Joseph Benavidez

OctagonStats Rating 1627
21-8-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 4" (163 cm)
Weight125 lbs. (57 kg)
Reach65" (165 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
BornJul 31, 1984
Age42
DivisionFlyweight
BirthplaceSan Antonio, Texas, U.S.
TeamTeam Alpha Male (2007–2016) Elevation Fight Team (2016) Xtreme Couture (2016–2021)

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.52
Str. Acc34%
SApM2.67
Str. Def61%
TD Avg1.41
TD Acc30%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.6

Recent form

L L L W W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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29 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
6 KO/TKO wins · 4 sub wins · 11 decision wins
Losses by method
2 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 5 decision losses
Finish rate48%
Times finished38%
StreakL3
Best streak6
Avg fight11:23
Octagon time5h 30m
Opp win%73%
ActiveJul. 21, 2008 – Mar. 06, 2021 (14y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced4
Ranked wins2
Best ranked winTim Elliott (#11 Flyweight)
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1
Knockout of the Night1
Total bonuses2
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Joseph Benavidez is a 28-8-0 well-rounded fighter.

Joseph debuted Jul. 21, 2008 vs Junya Kudo (win). Longest win streak: 6. On a 3-fight losing skid. 14 years active (Jul. 21, 2008–Mar. 06, 2021).

Best wins: Miguel Torres (SUB Guillotine Choke R2, Mar. 06, 2010); Jeff Curran (U-DEC R3, Apr. 05, 2009); Rani Yahya (KO/TKO R1, Dec. 19, 2009).

Joseph Rolando Benavidez (born July 31, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Bantamweight division in the WEC, and primarily in the Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Joseph Benavidez fought 36 MMA matches, and he won 28 of those bouts. He competed in the flyweight division and the bantamweight division. Benavidez entered five title matches between the years 2009 and 2020, but lost all five contests. He challenged for the bantamweight belt once and fought for the UFC flyweight belt four times. Benavidez never won a cham

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Mar. 06, 2021UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. AdesanyaL Askar AskarovU-DEC35:000 046 580 50 0
Jul. 18, 2020UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2L Deiveson FigueiredoSUB Rear Naked Choke14:480 218 350 00 4
Feb. 29, 2020UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. FigueiredoL Deiveson FigueiredoKO/TKO Punch21:540 146 250 10 1
Jun. 29, 2019UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos SantosW Jussier FormigaKO/TKO Punches24:471 050 150 10 0
Jan. 19, 2019UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. DillashawW Dustin OrtizU-DEC35:001 021 497 30 0
Nov. 30, 2018The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters FinaleW Alex PerezKO/TKO Punches14:190 035 141 10 0
Jun. 09, 2018UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2L Sergio PettisS-DEC35:000 059 742 00 0
Dec. 03, 2016The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions FinaleW Henry CejudoS-DEC35:000 169 680 10 0
Feb. 06, 2016UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs ThompsonW Zach MakovskyU-DEC35:000 066 400 40 0
Oct. 03, 2015UFC 192: Cormier vs GustafssonW Ali BagautinovU-DEC35:000 048 310 00 0
May. 23, 2015UFC 187: Johnson vs CormierW John MoragaU-DEC35:000 063 424 00 0
Nov. 22, 2014UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs SwansonW Dustin OrtizU-DEC35:000 094 372 20 0
Apr. 26, 2014UFC 172: Jones vs TeixeiraW Tim ElliottSUB Guillotine Choke14:080 09 160 31 0
Dec. 14, 2013UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2L Demetrious JohnsonKO/TKO Punch12:080 14 70 00 0
Sep. 04, 2013UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs BaderW Jussier FormigaKO/TKO Knee13:071 020 60 00 0
Apr. 20, 2013UFC on FOX: Henderson vs MelendezW Darren UyenoyamaKO/TKO Punch24:502 057 112 00 0
Feb. 02, 2013UFC 156: Aldo vs EdgarW Ian McCallU-DEC35:000 057 400 10 0
Sep. 22, 2012UFC 152: Jones vs BelfortL Demetrious JohnsonS-DEC55:000 044 770 52 0
Mar. 02, 2012UFC on FX: Alves vs KampmannW Yasuhiro UrushitaniKO/TKO Punch20:111 018 81 01 0
Aug. 14, 2011UFC Live: Hardy vs LytleW Eddie WinelandU-DEC35:000 066 240 00 0
Mar. 19, 2011UFC 128: Shogun vs JonesW Ian LovelandU-DEC35:000 048 455 00 0
Nov. 11, 2010WEC 52: Faber vs. MizugakiW Wagnney FabianoSUB Guillotine Choke22:450 017 60 03 0
Aug. 18, 2010WEC 50: Cruz vs. BenavidezL Dominick CruzS-DEC55:000 035 580 61 0
Mar. 06, 2010WEC 47: Bowles vs. CruzW Miguel TorresSUB Guillotine Choke22:570 015 172 02 1
Dec. 19, 2009WEC 45: Cerrone vs. RatcliffW Rani YahyaKO/TKO11:351 07 50 00 0
Aug. 09, 2009WEC 42: Torres vs. BowlesL Dominick CruzU-DEC35:000 031 360 61 0
Apr. 05, 2009WEC 40: Torres vs. MizugakiW Jeff CurranU-DEC35:001 051 222 11 1
Dec. 03, 2008WEC 37: Torres vs. TapiaW Danny MartinezU-DEC35:000 055 121 10 0
Jul. 21, 2008DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final RoundW Junya KudoSUB Guillotine Choke12:420 012 52 01 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.