Joseph Benavidez
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| Age | 40 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Flyweight |
| Height | 163 cm |
| Reach | 165 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
36
fights
28
✅ wins
8
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
4
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
3
Performances of the night
1
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
March 19, 2011
UFC debuts
March 06, 2021
UFC last fight
4h00:12
time in the cage
11:26
avg time by combat
71.4%
win rate
40.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1576
as of March 06, 2021
🥇 Peak Elo
1636
on June 29, 2019
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
81
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 91 | 5 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 90 | 188 |
| 3. | Body strikes landed | 80 | 5.06 / round |
| 4. | Total strikes attempted | 79 | 58.26 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes differential | 78 | +4.50 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Total strikes accuracy | 11 | 42% |
| 2. | Significant strikes accuracy | 15 | 37% |
| 3. | Ground strikes accuracy | 35 | 64% |
| 4. | Ground strikes landed | 37 | 1.31 / round |
| 5. | Submissions attempted | 40 | 0.08 / round |
73
Boxing Score
79
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+4.50
/ round
💫 Strike differential
15.9 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
11.2 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
33.6%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
62.5%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
47
Wrestling Score
52
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.6 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.5 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
30.8%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
67.9%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
51s / round
⏱ Control Time
26s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
1.3 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
64.3%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
25.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Joseph Benavidez's UFC Fight History
March 06, 2021 - UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Flyweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 18, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Flyweight title fight
Loss by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (4:48).
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February 29, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
Flyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (1:54).
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June 29, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
Flyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (4:47).
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January 19, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 30, 2018 - The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
Flyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:19).
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June 09, 2018 - UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Flyweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 03, 2016 - The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
Flyweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 06, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 03, 2015 - UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 23, 2015 - UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 22, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 26, 2014 - UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira
Flyweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 1 (4:08).
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December 14, 2013 - UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Flyweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (2:08).
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September 04, 2013 - UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader
Flyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Knee) at round 1 (3:07).
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April 20, 2013 - UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
Flyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (4:50).
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February 02, 2013 - UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 22, 2012 - UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
Flyweight title fight
Loss by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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March 02, 2012 - UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann
Flyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (11s).
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August 14, 2011 - UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 19, 2011 - UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights