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Joseph Benavidez
USFlyweightActiveage 41
28 — 8
78% win rate
L3 streak
Peak Vertex
2015-05-2380-28 vs current
AfterWvs John Moraga · U-Dec
EndedWvs Ali Bagautinov · U-Dec · 2015-10-03 · score → 76
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
15 wins6 losseslast 5: L L L W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Strikes landed
- Head50554%
- Body24326%
- Legs19020%
Strikes absorbed
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(21) | R2(16) | R3(12) | R4(1) | R5(1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 20.6 | 24.9 | 19.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 15.6 | 16.1 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 12.0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.53 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.47 | 0.69 | 0.17 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| Control time | 0:52 | 0:47 | 0:55 | 1:55 | 0:00 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya2021-03-06L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- L·Sub·R1 · 4:48
- L·KO·R2 · 1:54
- UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos2019-06-29W·KO·R2 · 4:47
- UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw2019-01-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- W·KO·R1 · 4:19
- UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 22018-06-09L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson2016-02-06W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson2015-10-03W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier2015-05-23W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson2014-11-22W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira2014-04-26W·Sub·R1 · 4:08
- UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 22013-12-14L·KO·R1 · 2:08
- UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader2013-09-04W·KO·R1 · 3:07
- UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez2013-04-20W·KO·R2 · 4:50
- UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar2013-02-02W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort2012-09-22L·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann2012-03-02W·KO·R2 · 0:11
- UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle2011-08-14W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones2011-03-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
