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Benson Henderson

Fighter profile

Benson Henderson

WW30-13-0P4P #29Div #10
Form
 
 
 
 
 
83
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
64
Boxing
53
Kicking
77
Clinch
76
Striking def.
87
Wrestling off.
79
Wrestling def.
82
Ground game
83
Submissions
81
Grappling def.
77
Profile
Age42
Height5'9"
Reach70"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2006
UFC record11-3-0
Last fight2026-05-23
Octagon time252.4 min
Avg fight18.0 min
Career length19y 8m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjuryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:12 LW · 2 WW (now)

Striking offense1487
16th
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1544
98th
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1515
92nd
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1514
79th
WW avg 1505
Momentum55
90th
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 30-13-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
23% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 3 losses
W
30% of wins
L
23% of losses
Decision
16 wins, 7 losses
W
53% of wins
L
54% of losses
UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (18%)Submission(33%) 1
9 (82%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
19win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (26%)KO/TKO(20%) 2
7 (37%)Submission(20%) 2
7 (37%)Decision(60%) 6
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes826
Sig. accuracy46%
Sig. attempted1801
Total strikes1291
Total attempted2315
Knockdowns3
Head362
Body247
Leg217
Distance520
Clinch154
Ground152

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed485
Sig. defense65%
KDs absorbed2
Head abs.216
Body abs.166
Leg abs.103
Distance abs.364
Clinch abs.104
Ground abs.17

Grappling · offense

Takedowns32
TD accuracy49%
TD attempted65
Sub att.10
Reversals1
Control time64:58

Grappling · defense

TD defense65%
TDs absorbed28
TD att. faced81
Sub att. faced18
Controlled time29:26

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 14 UFC fights · 252:26 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Benson has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
265W–59Lwin 81.8%div #69/300pct 77th
WinsStrong
202W–44Lwin 82.1%div #51/273pct 82nd
LossesAverage
63W–15Lwin 80.8%div #122/291pct 58th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1602 elodiv #14/300pct 96th
WinsElite
1596 elodiv #12/273pct 96th
LossesElite
1624 elodiv #16/291pct 95th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall344W–89L79.4%
Wins211W–61L77.6%
Losses133W–28L82.6%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Benson, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+4.90u+35.0% ROI

over 14 close-line bets

Average odds
-165

62% implied

As favorite
8W–2L

ROI +15.5%

Avg -231

As underdog
3W–1L

ROI +83.8%

Avg +131

Based on 14 of 14 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.