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Lance Benoist

Inactive · age 37 · Southpaw · 5'11" 180 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 72" 183 cm
At a glance
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • 89% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2011
Elo rating
1464
Global Elo 1517 ±40
Rank
—
—
UFC record
2-2-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 2
Streak
+1
Δ90d +15 · Δ1y +15
Last fight
Jun 7, 2014
Win by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 0m
Avg fight time
15:00
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.5
Ground control
19m
Since last fight
12y 1mo

Honest Elo history

4 fights · tap & drag
Sep 17, 2011 — W vs Matthew Riddle Δ+34Jun 8, 2012 — L vs Seth Baczynski Δ-28Sep 22, 2012 — L vs Sean Pierson Δ-28Jun 7, 2014 — W vs Bobby Voelker Δ+24 142014401460148015001520 201220132014 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":165.8,"elo":1496,"date":"2011-09-17","opp":"Matthew Riddle","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":1,"x":282,"y":254.8,"elo":1469,"date":"2012-06-08","opp":"Seth Baczynski","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":2,"x":358.7,"y":344.1,"elo":1441,"date":"2012-09-22","opp":"Sean Pierson","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":3,"x":810,"y":268.9,"elo":1464,"date":"2014-06-07","opp":"Bobby Voelker","result":"W","delta":24}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 7, 2014 Bobby Voelker W +24
Sep 22, 2012 Sean Pierson L -28
Jun 8, 2012 Seth Baczynski L -28
Sep 17, 2011 Matthew Riddle W +34

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.
0%
0 / 2
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
2
100% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 2 (100%) 2

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 221 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
60% Head
  • Head 60%
  • Body 29%
  • Leg 12%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
62% Distance
  • Distance 62%
  • Clinch 14%
  • Ground 25%

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.
Never been finished
All 2 losses went to the scorecards

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.
1508
UFC 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.
0
of 2 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Matthew Riddle
Elo 1557 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.
2.0
+0.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 4 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1557
1414

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