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Joseph Benavidez

Joseph Benavidez

FlyweightUnited States3-fight losing streak

28Wins
8Losses
0Draws

Professional record

Last 5: LLLWW

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Profile

Age
42 (born July 31, 1984)
Born in
San Antonio
Height
5' 4"
Weight
125 lbs.
Reach
65"
Stance
Southpaw
UFC record
15-6
Title fights
3

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC15

  • KO/TKO 5
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 9

Losses in the UFC6

  • KO/TKO 2
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 3

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
3.91 top 25%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
3.01
Striking accuracy37%Better than 9% of flyweights
Strike defense57%Better than 54% of flyweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
1.5 top 43%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
0.2
Takedown accuracy31%Better than 40% of flyweights
Takedown defense68%Better than 62% of flyweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Benavidez last fought on March 6, 2021 (Loss vs Askar Askarov). Benavidez has not fought in the UFC for more than two years.

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Joseph Benavidez

Joseph Benavidez, born in San Antonio, United States on July 31, 1984, is a flyweight mixed martial artist. Benavidez is 5' 4" tall with a 65" reach and fights southpaw.

Benavidez has fought professionally since 2006, debuting with Universal Fight Promotions. A 13-2 record outside the UFC came first. Benavidez made a UFC debut at UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones in March 2011 and beat Ian Loveland by decision. Benavidez's UFC record stands at 15-6 after 21 fights.

Most of Benavidez's UFC wins (9 of 15) were decided by the judges. A notable win came against Henry Cejudo, a UFC title-fight winner.

In UFC title fights, Benavidez is 0-3. Benavidez has fought Deiveson Figueiredo twice in the UFC (lost, lost). After 18 months away, Benavidez returned at UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 in June 2018 and lost to Sergio Pettis. Benavidez's record outside the UFC includes 5-2 in WEC and 2-0 in PFC.

Benavidez's most recent UFC appearance was at UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya in March 2021, where Benavidez lost to Askar Askarov.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Askar Askarov

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

    Mar 6, 2021

    46Str 0TD 0KD
  2. L

    Deiveson Figueiredo Title

    Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 4:48

    UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2

    Jul 18, 2020

    18Str 0TD 0KD
  3. L

    Deiveson Figueiredo

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At DistanceNon-title fight for Figueiredo; missed weight · R2 1:54

    UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo

    Feb 29, 2020

    46Str 0TD 0KD
  4. W

    Jussier Formiga

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R2 4:47

    UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos

    Jun 29, 2019

    50Str 0TD 1KD
  5. W

    Dustin Ortiz

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw

    Jan 19, 2019

    21Str 7TD 1KD
  6. W

    Alex Perez

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 4:19

    The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale

    Nov 30, 2018

    35Str 1TD 0KD
  7. L

    Sergio Pettis

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

    Jun 9, 2018

    59Str 2TD 0KD
  8. W

    Henry Cejudo

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale

    Dec 3, 2016

    69Str 0TD 0KD
  9. W

    Zach Makovsky

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson

    Feb 6, 2016

    66Str 0TD 0KD
  10. W

    Ali Bagautinov

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson

    Oct 3, 2015

    48Str 0TD 0KD
  11. W

    John Moraga

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier

    May 23, 2015

    63Str 4TD 0KD
  12. W

    Dustin Ortiz

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson

    Nov 22, 2014

    94Str 2TD 0KD
  13. W

    Tim Elliott

    Submission · Guillotine Choke From Mount · R1 4:08

    UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira

    Apr 26, 2014

    9Str 0TD 0KD
  14. L

    Demetrious Johnson Title

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 2:08

    UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2

    Dec 14, 2013

    4Str 0TD 0KD
  15. W

    Jussier Formiga

    KO/TKO · Knee to Body In Clinch · R1 3:07

    UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader

    Sep 4, 2013

    20Str 0TD 1KD
  16. W

    Darren Uyenoyama

    KO/TKO · Punch to Body At Distance · R2 4:50

    UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez

    Apr 20, 2013

    57Str 2TD 2KD
  17. W

    Ian McCall

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar

    Feb 2, 2013

    57Str 0TD 0KD
  18. L

    Demetrious Johnson Title

    Decision - Split · R5 5:00

    UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort

    Sep 22, 2012

    44Str 0TD 0KD
  19. W

    Yasuhiro Urushitani

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 0:11

    UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann

    Mar 2, 2012

    18Str 1TD 1KD
  20. W

    Eddie Wineland

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle

    Aug 14, 2011

    66Str 0TD 0KD
  21. W

    Ian Loveland

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones

    Mar 19, 2011

    48Str 5TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Joseph Benavidez is 28-8 across 36 professional fights in 9 promotions, since a pro debut on June 3, 2006 (Universal Fight Promotions). 15 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins28

  • KO/TKO 8
  • Submission 9
  • Decision 11

Pro losses8

  • KO/TKO 2
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 5
Finish rate
61% of wins
Longest win streak
10
Current streak
3 losses

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
UFC15-62011
WEC5-22008
PFC2-02008
Border Warz1-02006
Bring it On1-02007
DREAM1-02008
Independent Event1-02007
Universal Fight Promotions1-02006
Warrior Cup1-02007

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
L Askar Askarov Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 259 Mar 6, 2021
L Deiveson Figueiredo Technical Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Jul 18, 2020
L Deiveson Figueiredo TKO (punches), R2 UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo Feb 29, 2020
W Jussier Formiga TKO (head kick and punches), R2 UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos Jun 29, 2019
W Dustin Ortiz Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw Jan 19, 2019
W Alex Perez TKO (punches), R1 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale Nov 30, 2018
L Sergio Pettis Decision (split), R3 UFC 225 Jun 9, 2018
W Henry Cejudo Decision (split), R3 The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale Dec 3, 2016
W Zach Makovsky Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson Feb 6, 2016
W Ali Bagautinov Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 192 Oct 3, 2015
W John Moraga Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 187 May 23, 2015
W Dustin Ortiz Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson Nov 22, 2014
W Tim Elliott Submission (guillotine choke), R1 UFC 172 Apr 26, 2014
L Demetrious Johnson KO (punch), R1 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 Dec 14, 2013
W Jussier Formiga TKO (knee to the body and punches), R1 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader Sep 4, 2013
W Darren Uyenoyama TKO (body punches), R2 UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez Apr 20, 2013
W Ian McCall Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 156 Feb 2, 2013
L Demetrious Johnson Decision (split), R5 UFC 152 Sep 22, 2012
W Yasuhiro Urushitani TKO (punches), R2 UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann Mar 2, 2012
W Eddie Wineland Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle Aug 14, 2011
W Ian Loveland Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 128 Mar 19, 2011
W Wagnney Fabiano Submission (guillotine choke), R2 WEC 52 Nov 11, 2010
L Dominick Cruz Decision (split), R5 WEC 50 Aug 18, 2010
W Miguel Torres Submission (guillotine choke), R2 WEC 47 Mar 6, 2010
W Rani Yahya TKO (punches), R1 WEC 45 Dec 19, 2009
L Dominick Cruz Decision (unanimous), R3 WEC 42 Aug 9, 2009
W Jeff Curran Decision (unanimous), R3 WEC 40 Apr 5, 2009
W Danny Martinez Decision (unanimous), R3 WEC 37 Dec 3, 2008
W Junya Kodo Submission (guillotine choke), R1 Dream 5 (DREAM) Jul 21, 2008
W Maurice Eazel Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 PFC 8: A Night of Champions May 8, 2008
W Jason Georgianna Submission (guillotine choke), R2 PFC 6: No Retreat, No Surrender Jan 17, 2008
W Rocky Del Monte Submission (triangle choke), R2 Independent Event Jun 1, 2007
W Carlos Lovio TKO (punches), R1 Bring it On: Under Destruction Apr 28, 2007
W Justin Smitley TKO (doctor stoppage), R3 Warrior Cup 2 Apr 7, 2007
W Ramon Rodriguez Submission (triangle choke), R2 Border Warz Oct 14, 2006
W Brandon Shelton Submission (kimura), R2 Universal Fight Promotions Jun 3, 2006

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Joseph Benavidez's record?

Joseph Benavidez's professional MMA record is 28 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws.

How old is Joseph Benavidez?

Joseph Benavidez is 42 years old, born on July 31, 1984.

How tall is Joseph Benavidez and what is their reach?

Joseph Benavidez stands 5' 4" with a 65" reach.

Who did Joseph Benavidez fight last?

Joseph Benavidez lost to Askar Askarov by Decision - Unanimous at UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya on Mar 6, 2021.

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