Benson Henderson UFC Stats & Fight History

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	18:01
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	81.4%
Expected Rounds (xR)	3.61
% Fights Inside the Distance	28.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	85-25 (77.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	59-17 (77.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	26-8 (76.5%)
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

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 2015

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 2015

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 2015

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 2014

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:31

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

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

▼ 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 2014

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

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

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 2014

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 2013

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 2013

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 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

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 2012

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

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

▼ 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 2012

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 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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 2011

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 2011

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 6:21

▼ 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 0:35

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

▼ 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

Benson Henderson

Career Analytics

Career Stats

Last 5 Averages

Fight History

Prior to UFC