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: 2810 (2018-05-19)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2637 (#1351)

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: 2518 (45%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎ Gabriel Benitez (35)
7-7 • L W L L W
Elo: 2551 (55%)

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: 2843 (81%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R3
3:25

🇲🇽 ︎ Gabriel Benitez (35)
7-6 • W L L W L
Elo: 2588 (19%)

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 (68%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:35

🇺🇸 ︎ Charlie Ontiveros (31)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2392 (32%)

Pechanga Arena
San Diego, California
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ David Onama (27) 🇺🇬 ︎
L • 0-1
Elo: 2588 (43%)

CATCHWEIGHT (148 LB)
KO
R1
4:24

🇲🇽 ︎ Gabriel Benitez (33)
6-5 • L W L L W
Elo: 2640 (57%)

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 (63%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R3
3:40

🇲🇽 ︎ Gabriel Benitez (33)
6-4 • W L L W W
Elo: 2714 (37%)

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 (46%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:06

🇺🇸 ︎ Justin Jaynes (31)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2632 (54%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Omar Morales (34) 🇻🇪 ︎
W • 1-0
Elo: 2673 (43%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎ Gabriel Benitez (31)
5-3 • L W W L W
Elo: 2721 (57%)

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 (56%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:14

🇲🇽 ︎ Gabriel Benitez (31)
5-2 • W W L W L
Elo: 2810 (44%)

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 (48%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:39

🇵🇪 ︎ Humberto Bandenay (23)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2722 (52%)

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 (10%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Jason Knight (25)
4-2 • W W W W L
Elo: 2907 (90%) • 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 (42%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎ Gabriel Benitez (28)
3-1 • W L W W
Elo: 2641 (58%)

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 (44%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:20

🇺🇸 ︎ Sam Sicilia (30)
5-5 • W L W W L
Elo: 2571 (56%)

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 (41%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:13

🇲🇽 ︎ Gabriel Benitez (27)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2647 (59%)

Arena Monterrey
Monterrey
Mexico 🇲🇽 ︎

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

Gabriel Benitez (26) 🇲🇽 ︎
W • 1-0
Elo: 2505 (29%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Clay Collard (22)
1-1 • L W
Elo: 2661 (71%)

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽 ︎

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

Gabriel Benitez (26) 🇲🇽 ︎
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2466 (80%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
0:30

🇵🇦 ︎ H. Brown Morrison (30)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2220 (20%)

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽 ︎