Joseph Benavidez (28-8, 17) was born in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. on July 31, 1984. At the age of 21 years on June 3, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Brandon Shelton, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On March 19, 2011, 26-year old Joseph Benavidez made his UFC debut on his 16th professional MMA fight at UFC 128 against a 27-year old Ian Loveland, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Benavidez' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Askar Askarov at UFC 259 at age 36 on March 6, 2021. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 19 times in the UFC, and has a record of 13 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Joseph Benavidez' best fights have been against Jussier Formiga, Tim Elliott, Darren Uyenoyama, Rani Yahya, Alex Perez, Yasuhiro Urushitani and Miguel Torres.
Benavidez has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36  | Mar 6, 2021 36 years, 7 months 28-8 (17) | 28 years, 4 months 13-0-1 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
35  | Jul 19, 2020 35 years, 11 months 28-7 (17) | 32 years, 7 months 18-1 (15) | UFC | FL | 1 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke For UFC flyweight title Vacant |
34 | Feb 29, 2020 35 years, 7 months 28-6 (17) | 32 years, 2 months 17-1 (14) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC flyweight title Vacant |
33  | Jun 29, 2019 34 years, 10 months 28-5 (17) | 34 years, 2 months 23-5 (9) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
32  | Jan 19, 2019 34 years, 5 months 27-5 (16) | 30 years 19-7 (12) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Nov 30, 2018 34 years, 4 months 26-5 (16) | 26 years, 8 months 21-4 (9) | TUF | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
30  | Jun 9, 2018 33 years, 10 months 25-5 (15) | 24 years, 9 months 16-3 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
29  | Dec 3, 2016 32 years, 4 months 25-4 (15) | 29 years, 9 months 10-1 (4) | TUF | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
28  | Feb 6, 2016 31 years, 6 months 24-4 (15) | 33 years, 9 months 19-6 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Oct 3, 2015 31 years, 2 months 23-4 (15) | 30 years, 3 months 13-3 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | May 23, 2015 30 years, 9 months 22-4 (15) | 31 years, 2 months 16-3 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
25 | Nov 22, 2014 30 years, 3 months 21-4 (15) | 25 years, 10 months 14-3 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Apr 26, 2014 29 years, 8 months 20-4 (15) | 27 years, 4 months 10-4-1 (6) | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
23  | Dec 14, 2013 29 years, 4 months 19-4 (14) | 27 years, 4 months 11-2-1 (5) | UFC | FL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch For UFC flyweight title |
22 | Sep 4, 2013 29 years, 1 months 19-3 (14) | 28 years, 4 months 15-2 (7) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body and punches |
21  | Apr 20, 2013 28 years, 8 months 18-3 (13) | 33 years, 6 months 8-3 (5) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Body punches |
20  | Feb 2, 2013 28 years, 6 months 17-3 (12) | 28 years, 6 months 11-3-1 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19 | Sep 22, 2012 28 years, 1 months 16-3 (12) | 26 years, 1 months 8-2-1 (4) | UFC | FL | 5 | SD | LOSS For UFC flyweight title |
18 | Mar 3, 2012 27 years, 7 months 16-2 (12) | Yasuhiro Urushitani | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17  | Aug 14, 2011 27 years 15-2 (11) | 27 years, 1 months 18-7-1 (14) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Mar 19, 2011 26 years, 7 months 14-2 (11) | 27 years, 6 months 14-7 (12) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Nov 11, 2010 26 years, 3 months 13-2 (11) | 35 years, 3 months 14-2 (9) | WEC | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
14  | Aug 18, 2010 26 years 12-2 (10) | 25 years, 5 months 15-1 (7) | WEC | BT | 5 | SD | LOSS For WEC bantamweight title |
13  | Mar 6, 2010 25 years, 7 months 12-1 (10) | 29 years, 1 months 37-2 (31) | WEC | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
12  | Dec 19, 2009 25 years, 4 months 11-1 (9) | 25 years, 3 months 15-4 (13) | WEC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Aug 9, 2009 25 years 10-1 (8) | 24 years, 5 months 13-1 (6) | WEC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10  | Apr 5, 2009 24 years, 8 months 10-0 (8) | 31 years, 7 months 31-10-1 (20) | WEC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9  | Dec 3, 2008 24 years, 4 months 9-0 (8) | 23 years, 5 months 13-2 (10) | WEC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Jul 21, 2008 23 years, 11 months 8-0 (8) | Junya Kodo | Dream | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
7 | May 8, 2008 23 years, 9 months 7-0 (7) | Maurice Eazel | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
6 | Jan 17, 2008 23 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | Jason Georgianna | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
5 | Jun 1, 2007 22 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Rocky Del Monte | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
4 | Apr 28, 2007 22 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Carlos Lovio | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Apr 7, 2007 22 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Justin Smitley | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
2 | Oct 14, 2006 22 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Ramon Rodriguez | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
1 | Jun 3, 2006 21 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Brandon Shelton | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
