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Joseph Benavidez

Inactive · Southpaw · 163 cm · reach 165 cm
Elo rating
1595 ±39
LCB 1544
Rank
—
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UFC record
15-6-0
KO 5 · Sub 1 · Dec 9
Streak
-3
Δ90d -22 · Δ1y -22
Last fight
Mar 6, 2021
L by Decision

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 14911549160616641721 20132015201720192021 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":199.1,"elo":1531,"date":"2011-03-19","opp":"Ian Loveland","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":1,"x":58.6,"y":177,"elo":1555,"date":"2011-08-14","opp":"Eddie Wineland","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":2,"x":105.7,"y":151.3,"elo":1583,"date":"2012-03-02","opp":"Yasuhiro Urushitani","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":3,"x":153.4,"y":188.1,"elo":1543,"date":"2012-09-22","opp":"Demetrious Johnson","result":"L","delta":-40},{"i":4,"x":184.6,"y":166.7,"elo":1566,"date":"2013-02-02","opp":"Ian McCall","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":5,"x":202.6,"y":150.2,"elo":1584,"date":"2013-04-20","opp":"Darren Uyenoyama","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":6,"x":234.7,"y":136.9,"elo":1599,"date":"2013-09-04","opp":"Jussier Formiga","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":258.3,"y":157.3,"elo":1577,"date":"2013-12-14","opp":"Demetrious Johnson","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":8,"x":289.4,"y":144,"elo":1591,"date":"2014-04-26","opp":"Tim Elliott","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":338.6,"y":130.6,"elo":1606,"date":"2014-11-22","opp":"Dustin Ortiz","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":10,"x":381.2,"y":117.4,"elo":1620,"date":"2015-05-23","opp":"John Moraga","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":11,"x":412.3,"y":105.2,"elo":1633,"date":"2015-10-03","opp":"Ali Bagautinov","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":12,"x":441.8,"y":94.9,"elo":1644,"date":"2016-02-06","opp":"Zach Makovsky","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":13,"x":512.3,"y":82.7,"elo":1657,"date":"2016-12-03","opp":"Henry Cejudo","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":14,"x":641.7,"y":101.5,"elo":1637,"date":"2018-06-09","opp":"Sergio Pettis","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":15,"x":682.4,"y":87,"elo":1653,"date":"2018-11-30","opp":"Alex Perez","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":16,"x":694.1,"y":75.6,"elo":1665,"date":"2019-01-19","opp":"Dustin Ortiz","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":17,"x":731.8,"y":60.9,"elo":1681,"date":"2019-06-29","opp":"Jussier Formiga","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":18,"x":789.2,"y":80.6,"elo":1660,"date":"2020-02-29","opp":"Deiveson Figueiredo","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":19,"x":821.9,"y":102.8,"elo":1636,"date":"2020-07-18","opp":"Deiveson Figueiredo","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":20,"x":876,"y":120.6,"elo":1616,"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
3.68 avg 3.37
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
37% avg 47%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
2.83 avg 2.85
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
57% avg 56%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
1.41 avg 1.57
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
31% avg 42%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
68% avg 64%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.24 avg 0.75
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
2 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

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

Strength of schedule

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
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
12.0
actual +3 vs expected