Joseph Benavidez
21 UFC Fights | 71% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (40%)
Joseph Benavidez UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Joseph Benavidez is 15-6 in the UFC across 21 fights, with 5 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 9 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 28-8, 13-2 of it outside the UFC. Benavidez competes at flyweight as a southpaw outfighter, standing 5'4" with a 65" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Askar Askarov by decision in Mar 2021.
Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 77th percentile among 115 flyweight fighters (3.9 sig. strikes/min).
Joseph Benavidez's UFC win rate is 71% (15 of 21 fights), and 40% of those wins came by finish. Benavidez averages 1.1 takedowns per fight at 31% accuracy and stops 68% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 28-8
- UFC Record
- 15-6
- Height
- 5'4"
- Reach
- 65"
- Age
- 42
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Askar Askarov · Decision · Mar 2021
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Joseph Benavidez's Last 5 Fights
Benavidez is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Askar Askarov · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 2021
- Loss vs Deiveson Figueiredo · Submission · R1 4:48 · UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · Jul 2020
- Loss vs Deiveson Figueiredo · KO/TKO · R2 1:54 · UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · Feb 2020
- Win vs Jussier Formiga · KO/TKO · R2 4:47 · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · Jun 2019
- Win vs Dustin Ortiz · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · Jan 2019
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Joseph Benavidez vs Average
Joseph Benavidez's UFC Fight History
21 UFC fights on record (15-6), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Askar Askarov | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | 2021-03-06 |
| L★ | Deiveson Figueiredo | Submission | R1 · 4:48 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | 2020-07-18 |
| L | Deiveson Figueiredo | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:54 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | 2020-02-29 |
| W | Jussier Formiga | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:47 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos | 2019-06-29 |
| W | Dustin Ortiz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw | 2019-01-19 |
| W | Alex Perez | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:19 | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale | 2018-11-30 |
| L | Sergio Pettis | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | 2018-06-09 |
| W | Henry Cejudo | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale | 2016-12-03 |
| W | Zach Makovsky | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson | 2016-02-06 |
| W | Ali Bagautinov | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | 2015-10-03 |
| W | John Moraga | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | 2015-05-23 |
| W | Dustin Ortiz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson | 2014-11-22 |
| W | Tim Elliott | Submission | R1 · 4:08 | UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira | 2014-04-26 |
| L★ | Demetrious Johnson | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:08 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 | 2013-12-14 |
| W | Jussier Formiga | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:07 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader | 2013-09-04 |
| W | Darren Uyenoyama | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:50 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez | 2013-04-20 |
| W | Ian McCall | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar | 2013-02-02 |
| L★ | Demetrious Johnson | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort | 2012-09-22 |
| W | Yasuhiro Urushitani | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:11 | UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann | 2012-03-02 |
| W | Eddie Wineland | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle | 2011-08-14 |
| W | Ian Loveland | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones | 2011-03-19 |
How Benavidez Ranks at Flyweight
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