Joseph Benavidez
15-6-0
UFC record
- Division
- Flyweight
- Finish rate
- 40%
- UFC fights
- 21
- Active
- 2011–2021
- Height
- 5'4"
- Reach
- 65"
- Weight
- 125 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- DOB
- 1984-07-31 (42y 17d)
- Pro record
- 28-8-0
- Born
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- SLpM
- 3.52
- Str Acc
- 34%
- SApM
- 2.67
- Str Def
- 61%
- TD Avg
- 1.41
- TD Acc
- 30%
- TD Def
- 62%
- Sub Avg
- 0.60
Fight history
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-06 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | Askar Askarov | L | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2020-07-18 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | Deiveson Figueiredo | L | SUB · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:48 | |
| 2020-02-29 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | Deiveson Figueiredo | L | KO/TKO · Punch | 2 | 1:54 | |
| 2019-06-29 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos | Jussier Formiga | W | KO/TKO · Punches | 2 | 4:47 | |
| 2019-01-19 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw | Dustin Ortiz | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2018-11-30 | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale | Alex Perez | W | KO/TKO · Punches | 1 | 4:19 | |
| 2018-06-09 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | Sergio Pettis | L | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2016-12-03 | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale | Henry Cejudo | W | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2016-02-06 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson | Zach Makovsky | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2015-10-03 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | Ali Bagautinov | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2015-05-23 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | John Moraga | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2014-11-22 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson | Dustin Ortiz | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2014-04-26 | UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira | Tim Elliott | W | SUB · Guillotine Choke | 1 | 4:08 | |
| 2013-12-14 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 | Demetrious Johnson | L | KO/TKO · Punch | 1 | 2:08 | |
| 2013-09-04 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader | Jussier Formiga | W | KO/TKO · Knee | 1 | 3:07 | |
| 2013-04-20 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez | Darren Uyenoyama | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 2 | 4:50 | |
| 2013-02-02 | UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar | Ian McCall | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2012-09-22 | UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort | Demetrious Johnson | L | S-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | |
| 2012-03-02 | UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann | Yasuhiro Urushitani | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 2 | 0:11 | |
| 2011-08-14 | UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle | Eddie Wineland | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2011-03-19 | UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones | Ian Loveland | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 |