Benito Lopez (10-2, 5) was born in Oroville, California, United States on April 6, 1994. At the age of 19 years on April 4, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Oscar Ramirez, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On December 9, 2017, 23-year old Benito Lopez made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega against a 26-year old Albert Morales, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Lopez' last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Mario Bautista at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos at age 28 on November 5, 2022. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Benito Lopez' best fights have been against Journey Newson, Albert Morales, Vince Morales, Steven Peterson, Oscar Ramirez, Rick James and Stephone Taylor. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Benito Lopez".
Lopez has 2 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Benito Lopez Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12  | Nov 5, 2022 28 years, 6 months 10-2 (5) | 29 years, 4 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | Loss Reverse triangle armbar |
11  | Jul 13, 2019 25 years, 3 months 10-1 (5) | 28 years, 8 months 9-3 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
10  | Feb 17, 2019 24 years, 10 months 9-1 (5) | 24 years, 6 months 13-0 (10) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke |
9  | Dec 9, 2017 23 years, 8 months 9-0 (5) | 26 years, 6 months 7-2-1 (5) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
8  | Aug 22, 2017 23 years, 4 months 8-0 (5) | 27 years, 2 months 15-5 (10) | BT | 3 | SD | Win | |
7 | Jun 24, 2017 23 years, 2 months 7-0 (5) | Benjamin Vinson | KOTC | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Doctor Stoppage |
6  | Oct 8, 2016 22 years, 6 months 6-0 (4) | 27 years, 7 months 3-0 (1) | KOTC | BT | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
5 | Mar 19, 2016 21 years, 11 months 5-0 (3) | Rick James | KOTC | BT | 1 | KO | Win Punch |
4 | Jul 12, 2015 21 years, 3 months 4-0 (2) | Stephone Taylor | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke | |
3 | Feb 28, 2015 20 years, 10 months 3-0 (1) | Matt Wagy | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
2 | Sep 13, 2014 20 years, 5 months 2-0 (0) | Drey Mitchell | FL | 3 | UD | Win | |
1 | Apr 4, 2014 19 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | Oscar Ramirez | Bellator | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
