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Joseph Benavidez

Inactive · age 41 · Southpaw · 5'4" 163 cm · 125 lb 57 kg · reach 65" 165 cm
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • UFC veteran since 2011
Elo rating
1545
Global Elo 1595 ±39
Rank
—
—
UFC record
15-6-0
KO 5 · Sub 1 · Dec 9
Streak
-3
Δ90d -21 · Δ1y -21
Last fight
Mar 6, 2021
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 0m
Avg fight time
11:26
Title fights
0-3
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
5y 4mo

Honest Elo history

21 fights · tap & drag
Mar 19, 2011 — W vs Ian Loveland Δ+31Aug 14, 2011 — W vs Eddie Wineland Δ+24Mar 2, 2012 — W vs Yasuhiro Urushitani Δ+28Sep 22, 2012 — L vs Demetrious Johnson Δ-40Feb 2, 2013 — W vs Ian McCall Δ+23Apr 20, 2013 — W vs Darren Uyenoyama Δ+18Sep 4, 2013 — W vs Jussier Formiga Δ+15Dec 14, 2013 — L vs Demetrious Johnson Δ-22Apr 26, 2014 — W vs Tim Elliott Δ+15Nov 22, 2014 — W vs Dustin Ortiz Δ+15May 23, 2015 — W vs John Moraga Δ+14Oct 3, 2015 — W vs Ali Bagautinov Δ+13Feb 6, 2016 — W vs Zach Makovsky Δ+11Dec 3, 2016 — W vs Henry Cejudo Δ+13Jun 9, 2018 — L vs Sergio Pettis Δ-20Nov 30, 2018 — W vs Alex Perez Δ+16Jan 19, 2019 — W vs Dustin Ortiz Δ+13Jun 29, 2019 — W vs Jussier Formiga Δ+16Feb 29, 2020 — L vs Deiveson Figueiredo Δ-21Jul 18, 2020 — L vs Deiveson Figueiredo Δ-24Mar 6, 2021 — L vs Askar Askarov Δ-19 140014501500155016001650 20132015201720192021 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":333.6,"elo":1460,"date":"2011-03-19","opp":"Ian Loveland","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":1,"x":119.3,"y":303,"elo":1484,"date":"2011-08-14","opp":"Eddie Wineland","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":2,"x":159,"y":267.3,"elo":1512,"date":"2012-03-02","opp":"Yasuhiro Urushitani","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":3,"x":199.4,"y":318.4,"elo":1472,"date":"2012-09-22","opp":"Demetrious Johnson","result":"L","delta":-40},{"i":4,"x":225.7,"y":288.7,"elo":1495,"date":"2013-02-02","opp":"Ian McCall","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":5,"x":240.9,"y":265.7,"elo":1513,"date":"2013-04-20","opp":"Darren Uyenoyama","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":6,"x":268,"y":247.3,"elo":1527,"date":"2013-09-04","opp":"Jussier Formiga","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":288,"y":275.6,"elo":1505,"date":"2013-12-14","opp":"Demetrious Johnson","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":8,"x":314.3,"y":257.2,"elo":1519,"date":"2014-04-26","opp":"Tim Elliott","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":355.8,"y":238.5,"elo":1534,"date":"2014-11-22","opp":"Dustin Ortiz","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":10,"x":391.8,"y":220.2,"elo":1548,"date":"2015-05-23","opp":"John Moraga","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":11,"x":418.2,"y":203.3,"elo":1562,"date":"2015-10-03","opp":"Ali Bagautinov","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":12,"x":443.1,"y":188.9,"elo":1573,"date":"2016-02-06","opp":"Zach Makovsky","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":13,"x":502.6,"y":172,"elo":1586,"date":"2016-12-03","opp":"Henry Cejudo","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":14,"x":612,"y":198.2,"elo":1566,"date":"2018-06-09","opp":"Sergio Pettis","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":15,"x":646.4,"y":178.1,"elo":1581,"date":"2018-11-30","opp":"Alex Perez","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":16,"x":656.3,"y":162.2,"elo":1594,"date":"2019-01-19","opp":"Dustin Ortiz","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":17,"x":688.2,"y":141.8,"elo":1610,"date":"2019-06-29","opp":"Jussier Formiga","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":18,"x":736.6,"y":169.2,"elo":1588,"date":"2020-02-29","opp":"Deiveson Figueiredo","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":19,"x":764.3,"y":200,"elo":1564,"date":"2020-07-18","opp":"Deiveson Figueiredo","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":20,"x":810,"y":224.7,"elo":1545,"date":"2021-03-06","opp":"Askar Askarov","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 6, 2021 Askar Askarov L -19
Jul 18, 2020 Deiveson Figueiredo L -24
Feb 29, 2020 Deiveson Figueiredo L -21
Jun 29, 2019 Jussier Formiga W +16
Jan 19, 2019 Dustin Ortiz W +13

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
40%
6 / 15
Finish rate
KO
5
33% of wins
SUB
1
7% of wins
DEC
9
60% of wins
KO: 5 (33%) 5 Sub: 1 (7%) Dec: 9 (60%) 9
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
3 50%
R2
3 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 938 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
54% Head
  • Head 54%
  • Body 26%
  • Leg 20%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
81% Distance
  • Distance 81%
  • Clinch 12%
  • Ground 7%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
50%
of losses by finish
3 of 6 · usually R1
2 KO/TKO 1 Sub 3 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1605
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 15 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jussier Formiga
Elo 1617 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
12.0
+3.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 21 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1529
1564
Notable wins
Jussier Formiga 1617

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Joseph Benavidez on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.