Flyweight
Joseph Benavidez
15-6-0
5'4"Height
65"Reach
SouthpawStance
1984-07-31Born
5KO wins
1Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
11:26Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.91
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.01
Striking accuracy36.9%
Striking defense57.1%
Takedowns / 15 min1.5
Takedown accuracy30.8%
Takedown defense67.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.25
Control time17.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-6
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
21 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Askar Askarov 2-0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · 2021-03-06
46/114Sig. strikes
58/88Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Deiveson Figueiredo 7-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 4:48 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · 2020-07-18
18/28Sig. strikes
35/40Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Deiveson Figueiredo 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:54 — UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · 2020-02-29
46/94Sig. strikes
25/49Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jussier Formiga 9-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:47 — UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · 2019-06-29
50/115Sig. strikes
15/48Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dustin Ortiz 8-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · 2019-01-19
21/50Sig. strikes
49/87Absorbed
7/12Takedowns
6:47Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alex Perez 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:19 — The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale · 2018-11-30
35/72Sig. strikes
14/32Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Sergio Pettis 7-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · 2018-06-09
59/186Sig. strikes
74/168Absorbed
2/14Takedowns
4:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Henry Cejudo 4-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale · 2016-12-03
69/232Sig. strikes
68/195Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Zach Makovsky 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · 2016-02-06
66/197Sig. strikes
40/96Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ali Bagautinov 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · 2015-10-03
48/146Sig. strikes
31/121Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W John Moraga 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · 2015-05-23
63/109Sig. strikes
42/75Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
9:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dustin Ortiz 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson · 2014-11-22
94/199Sig. strikes
37/149Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
2:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tim Elliott 2-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:08 — UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · 2014-04-26
9/23Sig. strikes
16/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:34Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Demetrious Johnson 6-1-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 2:08 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · 2013-12-14
4/27Sig. strikes
7/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jussier Formiga 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:07 — UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader · 2013-09-04
20/52Sig. strikes
6/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Darren Uyenoyama 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:50 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · 2013-04-20
57/153Sig. strikes
11/33Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:50Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ian McCall 0-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · 2013-02-02
57/184Sig. strikes
40/113Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Demetrious Johnson 3-1-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · 2012-09-22
44/250Sig. strikes
77/156Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
3:24Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Yasuhiro Urushitani 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:11 — UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann · 2012-03-02
18/50Sig. strikes
8/18Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
2:51Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Eddie Wineland 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · 2011-08-14
66/144Sig. strikes
24/71Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ian Loveland 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones · 2011-03-19
48/118Sig. strikes
45/90Absorbed
5/17Takedowns
3:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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
How the record was built.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
1
Decision
9
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
1
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
21
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Flyweight average, over 66 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.