Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“Moggly”

Gabriel Benitez

23-1315 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 2L

Inactive

High Variance

Early Chaos

High Wear

5'8"ht·71"reach·Southpawstance·37age

Last fightLMaheshate·S-DEC·R3·2yr ago

Fighter Context

7–8UFC·

3KO

2Sub

2Dec

9.3min/fight

139UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–5(7 fights)

50%finish rate

+1.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.77

Neutral

72%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.036

Average

25%ile

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

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Low

18%ile

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

Round Win Rate

59%

Strong

65%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Benitez

Blitzer

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.26

Str. Accuracy41%

731UFC landed/1,754attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.3 vs avg4.49

Str. Defense63%

KD Rate / fight0.27

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.27

CQ KO Power

Average43%ile0.55

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

57%

Body

23%

Leg

21%

By Position

Distance90%

Clinch3%

Ground7%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 115 rounds	Round 29 rounds	Round 38 rounds
Avg. Landed	23	22	25
Avg. Absorbed	19	20	19
Avg. Net	+3	+1	+6

Grappling

Benitez·22s ctrlPassive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.22

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.43

TD Accuracy50%

2UFC landed/4attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.90

2UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense55%

29UFC defended/52opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

71%

Strong Finisher

div avg 52%

How They Lose

8UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 7

Submission2 / 7

Decision2 / 7

KD → Finish

2/4Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 8

Submission1 / 8

Decision3 / 8

Loss Pattern

Mixed

3 early · 2 late · 3 dec across 8 losses

Fast and versatile. 4 of 5 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

3.2pts

W2 dec

1.0pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 17 more in second half of career

15 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=9

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

5.2

4.7

6.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.4

4.5

4.7

Diff

+0.8

+0.3

+1.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Str. Diff+0.32 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Benitez — 15 UFC Fights

Result

Method

15 fights

Maheshate

S-DEC R3Apr '24

+24

·121 SS (41%)·97 abs

Jim MillerElite

SUB R3 · 3:25Jan '24

·80 SS (44%)·80 abs·2 td taken

↵ 17mo layoff

Charlie Ontiveros

KO/TKO R1 · 3:33Aug '22

+15

·37 SS (62%)·22 abs·1/2 td·84s ctrl

David Onama

KO/TKO R1 · 4:24Feb '22

+10

·46 SS (48%)·36 abs·1 kd taken

Billy Quarantillo

KO/TKO R3 · 3:40Jul '21

-43

·57 SS (52%)·100 abs·3 td taken·50s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Justin Jaynes

KO/TKO R1 · 4:06Dec '20

+16

·38 SS (37%)·22 abs·1 kd landed

Omar Morales

U-DEC R3May '20

-13

·50 SS (28%)·63 abs·0/1 td

Sodiq Yusuff

KO/TKO R1 · 4:14Aug '19

-10

·24 SS (33%)·34 abs·1 kd taken

↵ 15mo layoff

Humberto Bandenay

KO/TKO R1 · 0:39May '18

·9 SS (47%)·2 abs·1/1 td·24s ctrl·1 kd landed

Jason Knight

U-DEC R3Dec '17

+49

·85 SS (44%)·36 abs·1 td taken·77s ctrl

All Fighters

Lightweight

“Moggly”

Gabriel Benitez

23-1315 UFC

Form

5'8"ht·71"reach·Southpawstance·37age

Last fightLMaheshate·S-DEC·2yr ago

Fighter Context

7–8UFC·

3KO

2Sub

2Dec

9.3min/fight

139UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.77

72%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.036

25%ile

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

Durability

18%ile

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

Round Win Rate

59%

65%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Benitez

Lightweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min5.26

Str. Accuracy41%

731UFC landed/1,754attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.3 vs avg4.49

Str. Defense63%

KD Rate / Fight0.27

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.27

CQ KO Power

Average43%ile0.55

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

57%

Body

23%

Leg

21%

By Position

Dist90%

Clinch3%

Ground7%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=15	R2 n=9	R3 n=8
Landed	23	22	25
Absorbed	19	20	19
Net	+3	+1	+6

Grappling

Benitez

Lightweight avg

22s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.22

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.43

TD Accuracy50%

2UFC landed/4attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.90

2UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense55%

29UFC defended/52opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 4 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

71%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

2Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

4KO/TKO

1Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

3.2pts

W2 dec

1.0pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=9

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

5.2

4.7

6.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.4

4.5

4.7

Diff

+0.8

+0.3

+1.4

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

Benitez — UFC Fight Log

Maheshate

S-DEC·R3·Apr '24

121 SS (41%)·97 abs

Jim MillerElite

SUB·R3·Jan '24

80 SS (44%)·80 abs·2 td taken

Charlie Ontiveros

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '22

37 SS (62%)·22 abs·1/2 td·84s ctrl

David Onama

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '22

46 SS (48%)·36 abs·1 kd taken

Billy Quarantillo

KO/TKO·R3·Jul '21

57 SS (52%)·100 abs·3 td taken·50s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken·1 sub

Justin Jaynes

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '20

38 SS (37%)·22 abs·1 kd

Omar Morales

U-DEC·R3·May '20

50 SS (28%)·63 abs·0/1 td

Sodiq Yusuff

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '19

24 SS (33%)·34 abs·1 kd taken

Round 115 rounds

Round 29 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=15

n=9

n=8

Landed

Absorbed

Net