Gabriel Benitez

“Moggly”

OctagonStats Rating 1482

7-8-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 8" (173 cm)

Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach71" (180 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornJun 15, 1988

Age38

DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM5.26

Str. Acc41%

SApM4.49

Str. Def63%

TD Avg0.22

TD Acc50%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.9

Recent form

L L W L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

15 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

3 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

4 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate71%

Times finished62%

StreakL2

Best streak2

Avg fight9:16

Octagon time2h 19m

Opp win%68%

ActiveNov. 15, 2014 – Apr. 27, 2024 (11y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2

Fight of the Night1

Total bonuses3

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Gabriel Benitez "Moggly" is a 23-13-0 finisher. 71% finish rate.

Gabriel debuted Nov. 15, 2014 vs Humberto Brown Morrison (win). On a 2-fight losing skid. 11 years active (Nov. 15, 2014–Apr. 27, 2024).

Best wins: Jason Knight (U-DEC R3, Dec. 09, 2017); Justin Jaynes (KO/TKO Knee R1, Dec. 05, 2020); Sam Sicilia (SUB Guillotine Choke R2, Sep. 17, 2016).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Apr. 27, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez	L Maheshate	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	121 97	0 0	0 0
Jan. 13, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2	L Jim Miller	SUB Neck Crank	3	3:25	0 0	80 80	0 2	0 1
Aug. 13, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz	W Charlie Ontiveros	KO/TKO Punches	1	3:33	0 0	37 22	1 0	0 0
Feb. 19, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill	L David Onama	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:24	0 1	46 36	0 0	0 0
Jul. 17, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises	L Billy Quarantillo	KO/TKO Punches	3	3:40	1 1	57 100	0 3	1 1
Dec. 05, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori	W Justin Jaynes	KO/TKO Knee	1	4:06	1 0	38 22	0 0	0 0
May. 13, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira	L Omar Morales	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	50 63	0 0	0 0
Aug. 17, 2019	UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2	L Sodiq Yusuff	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:14	0 1	24 34	0 0	0 0
May. 19, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman	W Humberto Bandenay	KO/TKO Slam	1	0:39	1 0	9 2	1 0	0 1
Dec. 09, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega	W Jason Knight	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	85 36	0 1	0 0
May. 13, 2017	UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos	L Enrique Barzola	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	51 46	0 9	0 1
Sep. 17, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson	W Sam Sicilia	SUB Guillotine Choke	2	1:20	1 0	39 19	0 0	1 0
Nov. 21, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum	L Andre Fili	KO/TKO Punches	1	3:13	0 1	11 16	0 1	0 0
Jun. 13, 2015	UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum	W Clay Collard	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	60 34	0 6	1 0
Nov. 15, 2014	UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt	W Humberto Brown Morrison	SUB Guillotine Choke	3	0:30	0 0	23 18	0 1	5 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.