 2012LightweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Benson Henderson64/16738%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07

Frankie Edgar66/18236%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:59KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	11/28	39%	0/0	0:07	—
	Frankie Edgar	7/28	25%	1/2	0:25	—

R2	Benson Henderson	7/19	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	10/28	36%	0/1	1:48	1

R3	Benson Henderson	13/39	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	15/35	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Benson Henderson	17/43	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	15/43	35%	1/2	0:46	—

R5	Benson Henderson	16/38	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	19/48	40%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Frankie Edgar

UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson • Feb 2012LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Benson Henderson87/26433%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:37

Frankie Edgar68/19036%TD 5/12Ctrl 2:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	13/49	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	13/43	30%	1/1	0:02	—

R2	Benson Henderson	23/58	40%	0/0	0:12	—
	Frankie Edgar	17/43	40%	2/2	1:00	—

R3	Benson Henderson	15/52	29%	1/1	0:21	—
	Frankie Edgar	13/33	39%	1/4	0:06	—

R4	Benson Henderson	20/56	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	13/33	39%	0/1	0:39	—

R5	Benson Henderson	16/49	33%	0/0	0:04	—
	Frankie Edgar	12/38	32%	1/4	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Clay Guida

UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos • Nov 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Benson Henderson40/8945%TD 2/7Ctrl 7:27KD 1

Clay Guida11/4028%TD 2/9Ctrl 2:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	19/41	46%	0/1	1:41	1
	Clay Guida	6/20	30%	0/4	1:06	—

R2	Benson Henderson	11/19	58%	1/4	3:13	—
	Clay Guida	3/8	38%	2/4	0:49	—

R3	Benson Henderson	10/29	34%	1/2	2:33	—
	Clay Guida	2/12	17%	0/1	0:52	—

WIN

vs. Jim Miller

UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle • Aug 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Benson Henderson65/13249%TD 7/7Ctrl 10:23

Jim Miller14/4432%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	11/32	34%	2/2	3:16	—
	Jim Miller	6/14	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Benson Henderson	28/48	58%	4/4	3:54	—
	Jim Miller	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Benson Henderson	26/52	50%	1/1	3:13	—
	Jim Miller	4/18	22%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Mark Bocek

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields • Apr 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Benson Henderson56/12644%TD 3/4Ctrl 5:31

Mark Bocek11/3432%TD 4/11Ctrl 4:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	14/43	33%	0/0	1:05	—
	Mark Bocek	5/17	29%	1/4	1:31	—

R2	Benson Henderson	24/45	53%	1/1	2:34	—
	Mark Bocek	1/5	20%	1/4	0:57	—

R3	Benson Henderson	18/38	47%	2/3	1:52	—
	Mark Bocek	5/12	42%	2/3	1:59	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (6 fights)

LOSS

vs. Anthony Pettis

WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis • Dec 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Benson Henderson38/11234%TD 3/10Ctrl 6:37

Anthony Pettis42/9942%TD 2/2Ctrl 6:21KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	13/41	32%	2/3	2:08	—
	Anthony Pettis	3/15	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Benson Henderson	12/26	46%	0/2	1:10	—
	Anthony Pettis	9/28	32%	1/1	0:28	—

R3	Benson Henderson	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Pettis	9/15	60%	1/1	3:47	—

R4	Benson Henderson	7/18	39%	0/1	2:27	—
	Anthony Pettis	3/13	23%	0/0	0:37	—

R5	Benson Henderson	2/17	12%	1/4	0:52	—
	Anthony Pettis	18/28	64%	0/0	1:29	1

WIN

vs. Donald Cerrone

WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber • Apr 2010

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:57

Benson Henderson15/1788%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:00

Donald Cerrone1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	15/17	88%	1/2	1:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	1/1	100%	0/0	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Jamie Varner

WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson • Jan 2010

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 2:41

Benson Henderson19/4048%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:46

Jamie Varner23/6237%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	3/7	43%	0/1	0:40	—
	Jamie Varner	12/23	52%	1/1	3:07	—

R2	Benson Henderson	11/22	50%	0/1	0:06	—
	Jamie Varner	8/28	29%	0/1	0:53	—

R3	Benson Henderson	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jamie Varner	3/11	27%	0/1	0:32	—

WIN

vs. Donald Cerrone

WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson • Oct 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Benson Henderson34/7645%TD 8/21Ctrl 13:40

Donald Cerrone28/6344%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	9/19	47%	1/3	3:31	—
	Donald Cerrone	2/8	25%	0/0	0:25	—

R2	Benson Henderson	13/30	43%	1/1	3:57	—
	Donald Cerrone	3/6	50%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Benson Henderson	8/18	44%	4/5	2:36	—
	Donald Cerrone	4/12	33%	0/0	0:17	—

R4	Benson Henderson	2/3	67%	0/7	0:38	—
	Donald Cerrone	14/25	56%	1/2	1:51	—

R5	Benson Henderson	2/6	33%	2/5	2:58	—
	Donald Cerrone	5/12	42%	0/0	1:05	—

WIN

vs. Shane Roller

WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki • Apr 2009

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:41

Benson Henderson14/2070%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:35KD 1

Shane Roller2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:40KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	14/20	70%	1/1	0:35	1
	Shane Roller	2/4	50%	0/0	0:40	1

WIN

vs. Anthony Njokuani

WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone • Jan 2009

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 0:42

Benson Henderson6/2227%TD 7/13Ctrl 0:00

Anthony Njokuani0/70%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benson Henderson	5/18	28%	6/10	0:00	—
	Anthony Njokuani	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Benson Henderson	1/4	25%	1/3	0:00	—
	Anthony Njokuani	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com