Gabriel BenitezAll-Around

Lightweight · 23-13 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
5'8"
172.72 cm
Reach
5'11"
180.34 cm
Age
38
Elo Rating
1498.4

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 201 Lightweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 5.26 significant strikes per minute — better than 88% of Lightweight fighters
  • Avoids 63% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 86% of Lightweight fighters
  • Completes 50% of their takedown attempts — better than 80% of Lightweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Averages just 0.22 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 93% of Lightweight fighters
  • Absorbs 4.49 significant strikes per minute — worse than 82% of Lightweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    5.26
    Top 12%
  • Striking accuracy
    41%
    Bottom 36%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.49
    Bottom 18%
  • Striking defense
    63%
    Top 14%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.22
    Bottom 7%
  • Takedown accuracy
    50%
    Top 20%
  • Takedown defense
    55%
    Bottom 34%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.90
    Top 25%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1533, higher than 55% of Lightweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1498).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202513:40Quarantillo4:24Onama3:33Ontiveros13:25Miller15:00Maheshate
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LMaheshate
UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
2024-04-27 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LJim Miller
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2024-01-13 · Submission, R3 3:25
WCharlie Ontiveros
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
2022-08-13 · KO/TKO, R1 3:33
LDavid Onama
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
2022-02-19 · KO/TKO, R1 4:24
LBilly Quarantillo
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
2021-07-17 · KO/TKO, R3 3:40
WJustin Jaynes
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori
2020-12-05 · KO/TKO, R1 4:06
LOmar Morales
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
2020-05-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LSodiq Yusuff
UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
2019-08-17 · KO/TKO, R1 4:14
WHumberto Bandenay
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
2018-05-19 · KO/TKO, R1 0:39
WJason Knight
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
2017-12-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LEnrique Barzola
UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
2017-05-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WSam Sicilia
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
2016-09-17 · Submission, R2 1:20
LAndre Fili
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum
2015-11-21 · KO/TKO, R1 3:13
WClay Collard
UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
2015-06-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WHumberto Brown Morrison
UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt
2014-11-15 · Submission, R3 0:30