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“Lion King”

Benardo Sopaj

12-32 UFC

Form

5'6"ht·66"reach·Orthodoxstance·25age

Last fightWRicky Turcios·U-DEC·R3·1.3yr ago

Fighter Context

1–1UFC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

14.8min/fight

30UFC min

CQ Key Stats

◈2 UFC Fights

Striking Differential

-0.64

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.598

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background

Pre-UFC Record

11-2

Last fight: Jan 2025

Physical

Height

5'6"

−1.3"div avg 5'7"

Reach

66"

−3.1"div avg 69.1"

Stance

Orthodox

Finisher

Win Methods

KO / TKO

764%

Sub

327%

Decision

19%

Loss Methods

KO / TKO

00%

Sub

00%

Decision

2100%

Striking

Sopaj

Ground & Pound

Head Hunter

Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.24

Str. Accuracy56%

126UFC landed/225attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.1 vs avg4.88

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / fight0.50

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.50

CQ KO Power

Above Avg65%ile0.79

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

84%

Body

Leg

By Position

Distance55%

Clinch13%

Ground33%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 12 rounds	Round 22 rounds	Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed	16	22	26
Avg. Absorbed	16	24	33
Avg. Net	0	-2	-7

Grappling

Sopaj·209s ctrlElite Control

Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.53

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.54

TD Accuracy71%

5UFC landed/7attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

TD Defense76%

10UFC defended/13opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

div avg 46%

How They Lose

1UFC loss

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision1 / 1

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision0 / 1

Loss Pattern

Stopped by KO/TKO in R3

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Sopaj — 2 UFC Fights

Result

Method

2 fights

Ricky Turcios

U-DEC R3Jan '25

·81 SS (58%)·78 abs·2/3 td·1 td taken·150s ctrl·1 kd landed

Vinicius Oliveira

KO/TKO R3 · 4:41Mar '24

-22

·45 SS (52%)·67 abs·3/4 td·2 td taken·268s ctrl·1 kd taken

All Fighters

Bantamweight

“Lion King”

Benardo Sopaj

12-32 UFC

Form

5'6"ht·66"reach·Orthodoxstance·25age

Last fightWRicky Turcios·U-DEC·1.3yr ago

Fighter Context

1–1UFC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

14.8min/fight

30UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.64

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.598

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background

Pre-UFC Record

11-2

Last fight: Jan 2025

Physical

Height

5'6"

−1.3"div avg 5'7"

Reach

66"

−3.1"div avg 69.1"

Stance

Orthodox

Finisher

Win Methods

KO / TKO

764%

Sub

327%

Decision

19%

Loss Methods

KO / TKO

00%

Sub

00%

Decision

2100%

Striking

Sopaj

Bantamweight avg

Ground & PoundHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min4.24

Str. Accuracy56%

126UFC landed/225attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.1 vs avg4.88

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / Fight0.50

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.50

CQ KO Power

Above Avg65%ile0.79

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

84%

Body

Leg

By Position

Dist55%

Clinch13%

Ground33%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=2	R2 n=2	R3 n=2
Landed	16	22	26
Absorbed	16	24	33
Net	0	-2	-7

Grappling

Sopaj

Bantamweight avg

209s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.53

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.54

TD Accuracy71%

5UFC landed/7attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

TD Defense76%

10UFC defended/13opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=2

R2n=2

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

3.2

4.3

5.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.2

4.7

6.8

Diff

+0.0

-0.4

-1.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Sopaj — UFC Fight Log

Ricky Turcios

U-DEC·R3·Jan '25

81 SS (58%)·78 abs·2/3 td·1 td taken·150s ctrl·1 kd

Vinicius Oliveira

KO/TKO·R3·Mar '24

45 SS (52%)·67 abs·3/4 td·2 td taken·268s ctrl·1 kd taken

Round 12 rounds

Round 22 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

-7

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2

-7