Ryan Benoit (10-8, 9) was born in San Diego, California, U.S. on August 25, 1989. At the age of 19 years on May 9, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against LeJerrian Lindley, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On March 14, 2015, 25-year old Ryan Benoit made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 185 against a 21-year old Sergio Pettis, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
Benoit's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Zarrukh Adashev at UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland at age 31 on July 31, 2021. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ryan Benoit's best fights have been against Ashkan Mokhtarian, Fredy Serrano, Sergio Pettis, Tim Elliott, Cody Fuller and Cody Williams. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Ryan Benoit".
Benoit has 8 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Ryan Benoit Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | Jul 31, 2021 31 years, 11 months 10-8 (9) | 29 years 3-3 (2) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
17  | Jul 16, 2020 30 years, 10 months 10-7 (9) | 33 years, 6 months 15-11-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
16  | Dec 21, 2019 30 years, 3 months 10-6 (9) | 28 years 13-7-1 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | Loss |
15  | Nov 19, 2017 28 years, 2 months 10-5 (9) | 32 years, 2 months 13-2 (12) | UFC | FL | 3 | KO | Win Head kick |
14  | Dec 3, 2016 27 years, 3 months 9-5 (8) | 22 years, 11 months 12-3 (10) | TUF | FL | 3 | SD | Loss |
13  | Jul 30, 2016 26 years, 11 months 9-4 (8) | 36 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | Win |
12  | Nov 15, 2015 26 years, 2 months 8-4 (8) | 27 years, 3 months 15-5 (13) | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke |
11  | Mar 14, 2015 25 years, 6 months 8-3 (8) | 21 years, 6 months 12-1 (6) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
10  | Nov 30, 2013 24 years, 3 months 7-3 (7) | 29 years, 4 months 10-2 (5) | TUF | FL | 2 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke |
9 | Oct 11, 2013 24 years, 1 months 7-2 (7) | Cody Fuller | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
8  | May 10, 2013 23 years, 8 months 6-2 (6) | 26 years, 11 months 9-1 (8) | 3 | UD | Loss | ||
7 | Dec 14, 2012 23 years, 3 months 6-1 (6) | Joseph Sandoval | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
6 | Aug 16, 2012 22 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | Randy Villarreal | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
5 | May 11, 2012 22 years, 8 months 4-1 (4) | Cody Williams | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Mar 11, 2011 21 years, 6 months 3-1 (3) | Matt Espinoza | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
3 | Jun 19, 2010 20 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | Tim Snyder | 3 | MD | Loss | ||
2 | Aug 29, 2009 20 years 2-0 (2) | Davis Sylvester | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
1 | May 9, 2009 19 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | LeJerrian Lindley | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
