Fighter Profile›Flyweight

Joseph Benavidez

28-821 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 3L

Inactive

4× Title

4× 5R

High Wear

5'4"ht·65"reach·Southpawstance·41age

Last fightLAskar Askarov·U-DEC·R3·5yr ago

Fighter Context

15–6UFC·

5KO

1Sub

9Dec

11.4min/fight

240UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

10–6(16 fights)

30%finish rate

+0.9str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.85

Positive

81%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.141

Average

43%ile

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

Durability

Durable

58%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

63%

Strong

74%ile

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

Striking

Benavidez

Distance Striker

Body Attacker

Flyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.52

Str. Accuracy34%

938UFC landed/2,543attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.0 vs avg2.67

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / fight0.29

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.24

CQ KO Power

Below Avg38%ile0.64

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

53%

Body

26%

Leg

20%

By Position

Distance80%

Clinch12%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 121 rounds	Round 216 rounds	Round 312 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	19	18	19	5	5
Avg. Absorbed	15	13	14	15	12
Avg. Net	+5	+5	+5	-10	-7

Grappling

Benavidez

Control Wrestler

·117s ctrlActive Control

Flyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.41

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.87

TD Accuracy30%

24UFC landed/78attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

1UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

57UFC defended/84opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

40%

Average

div avg 45%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 15

Submission1 / 15

Decision9 / 15

KD → Finish

4/5Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 6

Submission1 / 6

Decision3 / 6

Loss Pattern

3 of 6 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 6 of 6 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

2.1pts

W7 dec

2.2pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

9UD

3SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 47 vs 42 first half

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=21

R2n=16

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

4.1

3.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

3.0

2.9

Diff

+1.0

+1.1

+0.9

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

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Str. Acc+18%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Benavidez — 21 UFC Fights

Result

Method

21 fights

Askar Askarov

U-DEC R3Mar '21

-12

·46 SS (40%)·58 abs·5 td taken

Deiveson Figueiredo

TITLE

SUB R1 · 4:48Jul '20

-17

·18 SS (64%)·35 abs·2 kd taken

Deiveson Figueiredo

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 1:54Feb '20

+21

·46 SS (49%)·25 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·10s ctrl·1 kd taken

Jussier FormigaVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 4:47Jun '19

+35

·50 SS (43%)·15 abs·1 td taken·123s ctrl·1 kd landed

Dustin OrtizVeteran

U-DEC R3Jan '19

-28

·21 SS (42%)·49 abs·7/12 td·3 td taken·407s ctrl·1 kd landed

Alex Perez

KO/TKO R1 · 4:19Nov '18

+21

·35 SS (49%)·14 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·75s ctrl

Sergio Pettis

S-DEC R3Jun '18

-15

·59 SS (32%)·74 abs·2/14 td·264s ctrl

↵ 18mo layoff

Henry Cejudo

S-DEC R3Dec '16

·69 SS (30%)·68 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Zach Makovsky

U-DEC R3Feb '16

+26

·66 SS (34%)·40 abs·4 td taken·34s ctrl

Ali Bagautinov

U-DEC R3Oct '15

+17

·48 SS (33%)·31 abs·0/1 td

Benavidez — Prior Tracked Fights (8)

WJunya KudoDreamSUBR1—

WDanny MartinezWECU-DECR3—

WJeff CurranWECU-DECR3—

LDominick CruzWECU-DECR3—

WRani YahyaWECKO/TKOR1—

WMiguel TorresWECSUBR2—

LDominick CruzWECS-DECR5—

WWagnney FabianoWECSUBR2—

All Fighters

Flyweight

Joseph Benavidez

28-821 UFC

Form

5'4"ht·65"reach·Southpawstance·41age

Last fightLAskar Askarov·U-DEC·5yr ago

Fighter Context

15–6UFC·

5KO

1Sub

9Dec

11.4min/fight

240UFC min

vs. Winning Record10–6

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.85

81%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.141

43%ile

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

Durability

58%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

63%

74%ile

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

Striking

Benavidez

Flyweight avg

Distance StrikerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.52

Str. Accuracy34%

938UFC landed/2,543attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.0 vs avg2.67

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / Fight0.29

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.24

CQ KO Power

Below Avg38%ile0.64

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

53%

Body

26%

Leg

20%

By Position

Dist80%

Clinch12%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=21	R2 n=16	R3 n=12	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	19	18	19	5	5
Absorbed	15	13	14	15	12
Net	+5	+5	+5	-10	-7

Grappling

Benavidez

Flyweight avg

Control Wrestler

117s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.41

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.87

TD Accuracy30%

24UFC landed/78attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

1UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

57UFC defended/84opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 5 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

40%

Average

Win Methods

5KO/TKO

1Sub

9Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/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.

2.1pts

W7 dec

2.2pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

9UD

3SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=21

R2n=16

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

4.1

3.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

3.0

2.9

Diff

+1.0

+1.1

+0.9

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Benavidez — UFC Fight Log

Askar Askarov

U-DEC·R3·Mar '21

46 SS (40%)·58 abs·5 td taken

Deiveson FigueiredoTITLE

SUB·R1·Jul '20

18 SS (64%)·35 abs·2 kd taken

Deiveson FigueiredoTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·Feb '20

46 SS (49%)·25 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·10s ctrl·1 kd taken

Jussier FormigaVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Jun '19

50 SS (43%)·15 abs·1 td taken·123s ctrl·1 kd

Dustin OrtizVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jan '19

21 SS (42%)·49 abs·7/12 td·3 td taken·407s ctrl·1 kd

Alex Perez

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '18

35 SS (49%)·14 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·75s ctrl

Sergio Pettis

S-DEC·R3·Jun '18

59 SS (32%)·74 abs·2/14 td·264s ctrl

Henry Cejudo

S-DEC·R3·Dec '16

69 SS (30%)·68 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Benavidez — Prior Tracked Fights (8)

WJunya KudoDreamSUBR1

WDanny MartinezWECU-DECR3

WJeff CurranWECU-DECR3

LDominick CruzWECU-DECR3

WRani YahyaWECKO/TKOR1

WMiguel TorresWECSUBR2

LDominick CruzWECS-DECR5

WWagnney FabianoWECSUBR2

Round 121 rounds

Round 216 rounds

Round 312 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-10

-7

n=21

n=16

n=12

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-10

-7