Lightweight

Gabriel Benitez

Last fought: Apr 2024

RECORD

Pro

23-13-0

UFC

7-8-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:16
Fight Completion Rate	61.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.85
% Fights Inside the Distance	66.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	48-34 (58.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	12-11 (52.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	36-23 (61.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	73.1%
% Time in Control	4.1%
% Time Controlled	22.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	15.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.32
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.17
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.16
Distance Strike Accuracy	40.5%
Distance Strike Defense	66.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.76
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.81
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.20
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.63
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	21.49
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.16

All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: control-time metrics use 14 of 15 fights. 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 Lightweight field

Gabriel Benitez 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	Gabriel Benitez
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.5
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	55.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.9
Control Time/15min	0:36
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	42.9%
Submission % of Wins	28.6%
Decision % of Wins	28.6%
Avg Fight Time	9:16
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.7
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	54.5%
Control Time/Fight	0:27

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Maheshate

UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez • Apr 2024Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gabriel Benitez121/29541%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Maheshate97/31231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	23/69	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Maheshate	21/66	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gabriel Benitez	51/104	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Maheshate	43/116	37%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Gabriel Benitez	47/122	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Maheshate	33/130	25%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jim Miller

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 • Jan 2024Lightweight

Submission (Neck Crank) • Rd 3, 3:25

Gabriel Benitez80/18244%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Jim Miller80/14057%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	32/77	42%	0/0	0:01	—
	Jim Miller	32/64	50%	0/0	0:17	—

R2	Gabriel Benitez	22/48	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jim Miller	28/38	74%	1/1	2:52	—

R3	Gabriel Benitez	26/57	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jim Miller	20/38	53%	1/1	0:46	—

WIN

vs. Charlie Ontiveros

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz • Aug 2022Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:33

Gabriel Benitez37/6062%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:24

Charlie Ontiveros22/4747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	37/60	62%	1/2	1:24	—
	Charlie Ontiveros	22/47	47%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. David Onama

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill • Feb 2022Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:24

Gabriel Benitez46/9648%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

David Onama36/9438%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:10KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	46/96	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	David Onama	36/94	38%	0/2	0:10	1

LOSS

vs. Billy Quarantillo

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises • Jul 2021Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:40

Gabriel Benitez57/11052%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:50KD 1

Billy Quarantillo100/15664%TD 3/7Ctrl 8:40KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	12/26	46%	0/0	0:15	—
	Billy Quarantillo	25/38	66%	0/2	3:30	1

R2	Gabriel Benitez	23/45	51%	0/0	0:11	—
	Billy Quarantillo	53/79	67%	2/3	2:58	—

R3	Gabriel Benitez	22/39	56%	0/0	0:24	1
	Billy Quarantillo	22/39	56%	1/2	2:12	—

WIN

vs. Justin Jaynes

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori • Dec 2020Lightweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 4:06

Gabriel Benitez38/10437%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Justin Jaynes22/5242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	38/104	37%	0/0	0:00	1
	Justin Jaynes	22/52	42%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Omar Morales

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira • May 2020Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gabriel Benitez50/17928%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Omar Morales63/21529%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	15/53	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Omar Morales	12/55	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gabriel Benitez	13/53	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Omar Morales	20/60	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gabriel Benitez	22/73	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Omar Morales	31/100	31%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Sodiq Yusuff

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 • Aug 2019Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:14

Gabriel Benitez24/7233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Sodiq Yusuff34/7943%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	24/72	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sodiq Yusuff	34/79	43%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Humberto Bandenay

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman • May 2018Featherweight

KO/TKO (Slam) • Rd 1, 0:39

Gabriel Benitez9/1947%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:24KD 1

Humberto Bandenay2/2100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	9/19	47%	1/1	0:24	1
	Humberto Bandenay	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jason Knight

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega • Dec 2017Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gabriel Benitez85/19244%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:17

Jason Knight36/18120%TD 1/9Ctrl 1:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	20/55	36%	0/0	0:38	—
	Jason Knight	12/62	19%	0/5	0:38	—

R2	Gabriel Benitez	24/59	41%	0/0	0:24	—
	Jason Knight	9/47	19%	1/2	0:22	—

R3	Gabriel Benitez	41/78	53%	0/0	0:15	—
	Jason Knight	15/72	21%	0/2	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Enrique Barzola

UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos • May 2017Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gabriel Benitez51/15134%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Enrique Barzola46/14831%TD 9/15Ctrl 5:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	19/52	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Enrique Barzola	11/47	23%	3/4	1:04	—

R2	Gabriel Benitez	12/37	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Enrique Barzola	10/44	23%	4/7	2:16	—

R3	Gabriel Benitez	20/62	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Enrique Barzola	25/57	44%	2/4	2:27	—

WIN

vs. Sam Sicilia

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson • Sep 2016Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 1:20

Gabriel Benitez39/10139%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1

Sam Sicilia19/7027%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	28/76	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sam Sicilia	17/60	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gabriel Benitez	11/25	44%	0/0	0:17	1
	Sam Sicilia	2/10	20%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Andre Fili

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum • Nov 2015Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:13

Gabriel Benitez11/2642%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Andre Fili16/4238%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	11/26	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andre Fili	16/42	38%	1/1	0:07	1

WIN

vs. Clay Collard

UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum • Jun 2015Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gabriel Benitez60/10657%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:57

Clay Collard34/15822%TD 6/11Ctrl 4:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	19/36	53%	0/0	0:11	—
	Clay Collard	15/50	30%	1/3	2:21	—

R2	Gabriel Benitez	26/46	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Clay Collard	13/62	21%	3/3	0:42	—

R3	Gabriel Benitez	15/24	62%	0/0	0:46	—
	Clay Collard	6/46	13%	2/5	1:43	—

WIN

vs. Humberto Brown Morrison

UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt • Nov 2014Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 0:30

Gabriel Benitez23/6138%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25

Humberto Brown Morrison18/3650%TD 1/4Ctrl 6:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gabriel Benitez	6/17	35%	0/0	0:14	—
	Humberto Brown Morrison	12/19	63%	1/1	3:50	—

R2	Gabriel Benitez	14/41	34%	0/0	0:11	—
	Humberto Brown Morrison	6/17	35%	0/3	2:00	—

R3	Gabriel Benitez	3/3	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Humberto Brown Morrison	0/0	—	0/0	0:17	—

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