Record & Stats
Record28-8 (17 finishes)Born
Jul 31, 1984
Age
42Y, 1M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
17 (47%)
KO/TKO
8 (22%)
Submissions
9 (25%)
Analytics
Joseph Benavidez MMA record
Joseph Benavidez retired with a professional MMA record of 28-8 (17 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 36 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Benavidez's most recent fight was a loss to Askar Askarov on Mar 6, 2021.
Benavidez went 0-5 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Mar 6, 2021 | 36 | Askar Askarov | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 35 | Jul 19, 2020 | 35 | Deiveson Figueiredo | L | CKO | 1 | Rear-naked choke | ~ UFC Championship | Flyweight | UFC |
| 34 | Feb 29, 2020 | 35 | Deiveson Figueiredo | L | TKO | 2 | Punches | ~ UFC Championship | Flyweight | UFC |
| 33 | Jun 29, 2019 | 34 | Jussier Formiga | W | TKO | 2 | Head kick and punches | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 32 | Jan 19, 2019 | 34 | Dustin Ortiz | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 31 | Nov 30, 2018 | 34 | Alex Perez | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Bantamweight | TUF |
| 30 | Jun 9, 2018 | 33 | Sergio Pettis | L | SD | 3 | β | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 29 | Dec 3, 2016 | 32 | Henry Cejudo | W | SD | 3 | β | β | Flyweight | TUF |
| 28 | Feb 6, 2016 | 31 | Zach Makovsky | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 27 | Oct 3, 2015 | 31 | Ali Bagautinov | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 26 | May 23, 2015 | 30 | John Moraga | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 25 | Nov 22, 2014 | 30 | Dustin Ortiz | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 24 | Apr 26, 2014 | 29 | Tim Elliott | W | SUB | 1 | Guillotine choke | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 23 | Dec 14, 2013 | 29 | Demetrious Johnson | L | KO | 1 | Punches | ~ UFC Championship | Flyweight | UFC |
| 22 | Sep 4, 2013 | 29 | Jussier Formiga | W | TKO | 1 | Knee to the body and punches | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 21 | Apr 20, 2013 | 28 | Darren Uyenoyama | W | TKO | 2 | Body punch | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 20 | Feb 2, 2013 | 28 | Ian McCall | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 19 | Sep 22, 2012 | 28 | Demetrious Johnson | L | SD | 5 | β | ~ UFC Championship | Flyweight | UFC |
| 18 | Mar 3, 2012 | 27 | Yasuhiro Urushitani | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 17 | Aug 14, 2011 | 27 | Eddie Wineland | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 16 | Mar 19, 2011 | 26 | Ian Loveland | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 15 | Nov 11, 2010 | 26 | Wagnney Fabiano | W | SUB | 2 | Guillotine choke | β | Bantamweight | WEC |
| 14 | Aug 18, 2010 | 26 | Dominick Cruz | L | SD | 5 | β | ~ WEC Championship | Bantamweight | WEC |
| 13 | Mar 6, 2010 | 25 | Miguel Torres | W | SUB | 2 | Guillotine choke | β | Bantamweight | WEC |
| 12 | Dec 19, 2009 | 25 | Rani Yahya | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Bantamweight | WEC |
| 11 | Aug 9, 2009 | 25 | Dominick Cruz | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | WEC |
| 10 | Apr 5, 2009 | 24 | Jeff Curran | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | WEC |
| 9 | Dec 3, 2008 | 24 | Danny Martinez | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | WEC |
| 8 | Jul 21, 2008 | 23 | Junya Kodo | W | SUB | 1 | Guillotine choke | β | β | DREAM |
| 7 | May 8, 2008 | 23 | Maurice Eazel | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | β | PFC |
| 6 | Jan 17, 2008 | 23 | Jason Georgianna | W | SUB | 2 | Guillotine choke | β | β | PFC |
| 5 | Jun 1, 2007 | 22 | Rocky Del Monte | W | SUB | 2 | Triangle choke | β | β | β |
| 4 | Apr 28, 2007 | 22 | Carlos Lovio | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | β |
| 3 | Apr 7, 2007 | 22 | Justin Smitley | W | TKO | 3 | Doctor stoppage | β | β | β |
| 2 | Oct 14, 2006 | 22 | Ramon Rodriguez | W | SUB | 2 | Triangle choke | β | β | β |
| 1 | Jun 3, 2006 | 21 | Brandon Shelton | W | SUB | 2 | Kimura | β | β | β |