Benson Henderson

“Smooth”

United StatesLightweightActiveage 42

24-7

77% win rate

W2 streak

2013-04-20 → 2013-04-20

90held 5 bouts

Bouts at peak

EndedLvs · Sub · 2013-08-31 · score → 71

Career timeline

Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.

11 wins3 losseslast 5: W W L L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2015

Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.

Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.

Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.

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Metrics

Metric	R1(14)	R2(12)	R3(12)	R4(8)	R5(6)
Sig Str landed	15.0	19.4	16.3	15.2	15.0
Sig Str absorbed	12.1	9.1	8.5	7.8	10.5
Takedowns landed	0.29	0.67	0.83	0.94	0.50
Takedowns absorbed	0.50	0.83	0.50	0.50	0.17
Control time	1:01	1:23	1:35	1:10	1:10

Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.

Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.

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SherdogMay 23, 2026
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Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.