Joe Benavidez

Team	Team Alpha Male
Age	40
Gender	Male
Height	5' 4"
Weight Class	Flyweight
Out of	Sacramento, CA
Born	, TX

Out of	Sacramento, CA
Born	TX

Joe Benavidez is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 25 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics


Pro Record	25-8-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length	9 months, 2 days
Rounds Fought	69.4
Avg. Fights/Year	2.2
Longest Layoff	1 year, 6 months, 6 days
Quickest Turnaround	1 month, 19 days

Record BreakDown

-	KO/TKO	SUB	DEC
Wins	7	7	11
Losses	2	1	5


Finish Rate	56.0%
Finished Rate	37.5%
Win by Decision Rate	44.0%
Loss by Decision Rate	62.5%
Win by KO Rate	28.0%
Loss by KO Rate	25.0%
Win by SUB Rate	28.0%
Loss by SUB Rate	12.5%

Win Method

Loss Method

Quick Hits


Fastest Win	01:02
Fastest KO	01:35
Fastest SUB	01:02


Ave. Rounds (Ws)	1.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws)	09:31
Ave. Rounds (Ls)	2.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls)	13:36

Finish Rounds

Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

	Date		Opponent	Weightclass	Method	Round	Time
OFF	03/06/2021	L (25-7-0)	Askar Askarov (14-1-1)	FLY ( 125.5 vs. 127.0* )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 259: BLACHOWICZ vs ADESANYA	3	05:00
OFF	07/18/2020	L (25-6-0)	Deiveson Figueiredo (23-3-1)	FLY ( 125.0 vs. 125.0 )	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC FN 43 ON ESPN: BENAVIDEZ vs FIGUEIREDO	1	04:48
NRB	02/29/2020	L (25-5-0)	Deiveson Figueiredo (23-3-1)	FLY	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) UFC on ESPN+ 27: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo	2	01:54
OFF	06/29/2019	W (24-5-0)	Jussier Formiga (23-8-0)	FLY ( 126.0 vs. 125.0 )	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) UFC on ESPN 3	2	04:47
OFF	01/19/2019	W (23-5-0)	Dustin Ortiz (20-9-0)	FLY ( 124.4 vs. 123.8 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC on ESPN+ #1	3	05:00
OFF	11/30/2018	W (22-5-0)	Alex Perez (24-9-0)	FLY ( 125.5 vs. 126.0 )	TKO/RSC The Ultimate Fighter Season 28 Finale: Heavy Hitters Finale	1	04:19
OFF	06/09/2018	L (22-4-0)	Sergio Pettis (23-7-0)	FLY ( 125.5 vs. 125.0 )	Decision (Split Decision) UFC 225: WHITTAKER vs. ROMERO 2	3	05:00
OFF	12/03/2016	W (21-4-0)	Henry Cejudo (16-4-0)	FLY ( 125.5 vs. 125.5 )	Decision (Split Decision) UFC TUF FINALE: A Tournament Of Champions	3	05:00
OFF	02/06/2016	W (20-4-0)	Zack Makovsky (21-12-0)	FLY ( 125.0 vs. 125.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs Thompson	3	05:00
OFF	10/03/2015	W (19-4-0)	Ali Bagautinov (22-8-0)	FLY ( 126.0 vs. 125.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson	3	05:00
OFF	05/23/2015	W (18-4-0)	John Moraga (14-7-0)	FLY ( 125.5 vs. 126.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier	3	05:00
OFF	11/22/2014	W (17-4-0)	Dustin Ortiz (20-9-0)	FLY ( 125.6 vs. 125.6 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC Fight Night 57: Swanson vs Edgar	3	05:00
OFF	04/26/2014	W (16-4-0)	Tim Elliott (20-13-1)	FLY ( 125.5 vs. 125.5 )	Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira	1	04:08
OFF	12/14/2013	L (16-3-0)	Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1)	FLY ( 125.0 vs. 125.0 )	KO UFC on FOX 9	1	02:08
OFF	09/04/2013	W (15-3-0)	Jussier Formiga (23-8-0)	FLY ( 125.0 vs. 125.0 )	TKO/RSC Ultimate Fight Night 28: Bader vs Teixeira	1	03:07
OFF	04/20/2013	W (14-3-0)	Darren Uyenoyama (10-5-0)	FLY ( 125.0 vs. 125.0 )	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage) UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez	2	04:50
OFF	02/02/2013	W (13-3-0)	Ian McCall (13-7-1)	FLY ( 126.0 vs. 125.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar	3	05:00
OFF	09/22/2012	L (13-2-0)	Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1)	FLY ( 125.4 vs. 125.0 )	Decision (Split Decision) UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort	5	05:00
OFF	03/03/2012	W (12-2-0)	Yasuhiro Urushitani (21-8-5)	FLY ( 125.5 vs. 125.5 )	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann	2	00:11
OFF	08/14/2011	W (11-2-0)	Eddie Wineland (24-16-1)	BW ( 135.0 vs. 135.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC Versus 5 Hardy vs. Lytle	3	05:00
OFF	03/19/2011	W (10-2-0)	Ian Loveland (16-9-0)	BW ( 136.0 vs. 135.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones	3	05:00
OFF	11/11/2010	W (9-2-0)	Wagnney Fabiano (16-4-0)	BW ( 136.0 vs. 136.0 )	Submission (Guillotine Choke) WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki	2	02:45
OFF	08/18/2010	L (9-1-0)	Dominick Cruz (24-4-0)	BW ( 134.0 vs. 134.0 )	Decision (Split Decision) WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez	5	05:00
OFF	03/06/2010	W (8-1-0)	Miguel Torres (44-10-0)	BW ( 135.0 vs. 134.5 )	Submission (Guillotine Choke) WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz	2	02:57
OFF	12/19/2009	W (7-1-0)	Rani Yahya (27-12-1)	BW ( 135.0 vs. 135.0 )	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff	1	01:35
OFF	08/09/2009	L (7-0-0)	Dominick Cruz (24-4-0)	BW ( 135.0 vs. 135.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles	3	05:00
OFF	04/05/2009	W (6-0-0)	Jeff Curran (37-18-1)	BW ( 134.0 vs. 135.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) WEC 40: Torres Vs. Mizugaki	3	05:00
OFF	12/03/2008	W (5-0-0)	Danny Martinez (20-9-0)	BW ( 135.0 vs. 136.0 )	Decision (Unanimous Decision) WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia	3	05:00
NRB	07/21/2008	W (4-0-0)	Junya Kudo (3-3-2)		Submission (Guillotine Choke) Dream 5 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final	1	02:42
NRB	05/08/2008	W (3-0-0)	Maurice Eazel (6-15-0)	BW	Submission Palace Fighting Championship 8	1	01:02
NRB	01/17/2008	W (2-0-0)	Jason Georgianna (9-7-0)	BW	Submission Palace Fighting Championship 6	2	00:38
NRB	04/28/2007	W (1-0-0)	Carlos Lovio (0-2-0)		TKO/RSC Bring it On- Under Destruction	1	05:00
NRB	06/03/2006	W (0-0-0)	Brandon Shelton (22-6-0)		Submission (Kimura) Universal Fight Promotions 6/3/06	2	05:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics


AM Record	1-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length	-
Rounds Fought	1.9
Avg. Fights/Year	1.0
Longest Layoff	-
Quickest Turnaround	-