Joe Benavidez

Team Team Alpha Male
Age 40
Gender Male
Height 5' 4"
Weight Class Flyweight
Out of Sacramento, CA, 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 14 years, 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

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
03/06/2021 L
(25-7-0) 		Askar Askarov
(12-0-1) 		FLY
(125.5 vs. 127.0*) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 259: BLACHOWICZ vs ADESANYA 		3 05:00
07/18/2020 L
(25-6-0) 		Deiveson Figueiredo
(17-1-0) 		FLY
(125.0 vs. 125.0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC FN 43 ON ESPN: BENAVIDEZ vs FIGUEIREDO 		1 04:48
NSF 02/29/2020 L
(25-5-0) 		Deiveson Figueiredo
(16-1-0) 		FLY TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC on ESPN+ 27: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo 		2 01:54
06/29/2019 W
(24-5-0) 		Jussier Formiga
(22-5-0) 		FLY
(126.0 vs. 125.0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC on ESPN 3 		2 04:47
01/19/2019 W
(23-5-0) 		Dustin Ortiz
(19-7-0) 		FLY
(124.4 vs. 123.8) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC on ESPN+ #1 		3 05:00
11/30/2018 W
(22-5-0) 		Alex Perez
(20-4-0) 		FLY
(125.5 vs. 126.0) 		TKO/RSC
The Ultimate Fighter Season 28 Finale: Heavy Hitters Finale 		1 04:19
06/09/2018 L
(22-4-0) 		Sergio Pettis
(16-3-0) 		FLY
(125.5 vs. 125.0) 		Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 225: WHITTAKER vs. ROMERO 2 		3 05:00
12/03/2016 W
(21-4-0) 		Henry Cejudo
(10-1-0) 		FLY
(125.5 vs. 125.5) 		Decision (Split Decision)
UFC TUF FINALE: A Tournament Of Champions 		3 05:00
02/06/2016 W
(20-4-0) 		Zack Makovsky
(19-6-0) 		FLY
(125.0 vs. 125.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs Thompson 		3 05:00
10/03/2015 W
(19-4-0) 		Ali Bagautinov
(13-4-0) 		FLY
(126.0 vs. 125.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson 		3 05:00
05/23/2015 W
(18-4-0) 		John Moraga
(11-3-0) 		FLY
(125.5 vs. 126.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier 		3 05:00
11/22/2014 W
(17-4-0) 		Dustin Ortiz
(14-3-0) 		FLY
(125.6 vs. 125.6) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night 57: Swanson vs Edgar 		3 05:00
04/26/2014 W
(16-4-0) 		Tim Elliott
(10-4-1) 		FLY
(125.5 vs. 125.5) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira 		1 04:08
12/14/2013 L
(16-3-0) 		Demetrious Johnson
(11-2-1) 		FLY
(125.0 vs. 125.0) 		KO
UFC on FOX 9 		1 02:08
09/04/2013 W
(15-3-0) 		Jussier Formiga
(14-2-0) 		FLY
(125.0 vs. 125.0) 		TKO/RSC
Ultimate Fight Night 28: Bader vs Teixeira 		1 03:07
04/20/2013 W
(14-3-0) 		Darren Uyenoyama
(8-2-0) 		FLY
(125.0 vs. 125.0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez 		2 04:50
02/02/2013 W
(13-3-0) 		Ian McCall
(11-3-1) 		FLY
(126.0 vs. 125.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar 		3 05:00
09/22/2012 L
(13-2-0) 		Demetrious Johnson
(8-2-1) 		FLY
(125.4 vs. 125.0) 		Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort 		5 05:00
03/03/2012 W
(12-2-0) 		Yasuhiro Urushitani
(19-4-5) 		FLY
(125.5 vs. 125.5) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann 		2 00:11
08/14/2011 W
(11-2-0) 		Eddie Wineland
(18-7-1) 		BW
(135.0 vs. 135.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Versus 5 Hardy vs. Lytle 		3 05:00
03/19/2011 W
(10-2-0) 		Ian Loveland
(12-6-0) 		BW
(136.0 vs. 135.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones 		3 05:00
11/11/2010 W
(9-2-0) 		Wagnney Fabiano
(14-2-0) 		BW
(136.0 vs. 136.0) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki 		2 02:45
08/18/2010 L
(9-1-0) 		Dominick Cruz
(15-1-0) 		BW
(134.0 vs. 134.0) 		Decision (Split Decision)
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 		5 05:00
03/06/2010 W
(8-1-0) 		Miguel Torres
(37-2-0) 		BW
(135.0 vs. 134.5) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz 		2 02:57
12/19/2009 W
(7-1-0) 		Rani Yahya
(14-4-0) 		BW
(135.0 vs. 135.0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff 		1 01:35
08/09/2009 L
(7-0-0) 		Dominick Cruz
(13-1-0) 		BW
(135.0 vs. 135.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles 		3 05:00
04/05/2009 W
(6-0-0) 		Jeff Curran
(32-10-1) 		BW
(134.0 vs. 135.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
WEC 40: Torres Vs. Mizugaki 		3 05:00
12/03/2008 W
(5-0-0) 		Danny Martinez
(11-2-0) 		BW
(135.0 vs. 136.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia 		3 05:00
NSF 07/21/2008 W
(4-0-0) 		Junya Kudo
(3-1-2) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Dream 5 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final 		1 02:42
NSF 05/08/2008 W
(3-0-0) 		Maurice Eazel
(2-7-0) 		BW Submission
Palace Fighting Championship 8 		1 01:02
NSF 01/17/2008 W
(2-0-0) 		Jason Georgianna
(5-1-0) 		BW Submission
Palace Fighting Championship 6 		2 00:38
NSF 04/28/2007 W
(1-0-0) 		Carlos Lovio
(0-1-0) 		TKO/RSC
Bring it On- Under Destruction 		1 05:00
NSF 06/03/2006 W
(0-0-0) 		Brandon Shelton
(3-0-0) 		Submission (Kimura)
Universal Fight Promotions 6/3/06 		2 00:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* 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

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

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
10/14/2006 W
(0-0-0) 		Ramon Rodriguez
(0-0-0) 		FTW
(133.0 vs. 143.0) 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Cage Fighting Championship (Colorado): Border Warz 		2 02:33
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* 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