
Fighter profile
Joseph Benavidez
Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the FLW division (134 fighters).
Fought across 2 divisions:19 FLW (now) · 2 BW
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.
Striking · offense
Striking · defense
Grappling · offense
Grappling · defense
Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 21 UFC fights · 240:12 total fight time
Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Joseph has faced, inside the UFC and out.
Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).
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).
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.
How the betting market priced Joseph, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.
over 21 close-line bets
70% implied
ROI +7.7%
Avg -311
ROI −50.0%
Avg +127
Based on 21 of 21 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · 2021-03-06Benavidez+11846/1140/00—Askarov-14258/885/605:00
- Benavidez+18018/280/00—Figueiredo-22535/400/022:23
- KO/TKO · R2 1:54UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · 2020-02-29Benavidez-15046/940/200:10Figueiredo+13025/491/110:26
- KO/TKO · R2 4:47UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · 2019-06-29Benavidez-12550/1150/012:03Formiga+10515/481/300:27
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · 2019-01-19Benavidez-24021/507/1216:47Ortiz+20049/873/803:02
- KO/TKO · R1 4:19The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale · 2018-11-30Benavidez+10035/721/201:15Perez-12014/321/100:03
- S-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · 2018-06-09Benavidez-20059/1862/1404:24Pettis+17074/1680/00—
- Benavidez-20069/2320/000:01Cejudo+16368/1951/710:13
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · 2016-02-06Benavidez-42066/1970/000:34Makovsky+33540/964/1901:17
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · 2015-10-03Benavidez-34048/1460/10—Bagautinov+28031/1210/500:19
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · 2015-05-23Benavidez-75063/1094/609:09Moraga+52542/750/300:40
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson · 2014-11-22Benavidez-43094/1992/302:28Ortiz+38037/1492/900:43
- SUB · R1 4:08UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · 2014-04-26Benavidez-4509/230/001:34Elliott+40016/213/301:16
- KO/TKO · R1 2:08UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · 2013-12-14Benavidez+1254/270/00—Johnson-1357/140/110:02
- KO/TKO · R1 3:07UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader · 2013-09-04Benavidez-72020/520/010:05Formiga+5806/180/00—
- KO/TKO · R2 4:50UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · 2013-04-20Benavidez-57057/1532/221:50Uyenoyama+48011/330/200:27
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · 2013-02-02Benavidez-21057/1840/100:25McCall+19040/1131/401:29
- S-DEC · R5 5:00UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · 2012-09-22Benavidez-24544/2500/703:24Johnson+22577/1565/1002:20
- KO/TKO · R2 0:11UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann · 2012-03-02Benavidez-87018/501/512:51Urushitani+6808/180/00—
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · 2011-08-14Benavidez-29566/1440/600:08Wineland+26524/710/100:20
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones · 2011-03-19Benavidez-45048/1185/1703:47Loveland+36045/900/100:15
- Submission · R1 2:42Dream 5 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final · 2008-07-21Benavidez——/——/———Kodo——/——/———
- Submission · R2 0:38PFC 6 - No Retreat, No Surrender · 2008-01-17Benavidez——/——/———Georgianna——/——/———
Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

