Gabriel Benitez

🇲🇽

(1988-06-15)

Statistics

UFC Record: 7-8

By Method:

KO/TKO: 3-4
Submission: 2-1
Decision: 2-3

By Elo:

As Favorite: 2-5
As Underdog: 5-3

By Weight Class:

Featherweight: 5-4
Lightweight: 2-3

By Round:

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

By Type:

Ranked Opponent: 1-0

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: L L W L L

Peak Elo: 2809 (2018-05-19)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2636 (#1341)

Bonuses: 3 (1 FOTN, 2 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 9m 16s

Total Fight Time: 2h 19m 6s

Avg Time Between Fights: 214 days

Avg Card Placement: 7.4

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2024-04-27
UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez

Maheshate (24) 🇨🇳
W L L • 1-2
Elo: 2519

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 Gabriel Benitez (35)
7-7 • L W L L W
Elo: 2550

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2024-01-13
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

⭐ Jim Miller (40) 🇺🇸
W W W L W • 25-16 (1 NC)
Elo: 2838

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R3
3:25

🇲🇽 Gabriel Benitez (35)
7-6 • W L L W L
Elo: 2588

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-08-13
UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz

Gabriel Benitez (34) 🇲🇽
L L W L L • 6-6
Elo: 2525

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:35

🇺🇸 Charlie Ontiveros (31)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2392

Pechanga Arena
San Diego, California
United States 🇺🇸

2022-02-19
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill

⭐ David Onama (27) 🇺🇬
L • 0-1
Elo: 2588

CATCHWEIGHT (148 LB)
KO
R1
4:24

🇲🇽 Gabriel Benitez (33)
6-5 • L W L L W
Elo: 2640

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-07-17
UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés

Billy Quarantillo (32) 🇺🇸
W W W L • 3-1
Elo: 2806

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R3
3:40

🇲🇽 Gabriel Benitez (33)
6-4 • W L L W W
Elo: 2714

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-12-05
UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori

⭐ Gabriel Benitez (32) 🇲🇽
L L W W L • 5-4
Elo: 2607

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:06

🇺🇸 Justin Jaynes (31)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2632

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-05-13
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira

Omar Morales (34) 🇻🇪
W • 1-0
Elo: 2673

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 Gabriel Benitez (31)
5-3 • L W W L W
Elo: 2721

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2019-08-17
UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2

Sodiq Yusuff (26) 🇳🇬 🇺🇸
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2849

FEATHERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:14

🇲🇽 Gabriel Benitez (31)
5-2 • W W L W L
Elo: 2809

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States 🇺🇸

2018-05-19
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman

⭐ Gabriel Benitez (29) 🇲🇽
W L W L W • 4-2
Elo: 2705

FEATHERWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:39

🇵🇪 Humberto Bandenay (23)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2720

Movistar Arena
Santiago
Chile 🇨🇱

2017-12-09
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega

Gabriel Benitez (29) 🇲🇽
L W L W W • 3-2
Elo: 2525

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Jason Knight (25)
4-2 • W W W W L
Elo: 2907 • UFC rank: #15

Save Mart Center
Fresno, California
United States 🇺🇸

2017-05-13
UFC 211: Miocic vs dos Santos 2

Enrique Barzola (28) 🇵🇪
W L W • 2-1
Elo: 2584

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 Gabriel Benitez (28)
3-1 • W L W W
Elo: 2641

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2016-09-17
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

Gabriel Benitez (28) 🇲🇽
L W W • 2-1
Elo: 2529

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:20

🇺🇸 Sam Sicilia (30)
5-5 • W L W W L
Elo: 2571

State Farm Arena
Hidalgo, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2015-11-21
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2

⭐ Andre Fili (25) 🇺🇸
W L W L • 2-2
Elo: 2583

FEATHERWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:13

🇲🇽 Gabriel Benitez (27)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2647

Arena Monterrey
Monterrey
Mexico 🇲🇽

2015-06-13
UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum

Gabriel Benitez (26) 🇲🇽
W • 1-0
Elo: 2505

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Clay Collard (22)
1-1 • L W
Elo: 2661

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽

2014-11-15
UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt

Gabriel Benitez (26) 🇲🇽
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2466

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
0:30

🇵🇦 H. Brown Morrison (30)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2220

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽