Benson Henderson

🇺🇸

(1983-11-16)

Statistics

UFC Record: 11-3

By Method:

KO/TKO: 0-1
Submission: 2-1
Decision: 9-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 8-2
As Underdog: 3-1

By Weight Class:

Lightweight: 9-3
Welterweight: 2-0

By Round:

Round 1: 0-2
Round 3: 3-1
Round 4: 2-0
Round 5: 6-0

By Type:

Main Event: 8-2
Title Fight: 4-1
Ranked Opponent: 3-3

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: WLLWW

Peak Elo: 3316 (2012-12-08) (#86)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3044 (#51)

Bonuses: 4 (3 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 18m 1s

Total Fight Time: 4h 12m 16s (#88)

Avg Time Between Fights: 133 days

Avg Card Slot: 1.5 (#4)

Avg Age: 29.6 years

Avg Opp Age: 29.9 years

Peak Rankings:

#5 Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Lightweight Champion

#13 Welterweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2015-11-28
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal

Benson Henderson (32)

🇺🇸

WLLWW • 10-3
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3065 (58%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸

Jorge Masvidal (31)
6-2 • WWWLW
Elo: 3007 (42%)

Olympic Gymnastics Arena
Seoul
South Korea🇰🇷

2015-02-14
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch

Benson Henderson (31)

🇺🇸

LLWWL • 9-3
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3002 (68%)

WELTERWEIGHT

⭐SUB⭐

R4
3:58

🇺🇸

Brandon Thatch (29)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2868 (32%)

1stBank Center
Broomfield, Colorado
United States🇺🇸

2015-01-18
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver

Donald Cerrone (31)

🇺🇸

WWWWW • 13-3
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3249 (76%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Benson Henderson (31)
9-2 • LWWLW
Elo: 3050 (24%) • UFC rank: #5

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States🇺🇸

2014-08-23
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos

⭐ Rafael Dos Anjos (29)

🇧🇷

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WWWLW • 10-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3057 (33%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:31

🇺🇸

Benson Henderson (30)
9-1 • WWLWW
Elo: 3186 (67%) • UFC rank: #1

BOK Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United States🇺🇸

2014-06-07
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov

⭐ Benson Henderson (30)

🇺🇸

WLWWW • 8-1
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3137 (75%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R4
1:16

🇷🇺

Rustam Khabilov (27)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 2940 (25%) • UFC rank: #11

Tingley Coliseum
Albuquerque, New Mexico
United States🇺🇸

2014-01-25
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson

Benson Henderson (30)

🇺🇸

LWWWW • 7-1
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3139 (67%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸

Josh Thomson (35)
3-1 • WWLW
Elo: 3009 (33%) • UFC rank: #4

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States🇺🇸

2013-08-31
UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2

⭐ Anthony Pettis (26)

🇺🇸

LWWW • 3-1
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3090 (24%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R1
4:31

🇺🇸

Benson Henderson (29)
7-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3291 (76%) • UFC rank: Champ

BMO Harris Bradley Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States🇺🇸

2013-04-20
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez

Benson Henderson (29)

🇺🇸

WWWWW • 6-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3316 (79%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸

Gilbert Melendez (31)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 3077 (21%) • UFC rank: #1

HP Pavilion
San Jose, California
United States🇺🇸

2012-12-08
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz

Benson Henderson (29)

🇺🇸

WWWWW • 5-0
Elo: 3272 (77%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸

Nate Diaz (27)
11-5 • LLWWW
Elo: 3054 (23%)

KeyArena
Seattle, Washington
United States🇺🇸

2012-08-11
UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II

Benson Henderson (28)

🇺🇸

WWWW • 4-0
Elo: 3281 (71%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸

Frankie Edgar (30)
9-2-1 • WWDWL
Elo: 3121 (29%)

Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
United States🇺🇸

2012-02-25
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson

Benson Henderson (28)

🇺🇸

WWW • 3-0
Elo: 3156 (37%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇺🇸

Frankie Edgar (30)
9-1-1 • WWWDW
Elo: 3246 (63%)

Saitama Super Arena
Saitama
Japan🇯🇵

2011-11-12
UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos

Benson Henderson (27)

🇺🇸

WW • 2-0
Elo: 3054 (48%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Clay Guida (29)
9-5 • LWWWW
Elo: 3061 (52%)

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States🇺🇸

2011-08-14
UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle

Benson Henderson (27)

🇺🇸

W • 1-0
Elo: 2909 (27%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Jim Miller (27)
9-1 • WWWWW
Elo: 3077 (73%)

Bradley Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States🇺🇸

2011-04-30
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields

Benson Henderson (27)

🇺🇸

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2828 (59%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦

Mark Bocek (29)
5-3 • WWWLW
Elo: 2761 (41%)

Rogers Centre
Toronto
Canada🇨🇦