Benson Henderson MMA Record: 30-13 (14 finishes)

Record & Stats

Record30-13 (14 finishes)

Born

Nov 16, 1983

Age

42Y, 9M

Stance

Southpaw

Height

Reach

Ape Index

Stoppages

14 (33%)

KO/TKO

5 (12%)

Submissions

9 (21%)

Analytics

Championships

Wins2Record6-4

WECLightweight

UFCLightweight

Benson Henderson MMA record

Benson "Smooth" Henderson retired with a professional MMA record of 30-13 (14 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 43 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Henderson's most recent fight was a loss to Patrick Habirora on May 23, 2026.

Henderson won championships at lightweight, with two title captures spanning the UFC and WEC. He went 6-4 in major title fights.

Complete Fight Record

Complete professional MMA record of Benson Henderson, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date.
No	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via	Rd	Technique	Title	Weight	Promotion
43	May 23, 2026	42	Patrick Habirora	L	KO	1	Punches	—	Welterweight	PFL
42	Mar 10, 2023	39	Usman Nurmagomedov	L	SUB	1	Rear-naked choke	—	Lightweight	Bellator
41	Sep 23, 2022	38	Peter Queally	W	UD	5	—	—	Welterweight	Bellator
40	Jan 29, 2022	38	Islam Mamedov	W	SD	3	—	—	Welterweight	Bellator
39	Oct 16, 2021	37	Brent Primus	L	UD	3	—	—	Welterweight	Bellator
38	Nov 19, 2020	37	Jason Jackson	L	UD	3	—	—	Welterweight	Bellator
37	Aug 7, 2020	36	Michael Chandler	L	KO	1	Punches	—	Lightweight	Bellator
36	Sep 27, 2019	35	Myles Jury	W	UD	3	—	—	Lightweight	Bellator
35	Apr 27, 2019	35	Adam Piccolotti	W	SD	3	—	—	Lightweight	Bellator
34	Oct 13, 2018	34	Saad Awad	W	UD	3	—	—	Lightweight	Bellator
33	Apr 6, 2018	34	Roger Huerta	W	SUB	2	Guillotine choke	—	Lightweight	Bellator
32	Sep 24, 2017	33	Patricky Pitbull	L	SD	3	—	—	Lightweight	Bellator
31	Nov 19, 2016	33	Michael Chandler	L	SD	5	—	~ Bellator World Championship	Lightweight	Bellator
30	Aug 26, 2016	32	Patrício Pitbull	W	TKO	2	Leg injury	—	Lightweight	Bellator
29	Apr 22, 2016	32	Andrey Koreshkov	L	UD	5	—	~ Bellator World Championship	Welterweight	Bellator
28	Nov 28, 2015	32	Jorge Masvidal	W	SD	5	—	—	Welterweight	UFC
27	Feb 14, 2015	31	Brandon Thatch	W	SUB	4	Rear-naked choke	—	Welterweight	UFC
26	Jan 18, 2015	31	Donald Cerrone	L	UD	3	—	—	Lightweight	UFC
25	Aug 23, 2014	30	Rafael dos Anjos	L	KO	1	Punch	—	Lightweight	UFC
24	Jun 7, 2014	30	Rustam Khabilov	W	SUB	4	Rear-naked choke	—	Lightweight	UFC
23	Jan 25, 2014	30	Josh Thomson	W	SD	5	—	—	Lightweight	UFC
22	Aug 31, 2013	29	Anthony Pettis	L	SUB	1	Armbar	− UFC Championship	Lightweight	UFC
21	Apr 20, 2013	29	Gilbert Melendez	W	SD	5	—	! UFC Championship	Lightweight	UFC
20	Dec 8, 2012	29	Nate Diaz	W	UD	5	—	! UFC Championship	Lightweight	UFC
19	Aug 11, 2012	28	Frankie Edgar	W	SD	5	—	! UFC Championship	Lightweight	UFC
18	Feb 26, 2012	28	Frankie Edgar	W	UD	5	—	+ UFC Championship	Lightweight	UFC
17	Nov 12, 2011	27	Clay Guida	W	UD	3	—	—	Lightweight	UFC
16	Aug 14, 2011	27	Jim Miller	W	UD	3	—	—	Lightweight	UFC
15	Apr 30, 2011	27	Mark Bocek	W	UD	3	—	—	Lightweight	UFC
14	Dec 16, 2010	27	Anthony Pettis	L	UD	5	—	− WEC Championship	Lightweight	WEC
13	Apr 24, 2010	26	Donald Cerrone	W	SUB	1	Guillotine choke	! WEC Championship	Lightweight	WEC
12	Jan 10, 2010	26	Jamie Varner	W	SUB	3	Guillotine choke	+ WEC Championship	Lightweight	WEC
11	Oct 10, 2009	25	Donald Cerrone	W	UD	5	—	+ Interim WEC Championship	Lightweight	WEC
10	Apr 5, 2009	25	Shane Roller	W	TKO	1	Punches	—	—	WEC
9	Jan 25, 2009	25	Anthony Njokuani	W	SUB	2	Guillotine choke	—	—	WEC
8	Oct 4, 2008	24	Diego Saraiva	W	UD	3	—	—	—	—
7	Jul 25, 2008	24	Ricardo Tirloni	W	SUB	2	Guillotine choke	—	—	MFC
6	May 9, 2008	24	Mike Maestas	W	SUB	3	Rear-naked choke	—	—	MFC
5	Dec 7, 2007	24	Bryan Corley	W	SUB	1	Rear-naked choke	—	—	Victory FC
4	Jun 23, 2007	23	David Dagloria	W	TKO	1	Submission to punches	—	—	—
3	Mar 31, 2007	23	Rocky Johnson	L	CKO	1	Anaconda choke	—	—	—
2	Feb 16, 2007	23	Allen Williams	W	TKO	1	Punches	—	—	Victory FC
1	Nov 18, 2006	23	Dan Gregary	W	TKO	1	Submission to punches	—	—	—