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Joseph Benavidez

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Association: Xtreme Couture
Pro Debut Date: 2006-06-03
Pro Record: 28-8-0
Win Finish %: 60.7%
Quality Perf. %: 72.2%
Last Ranked: 1/01/2021

#3 Flyweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2020

#1 Flyweight

All-Time Rank:

#20 Bantamweight

#10 Flyweight
Last Loss Date: 3/06/2021
Last Loss: [NR] Askar Askarov
UFC Record: 15-6-0
Octagon Time: 4:00:12
Title Bouts: 0-3-0
Longest Win Streak: 6 (2014-2016)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2018-2019)
UFC Debut: 2011-03-19
Last UFC Fight: 2021-03-06

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Askar Askarov
#4 Flyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Saturday, March 6th 2021
L Deiveson Figueiredo
#1 Flyweight 		Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 172 - Figueiredo vs. Benav...
Saturday, July 18th 2020
L Deiveson Figueiredo
#3 Flyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 169 - Benavidez vs. Figuei...
Saturday, February 29th 2020
W Jussier Formiga
#2 Flyweight 		TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 2
  UFC on ESPN 3 - Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
Saturday, June 29th 2019
W Dustin Ortiz
#6 Flyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 143 - Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Saturday, January 19th 2019
W Alex Perez
#11 Flyweight 		TKO (Strikes)
Round 1
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale
Friday, November 30th 2018
L Sergio Pettis
#5 Flyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Saturday, June 9th 2018
W Henry Cejudo
#3 Flyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale
Saturday, December 3rd 2016
W Zach Makovsky
#8 Flyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson
Saturday, February 6th 2016
W Ali Bagautinov Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson
Saturday, October 3rd 2015
W John Moraga
#11 Flyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 23rd 2015
W Dustin Ortiz
#18 Flyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 57 - Edgar vs. Swanson
Saturday, November 22nd 2014
W Tim Elliott
#18 Flyweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
  UFC 172 - Jones vs. Teixeira
Saturday, April 26th 2014
L Demetrious Johnson
#1 Flyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC on Fox 9 - Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Saturday, December 14th 2013
W Jussier Formiga
#8 Flyweight 		TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 28 - Teixeira vs. Bader
Wednesday, September 4th 2013
W Darren Uyenoyama
#7 Flyweight 		KO (Punch to the Body)
Round 2
  UFC on Fox 7 - Henderson vs. Melendez
Saturday, April 20th 2013
W Ian McCall
#6 Flyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 156 - Aldo vs. Edgar
Saturday, February 2nd 2013
L Demetrious Johnson
#2 Flyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
  UFC 152 - Jones vs. Belfort
Saturday, September 22nd 2012
W Yasuhiro Urushitani
#3 Flyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC on FX 2 - Alves vs. Kampmann
Saturday, March 3rd 2012
W Eddie Wineland
#17 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Live 5 - Hardy vs. Lytle
Sunday, August 14th 2011
W Ian Loveland
#23 Featherweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 128 - Shogun vs. Jones
Saturday, March 19th 2011
W Wagnney Fabiano
#4 Bantamweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
  WEC 52 - Faber vs. Mizugaki
Thursday, November 11th 2010
L Dominick Cruz
#1 Bantamweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
  WEC 50 - Cruz vs. Benavidez 2
Wednesday, August 18th 2010
W Miguel Torres
#2 Bantamweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
  WEC 47 - Bowles vs. Cruz
Saturday, March 6th 2010
W Rani Yahya
#3 Bantamweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  WEC 45 - Cerrone vs. Ratcliff
Saturday, December 19th 2009
L Dominick Cruz
#6 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  WEC 42 - Torres vs. Bowles
Sunday, August 9th 2009
W Jeff Curran
#30 Featherweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  WEC 40 - Torres vs. Mizugaki
Sunday, April 5th 2009
W Danny Martinez
#131 Featherweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  WEC 37 - Torres vs. Tapia
Wednesday, December 3rd 2008
W Junya Kodo
#78 Bantamweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
  Dream 5 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final
Monday, July 21st 2008
W Maurice Eazel Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  PFC 8 - A Night of Champions
Thursday, May 8th 2008
W Jason Georgianna
#30 Bantamweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
  PFC 6 - No Retreat, No Surrender
Thursday, January 17th 2008
W Rocky Del Monte Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  IE - Independent Event
Friday, June 1st 2007
W Carlos Lovio TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Bring it On - Under Destruction
Saturday, April 28th 2007
W Justin Smitley TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 3
  WC 2 - Warrior Cup 2
Saturday, April 7th 2007
W Ramon Rodriguez Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  CFC - Border Warz
Saturday, October 14th 2006
W Brandon Shelton Submission (Kimura)
Round 2
  UFP - Supremacy
Saturday, June 3rd 2006
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Askar Askarov
#4 Flyweight 		  UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Saturday, March 6th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Deiveson Figueiredo
#1 Flyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 172 - Figueiredo vs. Benav...
Saturday, July 18th 2020 		Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
L Deiveson Figueiredo
#3 Flyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 169 - Benavidez vs. Figuei...
Saturday, February 29th 2020 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Jussier Formiga
#2 Flyweight 		  UFC on ESPN 3 - Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
Saturday, June 29th 2019 		TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 2
W Dustin Ortiz
#6 Flyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 143 - Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Saturday, January 19th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Alex Perez
#11 Flyweight 		  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale
Friday, November 30th 2018 		TKO (Strikes)
Round 1
L Sergio Pettis
#5 Flyweight 		  UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Saturday, June 9th 2018 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Henry Cejudo
#3 Flyweight 		  The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale
Saturday, December 3rd 2016 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Zach Makovsky
#8 Flyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson
Saturday, February 6th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Ali Bagautinov   UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson
Saturday, October 3rd 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W John Moraga
#11 Flyweight 		  UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 23rd 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Dustin Ortiz
#18 Flyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 57 - Edgar vs. Swanson
Saturday, November 22nd 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Tim Elliott
#18 Flyweight 		  UFC 172 - Jones vs. Teixeira
Saturday, April 26th 2014 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
L Demetrious Johnson
#1 Flyweight 		  UFC on Fox 9 - Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Saturday, December 14th 2013 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Jussier Formiga
#8 Flyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 28 - Teixeira vs. Bader
Wednesday, September 4th 2013 		TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches)
Round 1
W Darren Uyenoyama
#7 Flyweight 		  UFC on Fox 7 - Henderson vs. Melendez
Saturday, April 20th 2013 		KO (Punch to the Body)
Round 2
W Ian McCall
#6 Flyweight 		  UFC 156 - Aldo vs. Edgar
Saturday, February 2nd 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Demetrious Johnson
#2 Flyweight 		  UFC 152 - Jones vs. Belfort
Saturday, September 22nd 2012 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
W Yasuhiro Urushitani
#3 Flyweight 		  UFC on FX 2 - Alves vs. Kampmann
Saturday, March 3rd 2012 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Eddie Wineland
#17 Bantamweight 		  UFC Live 5 - Hardy vs. Lytle
Sunday, August 14th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Ian Loveland
#23 Featherweight 		  UFC 128 - Shogun vs. Jones
Saturday, March 19th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Wagnney Fabiano
#4 Bantamweight 		  WEC 52 - Faber vs. Mizugaki
Thursday, November 11th 2010 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
L Dominick Cruz
#1 Bantamweight 		  WEC 50 - Cruz vs. Benavidez 2
Wednesday, August 18th 2010 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
W Miguel Torres
#2 Bantamweight 		  WEC 47 - Bowles vs. Cruz
Saturday, March 6th 2010 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
W Rani Yahya
#3 Bantamweight 		  WEC 45 - Cerrone vs. Ratcliff
Saturday, December 19th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Dominick Cruz
#6 Bantamweight 		  WEC 42 - Torres vs. Bowles
Sunday, August 9th 2009 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Jeff Curran
#30 Featherweight 		  WEC 40 - Torres vs. Mizugaki
Sunday, April 5th 2009 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Danny Martinez
#131 Featherweight 		  WEC 37 - Torres vs. Tapia
Wednesday, December 3rd 2008 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Junya Kodo
#78 Bantamweight 		  Dream 5 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final
Monday, July 21st 2008 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Maurice Eazel   PFC 8 - A Night of Champions
Thursday, May 8th 2008 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Jason Georgianna
#30 Bantamweight 		  PFC 6 - No Retreat, No Surrender
Thursday, January 17th 2008 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
W Rocky Del Monte   IE - Independent Event
Friday, June 1st 2007 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Carlos Lovio   Bring it On - Under Destruction
Saturday, April 28th 2007 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Justin Smitley   WC 2 - Warrior Cup 2
Saturday, April 7th 2007 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 3
W Ramon Rodriguez   CFC - Border Warz
Saturday, October 14th 2006 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Brandon Shelton   UFP - Supremacy
Saturday, June 3rd 2006 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 2

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2021 1 #3 Flyweight 28-7-0
261
10/01/2020   #2 Flyweight 28-7-0
261
07/01/2020   #2 Flyweight 28-6-0
290
04/01/2020 1 #2 Flyweight 28-6-0
291
01/01/2020   #1 Flyweight 28-5-0
398
10/01/2019   #1 Flyweight 28-5-0
398
07/01/2019 2 #1 Flyweight 28-5-0
398
04/01/2019 1 #3 Flyweight 27-5-0
279
01/01/2019 1 #4 Flyweight 26-5-0
239
10/01/2018   #5 Flyweight 25-5-0
201
07/01/2018 NR #5 Flyweight 25-5-0
201
01/01/2018 1 #3 Flyweight 25-4-0
272
10/01/2017   #2 Flyweight 25-4-0
288
07/01/2017   #2 Flyweight 25-4-0
288
04/01/2017   #2 Flyweight 25-4-0
288
01/01/2017   #2 Flyweight 25-4-0
288
10/01/2016   #2 Flyweight 24-4-0
281
07/01/2016   #2 Flyweight 24-4-0
281
04/01/2016   #2 Flyweight 24-4-0
281
01/01/2016   #2 Flyweight 23-4-0
257
10/01/2015   #2 Flyweight 22-4-0
247
07/01/2015   #2 Flyweight 22-4-0
247
04/01/2015   #2 Flyweight 21-4-0
229
01/01/2015   #2 Flyweight 21-4-0
229
10/01/2014   #2 Flyweight 20-4-0
222
07/01/2014   #2 Flyweight 20-4-0
222
04/01/2014   #2 Flyweight 19-4-0
215
01/01/2014   #2 Flyweight 19-4-0
215
10/01/2013   #2 Flyweight 19-3-0
270
07/01/2013   #2 Flyweight 18-3-0
260
04/01/2013   #2 Flyweight 17-3-0
247
01/01/2013   #2 Flyweight 16-3-0
164
10/01/2012 1 #2 Flyweight 16-3-0
207
07/01/2012   #1 Flyweight 16-2-0
212
04/01/2012 NR #1 Flyweight 16-2-0
212
01/01/2012 2 #4 Bantamweight 15-2-0
238
10/01/2011   #2 Bantamweight 15-2-0
238
07/01/2011   #2 Bantamweight 14-2-0
226
04/01/2011 1 #2 Bantamweight 14-2-0
226
01/01/2011 1 #3 Bantamweight 13-2-0
205
10/01/2010   #2 Bantamweight 12-2-0
161
07/01/2010   #2 Bantamweight 12-1-0
164
04/01/2010 2 #2 Bantamweight 12-1-0
164
01/01/2010 7 #4 Bantamweight 11-1-0
111
10/01/2009 6 #11 Bantamweight 10-1-0
61
07/01/2009 11 #5 Bantamweight 10-0-0
77
04/01/2009   #16 Bantamweight 9-0-0
51
01/01/2009 5 #16 Bantamweight 9-0-0
51
10/01/2008 8 #21 Bantamweight 8-0-0
42
07/01/2008 2 #29 Bantamweight 7-0-0
36
04/01/2008 NR #27 Bantamweight 6-0-0
34
01/01/2008 12 #138 Featherweight 5-0-0
21
10/01/2007 11 #126 Featherweight 5-0-0
21
07/01/2007 NR #115 Featherweight 5-0-0
21


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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