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Ben Nguyen

18-9-0 UFC 4-3-0
Defensive Striker Submission Grappler Taken Down Often
5'5"Height
65"Reach
SwitchStance
38Age
1KO wins
2Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
8:32Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 47.9 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 23.6 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 65.6 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 49.3 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 12.2 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 19.1 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 59.2 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 27.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 66
  2. Grappling Average 59
  3. Durability Average 49
  4. Striking Average 48
  5. Control Below avg 28
  6. Accuracy Weak 24
  7. TD Defense Weak 19
  8. Wrestling Weak 12

Built on 59 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 66 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler average grappling — rates 59 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 14 times · 3.5 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.01
Striking accuracy40.1%
Striking defense59.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.75
Takedowns / 15 min0.25
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense63.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.0
Control time10.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
May 9, 2015 vs Alptekin Ozkilic — 5.42/min (W) — only 5.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '15 November 14, 2015 vs Ryan Benoit — 4.26/min (W) — only 2.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '15 July 13, 2016 vs Louis Smolka — 0.41/min (L) Jul '16 November 26, 2016 vs Geane Herrera — 7.0/min (W) Nov '16 June 10, 2017 vs Tim Elliott — 3.67/min (W) — only 0.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '17 February 10, 2018 vs Jussier Formiga — 1.79/min (L) Feb '18 December 1, 2018 vs Wilson Reis — 2.6/min (L) Dec '18

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Wilson Reis 22-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · December 1, 2018
39/111Sig. strikes
32/115Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jussier Formiga 20-5 walk-in Submission · R3 1:43 — UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · February 10, 2018
21/65Sig. strikes
27/49Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Tim Elliott 14-7-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:49 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · June 10, 2017
3/7Sig. strikes
1/4Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Geane Herrera 9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson · November 26, 2016
105/255Sig. strikes
22/107Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Louis Smolka 10-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:41 — UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker · July 13, 2016
4/8Sig. strikes
82/113Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:49Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Ryan Benoit 8-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:35 — UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm · November 14, 2015
11/18Sig. strikes
1/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:17Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Alptekin Ozkilic 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt · May 9, 2015
27/60Sig. strikes
15/49Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:23Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
18-9-0Pro record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 10
Submission 5
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 7
Fury Fights 5
The Cage Inc. 3
Nitro MMA 2
Rizin 1
K-Oz Entertainment – Bragging Rights 1
K.O. Martial Arts 1
Australia Regional 1

+ 6 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 27 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Kyoji Horiguchi KO (punches) Rizin 15
April 21, 2019
 Rizin 1 2:53
L Wilson Reis Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
December 2, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jussier Formiga Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 221
February 11, 2018
 UFC 3 1:43
W Tim Elliott Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
June 11, 2017
 UFC 1 0:49
W Geane Herrera Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
November 27, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Louis Smolka TKO (punches and elbows) UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
July 13, 2016
 UFC 2 4:41
W Ryan Benoit Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 193
November 15, 2015
 UFC 1 2:35
W Alp Ozkilic TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt
May 10, 2015
 UFC 1 4:59
W Reece McLaren Decision (unanimous) Nitro MMA 12
October 11, 2014
 Nitro MMA 5 5:00
W Julian Wallace KO (punch) Nitro MMA 11
March 8, 2014
 Nitro MMA 1 0:25
W Shantaram Maharaj Submission (rear-naked choke) K-Oz Entertainment – Bragging Rights 6: Night of Titles
July 27, 2013
 K-Oz Entertainment – Bragging Rights 3 3:58
W Luke Morris Decision (unanimous) K.O. Martial Arts: Adrenalin-Unleashed
June 29, 2013
 K.O. Martial Arts 3 5:00
W Kian Pham TKO (punches) Australia Regional
April 27, 2013
 Australia Regional 2 2:48
W Greg Penaloza TKO (doctor stoppage) Roshambo MMA 1: In the Cage
April 6, 2013
 Roshambo MMA 2 5:00
W Andrew Whitney Submission (armbar) The Cage Inc.: Battle at the Border 9
April 23, 2011
 The Cage Inc. 1 3:48
L Chavalit Sityodtong TKO (punches) Martial Combat 7
August 18, 2010
 Martial Combat 2 —
W Laramie Shaffer TKO (doctor stoppage) OFC: Battle at Huset's Speedway
July 31, 2010
 OFC 1 5:00
L Josh Phillips TKO (punches) The Cage Inc.: Battle at the Border 5
May 15, 2010
 The Cage Inc. 4 3:51
L Eric Perez TKO (punches) Canadian Fighting Championship 3
November 13, 2009
 Canadian Fighting Championship 2 4:20
L Alexis Vila KO (punch) PFC: Best of Both Worlds
February 6, 2009
 PFC 2 0:34
W Danny Schroder TKO (corner stoppage) TCI: Fight Hunger
October 17, 2008
 TCI 2 2:07
W Nate Hansen Submission (triangle choke) The Cage Inc.: Summer Slam 4
June 14, 2008
 The Cage Inc. 1 1:30
W Nick Holbrook KO (punches) Fury Fights: Battle in Brookings 3
April 21, 2007
 Fury Fights 2 2:36
W Mitch Wisner TKO (punches) Fury Fights: Temple Fight Night 2
March 10, 2007
 Fury Fights 1 2:00
W Chuck Page KO (elbows) Fury Fights: Temple Fight Night 1
March 1, 2007
 Fury Fights 1 3:12
W Jess Fuhriman KO (punches) Fury Fights: Battle in Brookings 2
February 24, 2007
 Fury Fights 1 0:34
L Austin Peterson Submission (rear-naked choke) Fury Fights: Battle in Brookings 1
December 2, 2006
 Fury Fights 2 0:58

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ben Nguyen) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 67 qualified Flyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.5 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 40.1% avg 44.9%
Striking defense 59.4% avg 56.3%
Takedowns /15 min 0.2 avg 1.7
Takedown accuracy 33.3% avg 36.0%
Takedown defense 63.2% avg 60.9%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.0 avg 0.7
Control time 10.7% avg 19.8%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 45.6%