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Ryan Benoit

10-8-0 UFC 3-6-0
One-Punch Power Granite Chin
5'5"Height
68"Reach
OrthodoxStance
37Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
11:48Avg 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 — Below avg, rated 37.5 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 16.9 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 49.3 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 79.8 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 15.6 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 36.3 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 38.1 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 9.4 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Above avg 80
  2. Striking D Average 49
  3. Grappling Below avg 38
  4. Striking Below avg 38
  5. TD Defense Below avg 36
  6. Accuracy Weak 17
  7. Wrestling Weak 16
  8. Control Weak 9
One-Punch Power 5 knockdowns · 0.71 per 15 min
Granite Chin never dropped in 106 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.88
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.65
Striking accuracy39.1%
Striking defense58.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.71
Takedowns / 15 min0.28
Takedown accuracy22.2%
Takedown defense72.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.42
Control time5.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
March 14, 2015 vs Sergio Pettis — 4.26/min (W) Mar '15 November 14, 2015 vs Ben Nguyen — 0.39/min (L) — only 2.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '15 July 30, 2016 vs Fredy Serrano — 2.07/min (W) Jul '16 December 3, 2016 vs Brandon Moreno — 1.53/min (L) Dec '16 November 18, 2017 vs Ashkan Mokhtarian — 3.56/min (W) Nov '17 December 21, 2019 vs Alatengheili — 4.53/min (L) Dec '19 July 15, 2020 vs Tim Elliott — 3.67/min (L) Jul '20 July 31, 2021 vs Zarrukh Adashev — 2.47/min (L) Jul '21

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Zarrukh Adashev 3-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland · July 31, 2021
37/129Sig. strikes
78/143Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:19Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Tim Elliott 15-11-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige · July 15, 2020
55/122Sig. strikes
67/169Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Alatengheili 13-7-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · December 21, 2019
68/128Sig. strikes
47/131Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Ashkan Mokhtarian 13-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:38 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · November 18, 2017
45/93Sig. strikes
42/101Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Brandon Moreno 12-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale · December 3, 2016
23/93Sig. strikes
54/143Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:16Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Fredy Serrano 3-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley · July 30, 2016
31/58Sig. strikes
22/60Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:25Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Ben Nguyen 15-5 walk-in Submission · R1 2:35 — UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm · November 14, 2015
1/6Sig. strikes
11/18Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Sergio Pettis 12-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:34 — UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos · March 14, 2015
28/90Sig. strikes
39/100Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:22Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Josh Sampo 10-2 walk-in Submission · R2 4:31 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale · November 30, 2013
18/63Sig. strikes
28/64Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:20Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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)
10-8-0Pro record
Octagon MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 2
Decision 6
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 9
Legacy FC 4
MFC 1
Shark Fights 1
SWC 1
KOK 1
Xtreme Knockout 1
Full career — 18 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Zarrukh Adashev Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland
July 31, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
L Tim Elliott Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige
July 16, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
L Alateng Heili Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
December 21, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ashkan Mokhtarian KO (head kick) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
November 19, 2017
 UFC 3 2:38
L Brandon Moreno Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
December 3, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Fredy Serrano Decision (split) UFC 201
July 30, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Ben Nguyen Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 193
November 15, 2015
 UFC 1 2:35
W Sergio Pettis TKO (punches) UFC 185
March 14, 2015
 UFC 2 1:34
L Josh Sampo Submission (rear-naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale
November 30, 2013
 UFC 2 4:31
W Cody Fuller TKO (punches) Legacy FC 24
October 11, 2013
 Legacy FC 1 4:53
L Anthony Birchak Decision (unanimous) MFC 37
May 10, 2013
 MFC 3 5:00
W Joseph Sandoval TKO (punches) Legacy FC 16
December 14, 2012
 Legacy FC 1 1:02
W Randy Villarreal TKO (punches) Legacy FC 13
August 16, 2012
 Legacy FC 1 1:35
W Cody Williams Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 11
May 11, 2012
 Legacy FC 2 2:52
W Matt Espinoza TKO (punches) Shark Fights 14: Horwich vs. Villefort
March 11, 2011
 Shark Fights 2 2:14
L Tim Snyder Decision (majority) SWC 11: Fury
June 19, 2010
 SWC 3 5:00
W Davis Sylvester TKO (punches) KOK 7: Judgement Day
August 29, 2009
 KOK 2 2:41
W LeJerrian Lindley TKO (punches) Xtreme Knockout 4
May 9, 2009
 Xtreme Knockout 1 2:09

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ryan Benoit) — 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 2.9 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.6 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 39.1% avg 44.9%
Striking defense 58.2% avg 56.3%
Takedowns /15 min 0.3 avg 1.7
Takedown accuracy 22.2% avg 36.0%
Takedown defense 72.3% avg 60.9%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.7
Control time 5.8% avg 19.8%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 45.6%