Joseph Benavidez UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age41 (Jul 31, 1984)

Height5'4"

Weight125 lbs

Reach65"

StanceSouthpaw

Career Stats

Statistic	Joseph Benavidez
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	37.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Strike Differential	0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	30.3%
Takedown Defense	67.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	2:41
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	30.8%
Submission % of Wins	7.7%
Decision % of Wins	61.5%
Avg Fight Time	11:37
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

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

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Askar Askarov

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 • Jul 2020

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:48

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

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

▼ 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

UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo • Feb 2020

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:54

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

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

▼ 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

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos • Jun 2019

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:47

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

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

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw • Jan 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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	—

LOSS

vs. Sergio Pettis

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 • Jun 2018

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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. Zach Makovsky

UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson • Feb 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson • Oct 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson • Nov 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira • Apr 2014

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:08

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

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 • Dec 2013

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:08

Joseph Benavidez4/2715%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

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

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	4/27	15%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demetrious Johnson	7/14	50%	0/1	0:02	1

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

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader • Sep 2013

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 3:07

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

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

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez • Apr 2013

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:50

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

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

UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar • Feb 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort • Sep 2012

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann • Mar 2012

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:11

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

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

UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle • Aug 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones • Mar 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—

Prior to UFC

Other (2 fights)

WIN

vs. Alex Perez

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale • Nov 2018

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:19

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	—

WIN

vs. Henry Cejudo

The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale • Dec 2016

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ 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	—

WEC (7 fights)

WIN

vs. Wagnney Fabiano

WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki • Nov 2010

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:45

Joseph Benavidez17/6526%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:09

Wagnney Fabiano6/2326%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	14/56	25%	0/1	0:04	—
	Wagnney Fabiano	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	3/9	33%	0/0	1:05	—
	Wagnney Fabiano	0/2	0%	0/0	1:09	—

LOSS

vs. Dominick Cruz

WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez • Aug 2010

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Joseph Benavidez35/20517%TD 0/11Ctrl 1:41

Dominick Cruz58/18831%TD 6/9Ctrl 5:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	8/38	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dominick Cruz	17/44	39%	1/2	1:31	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	11/59	19%	0/4	0:13	—
	Dominick Cruz	12/44	27%	1/1	0:05	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	10/43	23%	0/4	0:26	—
	Dominick Cruz	11/44	25%	1/2	0:13	—

R4	Joseph Benavidez	1/5	20%	0/2	0:55	—
	Dominick Cruz	4/7	57%	2/2	3:44	—

R5	Joseph Benavidez	5/60	8%	0/1	0:07	—
	Dominick Cruz	14/49	29%	1/2	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Miguel Torres

WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz • Mar 2010

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:57

Joseph Benavidez15/3938%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:51

Miguel Torres17/4141%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	7/18	39%	1/1	2:22	—
	Miguel Torres	13/26	50%	0/0	0:08	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	8/21	38%	1/1	0:29	—
	Miguel Torres	4/15	27%	0/0	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Rani Yahya

WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff • Dec 2009

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 1:35

Joseph Benavidez7/2133%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Rani Yahya5/1828%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	7/21	33%	0/0	0:04	1
	Rani Yahya	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dominick Cruz

WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles • Aug 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joseph Benavidez31/12425%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:16

Dominick Cruz36/12928%TD 6/9Ctrl 2:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	12/36	33%	0/0	0:42	—
	Dominick Cruz	9/33	27%	2/4	1:05	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	8/41	20%	0/1	0:33	—
	Dominick Cruz	16/51	31%	2/2	0:47	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	11/47	23%	0/0	0:01	—
	Dominick Cruz	11/45	24%	2/3	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Jeff Curran

WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki • Apr 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joseph Benavidez51/13937%TD 2/4Ctrl 7:47

Jeff Curran22/7529%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	21/54	39%	0/0	2:14	1
	Jeff Curran	7/30	23%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	14/41	34%	0/1	3:18	—
	Jeff Curran	5/19	26%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	16/44	36%	2/3	2:15	—
	Jeff Curran	10/26	38%	1/2	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Danny Martinez

WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia • Dec 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joseph Benavidez55/18430%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:50

Danny Martinez12/10112%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	14/46	30%	1/1	0:32	—
	Danny Martinez	2/14	14%	1/4	1:28	—

R2	Joseph Benavidez	16/64	25%	0/1	0:18	—
	Danny Martinez	3/36	8%	0/0	0:17	—

R3	Joseph Benavidez	25/74	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Danny Martinez	7/51	14%	0/1	0:16	—

DREAM (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Junya Kudo

DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round • Jul 2008

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:42

Joseph Benavidez12/1867%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Junya Kudo5/771%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joseph Benavidez	12/18	67%	2/2	0:00	—
	Junya Kudo	5/7	71%	0/0	0:00	—