Joseph Benavidez

Statistic	Joseph Benavidez
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	35.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Strike Differential	1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	28.2%
Takedown Defense	67.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:46
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	6.7%
Decision % of Wins	60.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:26
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.2

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	44.4%
Control Time/Fight	1:48

LOSS

vs. Askar Askarov

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021

Joseph Benavidez46/11440%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Askar Askarov58/8866%TD 5/6Ctrl 5:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	18/54	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Askar Askarov	21/26	81%	1/2	0:54	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	11/19	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Askar Askarov	17/24	71%	4/4	4:06	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	17/41	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Askar Askarov	20/38	53%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:48 • UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 • Jul 2020

Joseph Benavidez18/2864%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Deiveson Figueiredo35/4088%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:23KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	18/28	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	35/40	88%	0/0	2:23	2

LOSS

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:54 • UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo • Feb 2020

Joseph Benavidez46/9449%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:10

Deiveson Figueiredo25/4951%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:26KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	31/60	52%	0/2	0:10	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	15/28	54%	1/1	0:24	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	15/34	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	10/21	48%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Jussier Formiga

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:47 • UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos • Jun 2019

Joseph Benavidez50/11543%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:03KD 1

Jussier Formiga15/4831%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	21/52	40%	0/0	0:51	—
	Jussier Formiga	7/26	27%	0/1	0:19	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	29/63	46%	0/0	1:12	1
	Jussier Formiga	8/22	36%	1/2	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Dustin Ortiz

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw • Jan 2019

Joseph Benavidez21/5042%TD 7/12Ctrl 6:47KD 1

Dustin Ortiz49/8756%TD 3/8Ctrl 3:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	9/21	43%	3/4	2:26	1
	Dustin Ortiz	16/29	55%	0/1	0:32	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	11/22	50%	1/4	1:17	—
	Dustin Ortiz	19/35	54%	3/7	1:41	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	1/7	14%	3/4	3:04	—
	Dustin Ortiz	14/23	61%	0/0	0:49	—

WIN

vs. Alex Perez

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:19 • The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale • Nov 2018

Joseph Benavidez35/7249%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:15

Alex Perez14/3244%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	35/72	49%	1/2	1:15	—
	Alex Perez	14/32	44%	1/1	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Sergio Pettis

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 • Jun 2018

Joseph Benavidez59/18632%TD 2/14Ctrl 4:24

Sergio Pettis74/16844%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	25/59	42%	1/5	1:14	—
	Sergio Pettis	25/60	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	14/54	26%	0/4	1:55	—
	Sergio Pettis	22/47	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	20/73	27%	1/5	1:15	—
	Sergio Pettis	27/61	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Henry Cejudo

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale • Dec 2016

Joseph Benavidez69/23230%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Henry Cejudo68/19535%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	22/69	32%	0/0	0:01	—
	Henry Cejudo	21/66	32%	1/3	0:06	1

R2	Joseph Benavidez	22/76	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Henry Cejudo	21/64	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	25/87	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Henry Cejudo	26/65	40%	0/4	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Zach Makovsky

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson • Feb 2016

Joseph Benavidez66/19734%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

Zach Makovsky40/9642%TD 4/19Ctrl 1:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	24/66	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zach Makovsky	13/34	38%	2/5	0:32	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	13/56	23%	0/0	0:18	—
	Zach Makovsky	12/32	38%	2/5	0:28	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	29/75	39%	0/0	0:16	—
	Zach Makovsky	15/30	50%	0/9	0:17	—

WIN

vs. Ali Bagautinov

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson • Oct 2015

Joseph Benavidez48/14633%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Ali Bagautinov31/12126%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	12/37	32%	0/1	0:00	—
	Ali Bagautinov	10/36	28%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	17/49	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ali Bagautinov	9/33	27%	0/3	0:06	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	19/60	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ali Bagautinov	12/52	23%	0/2	0:12	—

WIN

vs. John Moraga

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015

Joseph Benavidez63/10958%TD 4/6Ctrl 9:09

John Moraga42/7556%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	18/23	78%	2/3	3:46	—
	John Moraga	12/16	75%	0/3	0:40	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	20/35	57%	1/2	2:43	—
	John Moraga	20/34	59%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	25/51	49%	1/1	2:40	—
	John Moraga	10/25	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dustin Ortiz

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson • Nov 2014

Joseph Benavidez94/19947%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:28

Dustin Ortiz37/14925%TD 2/9Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	35/80	44%	1/1	0:33	—
	Dustin Ortiz	15/56	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	34/66	52%	0/1	0:14	—
	Dustin Ortiz	12/51	24%	1/4	0:19	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	25/53	47%	1/1	1:41	—
	Dustin Ortiz	10/42	24%	1/5	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Tim Elliott

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:08 • UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira • Apr 2014

Joseph Benavidez9/2339%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:34

Tim Elliott16/2176%TD 3/3Ctrl 1:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	9/23	39%	0/0	1:34	—
	Tim Elliott	16/21	76%	3/3	1:16	—

LOSS

vs. Demetrious Johnson

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:08 • UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 • Dec 2013

Joseph Benavidez44/25018%TD 0/7Ctrl 3:24

Demetrious Johnson7/1450%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	9/49	18%	0/2	1:01	—
	Demetrious Johnson	18/32	56%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	15/64	23%	0/2	0:15	—
	Demetrious Johnson	19/38	50%	0/0	0:10	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	10/72	14%	0/1	0:13	—
	Demetrious Johnson	13/34	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Joseph Benavidez	5/24	21%	0/1	1:55	—
	Demetrious Johnson	15/24	62%	2/4	1:13	—

R5	Joseph Benavidez	5/41	12%	0/1	0:00	—
	Demetrious Johnson	12/28	43%	3/6	0:51	—

WIN

vs. Jussier Formiga

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 3:07 • UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader • Sep 2013

Joseph Benavidez20/5238%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Jussier Formiga6/1833%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	20/52	38%	0/0	0:05	1
	Jussier Formiga	6/18	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Darren Uyenoyama

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:50 • UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez • Apr 2013

Joseph Benavidez57/15337%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:50KD 2

Darren Uyenoyama11/3333%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	20/57	35%	2/2	1:21	1
	Darren Uyenoyama	9/19	47%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	37/96	39%	0/0	0:29	1
	Darren Uyenoyama	2/14	14%	0/2	0:25	—

WIN

vs. Ian McCall

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar • Feb 2013

Joseph Benavidez57/18431%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:25

Ian McCall40/11335%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	20/62	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ian McCall	14/36	39%	0/1	0:08	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	14/44	32%	0/1	0:19	—
	Ian McCall	19/44	43%	0/2	1:08	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	23/78	29%	0/0	0:06	—
	Ian McCall	7/33	21%	1/1	0:13	—

LOSS

vs. Demetrious Johnson

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort • Sep 2012

Joseph Benavidez44/25018%TD 0/7Ctrl 3:24

Demetrious Johnson77/15649%TD 5/10Ctrl 2:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	9/49	18%	0/2	1:01	—
	Demetrious Johnson	18/32	56%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	15/64	23%	0/2	0:15	—
	Demetrious Johnson	19/38	50%	0/0	0:10	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	10/72	14%	0/1	0:13	—
	Demetrious Johnson	13/34	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Joseph Benavidez	5/24	21%	0/1	1:55	—
	Demetrious Johnson	15/24	62%	2/4	1:13	—

R5	Joseph Benavidez	5/41	12%	0/1	0:00	—
	Demetrious Johnson	12/28	43%	3/6	0:51	—

WIN

vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:11 • UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann • Mar 2012

Joseph Benavidez18/5036%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:51KD 1

Yasuhiro Urushitani8/1844%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	15/45	33%	1/5	2:46	—
	Yasuhiro Urushitani	7/17	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	3/5	60%	0/0	0:05	1
	Yasuhiro Urushitani	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Eddie Wineland

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle • Aug 2011

Joseph Benavidez66/14446%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:08

Eddie Wineland24/7134%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	21/51	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eddie Wineland	7/22	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	23/40	57%	0/4	0:08	—
	Eddie Wineland	11/21	52%	0/1	0:20	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	22/53	42%	0/2	0:00	—
	Eddie Wineland	6/28	21%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ian Loveland

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones • Mar 2011

Joseph Benavidez48/11841%TD 5/17Ctrl 3:47

Ian Loveland45/9050%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	20/42	48%	0/6	0:33	—
	Ian Loveland	19/37	51%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	14/39	36%	2/5	1:28	—
	Ian Loveland	13/29	45%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	14/37	38%	3/6	1:46	—
	Ian Loveland	13/24	54%	0/0	0:10	—