Joseph Benavidez

Flyweight · 28-8 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
5'4"
162.56 cm
Reach
5'5"
165.1 cm
Age
42
Elo Rating
1630.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 67 Flyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Avoids 61% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 75% of Flyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands just 34% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 93% of Flyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.52
    Top 44%
  • Striking accuracy
    34%
    Bottom 7%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.67
    Top 32%
  • Striking defense
    61%
    Top 25%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.41
    Top 49%
  • Takedown accuracy
    30%
    Bottom 34%
  • Takedown defense
    62%
    Bottom 43%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.60
    Top 45%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1592, higher than 84% of Flyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1631).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Ortiz9:47Formiga6:54Figueiredo4:48Figueiredo15:00Askarov
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LAskar Askarov
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2021-03-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LDeiveson FigueiredoTitle
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
2020-07-18 · Submission, R1 4:48
LDeiveson Figueiredo
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
2020-02-29 · KO/TKO, R2 1:54
WJussier Formiga
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
2019-06-29 · KO/TKO, R2 4:47
WDustin Ortiz
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
2019-01-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAlex Perez
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
2018-11-30 · KO/TKO, R1 4:19
LSergio Pettis
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
2018-06-09 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WHenry Cejudo
The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
2016-12-03 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WZach Makovsky
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson
2016-02-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAli Bagautinov
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
2015-10-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJohn Moraga
UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
2015-05-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDustin Ortiz
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson
2014-11-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WTim Elliott
UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira
2014-04-26 · Submission, R1 4:08
LDemetrious JohnsonTitle
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
2013-12-14 · KO/TKO, R1 2:08
WJussier Formiga
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader
2013-09-04 · KO/TKO, R1 3:07
WDarren Uyenoyama
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
2013-04-20 · KO/TKO, R2 4:50
WIan McCall
UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar
2013-02-02 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LDemetrious JohnsonTitle
UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
2012-09-22 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WYasuhiro Urushitani
UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann
2012-03-02 · KO/TKO, R2 0:11
WEddie Wineland
UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle
2011-08-14 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WIan Loveland
UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
2011-03-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00