Benson Henderson
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Benson Henderson "Smooth" is a 24-7-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.
Benson debuted Jan. 25, 2009 vs Anthony Njokuani (win). Longest win streak: 7. On a 2-fight win streak. 7 years active (Jan. 25, 2009–Nov. 28, 2015).
Best wins: Jim Miller (U-DEC R3, Aug. 14, 2011); Rustam Khabilov (SUB Rear Naked Choke R4, Jun. 07, 2014); Donald Cerrone (SUB Guillotine Choke R1, Apr. 24, 2010).
Benson Henderson (born November 16, 1983) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the Lightweight division for Bellator MMA. He is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion. He is considered one of the greatest lightweight MMA fighters of all time and is tied with B.J. Penn, Frankie Edgar, and Khabib Nurmagomedov for the second-most UFC lightweight title defenses.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 28, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal | W Jorge Masvidal | S-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 86 77 | 3 1 | 0 1 |
| Feb. 14, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch | W Brandon Thatch | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 4 | 3:58 | 0 0 | 57 44 | 3 2 | 1 0 |
| Jan. 18, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver | L Donald Cerrone | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 86 57 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 23, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos | L Rafael Dos Anjos | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:31 | 0 1 | 10 18 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 07, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov | W Rustam Khabilov | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 4 | 1:16 | 1 0 | 26 18 | 1 6 | 2 0 |
| Jan. 25, 2014 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson | W Josh Thomson | S-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 46 19 | 4 4 | 1 0 |
| Aug. 31, 2013 | UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 | L Anthony Pettis | SUB Armbar | 1 | 4:41 | 0 0 | 11 9 | 0 0 | 0 1 |
| Apr. 20, 2013 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez | W Gilbert Melendez | S-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 68 43 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 08, 2012 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz | W Nate Diaz | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 124 30 | 8 0 | 0 2 |
| Aug. 11, 2012 | UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II | W Frankie Edgar | S-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 64 66 | 0 2 | 1 2 |
| Feb. 25, 2012 | UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson | W Frankie Edgar | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 87 68 | 1 5 | 3 0 |
| Nov. 12, 2011 | UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos | W Clay Guida | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 40 11 | 2 2 | 0 4 |
| Aug. 14, 2011 | UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle | W Jim Miller | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 65 14 | 7 0 | 2 6 |
| Apr. 30, 2011 | UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields | W Mark Bocek | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 56 11 | 3 4 | 0 2 |
| Dec. 16, 2010 | WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis | L Anthony Pettis | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 38 42 | 3 2 | 2 4 |
| Apr. 24, 2010 | WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber | W Donald Cerrone | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 1:57 | 0 0 | 15 1 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Jan. 10, 2010 | WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson | W Jamie Varner | SUB Guillotine Choke | 3 | 2:41 | 0 0 | 19 23 | 0 1 | 1 1 |
| Oct. 10, 2009 | WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson | W Donald Cerrone | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 34 28 | 8 1 | 0 9 |
| Apr. 05, 2009 | WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki | W Shane Roller | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 1:41 | 1 1 | 14 2 | 1 0 | 0 1 |
| Jan. 25, 2009 | WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone | W Anthony Njokuani | SUB Guillotine Choke | 2 | 0:42 | 0 0 | 6 0 | 7 0 | 3 1 |
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