Benson Henderson Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
W	Jorge Masvidal Welterweight	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal	Nov 28, 2015
W	Brandon Thatch Welterweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R4	3:58	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch	Feb 14, 2015
L	#3Donald Cerrone Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver	Jan 18, 2015
L	#5Rafael Dos Anjos Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R1	2:31	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos	Aug 23, 2014
W	#11Rustam Khabilov Lightweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R4	1:16	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov	Jun 7, 2014
W	#4Josh Thomson Lightweight	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Thomson	Jan 25, 2014
L	CAnthony PettisTitle Lightweight	Submission	Armbar From Bottom Guard	R1	4:41	UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2	Aug 31, 2013
W	#1Gilbert MelendezTitle Lightweight	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez	Apr 20, 2013
W	Nate DiazTitle Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz	Dec 8, 2012
W	Frankie EdgarTitle Lightweight	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II	Aug 11, 2012
W	Frankie EdgarTitle Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson	Feb 25, 2012
W	Clay Guida Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos	Nov 12, 2011
W	Jim Miller Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle	Aug 14, 2011
W	Mark Bocek Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields	Apr 30, 2011

Outside the UFC

19-10across 29 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 7 sub · 7 decBellator · WEC · PFL · EVO MMA · MFC 17 +6

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Patrick Habirora9-0	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:20	PFL	May 23, 2026
L	Usman Nurmagomedov21-0	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:37	Bellator	Mar 10, 2023
W	Peter Queally13-8-1	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Bellator	Sep 23, 2022
W	Islam Mamedov23-3-1	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Bellator	Jan 29, 2022
L	Brent Primus16-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Oct 16, 2021
L	Jason Jackson20-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Nov 19, 2020
L	Michael Chandler23-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:09	Bellator	Aug 7, 2020
W	Myles Jury19-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Sep 27, 2019
W	Adam Piccolotti15-6	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Bellator	Apr 27, 2019
W	Saad Awad24-14	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Oct 13, 2018
W	Roger Huerta24-14-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	0:49	Bellator	Apr 6, 2018
L	Patricky Freire25-16	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Bellator	Sep 23, 2017
L	Michael Chandler23-10	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	Bellator	Nov 19, 2016
W	Patricio Freire37-9	KO/TKO	Leg Injury	R2	2:26	Bellator	Aug 26, 2016
L	Andrey Koreshkov30-6	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Bellator	Apr 22, 2016
L	Anthony Pettis25-14	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	WEC	Dec 16, 2010
W	Donald Cerrone36-17	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:57	WEC	Apr 24, 2010
W	Jamie Varner21-11-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	2:41	WEC	Jan 10, 2010
W	Donald Cerrone36-17	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	WEC	Oct 10, 2009
W	Shane Roller11-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:41	WEC	Apr 5, 2009
W	Anthony Njokuani18-16	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	0:42	WEC	Jan 25, 2009
W	Diego Saraiva22-20-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	EVO MMA	Oct 4, 2008
W	Ricardo Tirloni21-9	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	3:49	MFC 17	Jul 25, 2008
W	Mike Maestas9-2-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	4:11	MFC 16	May 9, 2008
W	Bryan Corley2-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:36	VFC 21	Dec 7, 2007
W	David Dagloria3-4	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:45	UCE	Jun 23, 2007
L	Rocky Johnson22-17	Submission	Anaconda Choke	R1	0:46	Battlequest 5	Mar 31, 2007
W	Allen Williams0-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:37	VFC 18	Feb 16, 2007
W	Dan Gregary4-3	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	4:21	Midwest Championship Fighting	Nov 18, 2006

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionROF 27

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Chad Klingensmith6-2	KO/TKO	Punch	R2	1:47	ROF 27	Dec 9, 2006

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

5 wins, 3 losses

W5

L3

Submission

9 wins, 3 losses

W9

L3

Decision

16 wins, 7 losses

W16

L7

Finishes

UFC KOs

0

Below avg · 11%Lightweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.21

Above avg · 0.21Lightweight

UFC submissions

2

Above avg · 6%Lightweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.71

Above avg · 0.44Lightweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Benson Henderson

PowerChin

Knockout rate

0%

0 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

3

0.83 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

1

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

2

0.93 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

8 scorecards on file

Benson Henderson

Scorecard luck

Cards have leaned their way

Won 3 of 3 coin-flip decisions — the kind of close calls that have tended to fall their way. Judges have given them 10 of 14 rounds they disagreed on (71%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

3–0

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

10–4

Won – Lost

71% went their way

Unanimous5 decisions · 63%

4W1L

Split3 decisions · 38%

3W

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

3 rounds total

3

Won

0

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC57th

45%826 / 1,801

Striking accuracy

63%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+1.14 differential

Landed2.93

Absorbed1.79

63%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+8%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head44%34th362
Body30%74th247
Leg26%81st217

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

63%Standing

Standing63%520
Clinch19%154
Ground18%152

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Benson Henderson

Landed per 15

Head

D

31st

21.5

31st

Body

A

76th

14.7

76th

Leg

A

83rd

12.9

83rd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A+

92nd

12.8

92nd

Body

C

47th

9.9

47th

Leg

B

63rd

6.1

63rd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	21.5	362	1,203	30%
Body	14.7	247	323	76%
Leg	12.9	217	275	79%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	12.8	216	984	22%
Body	9.9	166	250	66%
Leg	6.1	103	135	76%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Benson Henderson

49%

Takedown accuracy

65%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+2.1 min net

On top3.9

On bottom1.7

Offense

Takedowns

B

66th

1.9

66th

TD accuracy

A

72nd

49%

72nd

Sub attempts

B

63rd

0.6

63rd

Control

B

68th

3.9 min

68th

Defense

TD defense

C

56th

65%

56th

Controlled

1.7 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	32 / 65
Submission attempts	10
Control time	64:58

Defense

TDs defended	53 / 81
Control absorbed	29:26

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (252min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Benson Henderson

14 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 252 min

127%

R3 pace · 12 bouts

Henderson holds steady (-0% per round through round 5). Within fights that reached round 3, Henderson lifts to 127% of round-1 output by round 3 (12 bouts).

Henderson — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Hendersonlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Hendersonattempts / min

Control time

Henderson% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.4	3.0	2.2	0.21	21%	14
R2	5.7	3.9	1.8	0.25	28%	12
R3	5.3	3.3	1.7	0.27	32%	12
R4	5.2	3.1	1.7	0.37	24%	8
R5	4.6	3.0	2.1	0.23	23%	6

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Benson Henderson

14 resolved UFC bouts · 6 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

72/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

90th

67%

90th

Win quality

A+

95th

67%

95th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

2

6

1

3

1

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	2	0-2	0%
Top-5	6	5-1	83%
Top-15	1	1-0	100%
Cross-div ranked	3	3-0	100%
Contender-level	1	1-0	100%
Unproven	1	1-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
W	Jorge Masvidal	Top-5	70	Nov 28, 2015
W	Brandon Thatch	Unproven	8	Feb 14, 2015
L	Donald Cerrone#3	Top-5	86	Jan 18, 2015
L	Rafael Dos Anjos#5	Champion	92	Aug 23, 2014
W	Rustam Khabilov#11	Top-15	67	Jun 7, 2014
W	Josh Thomson#4	Top-5	83	Jan 25, 2014
L	Anthony PettisCHAMP	Champion	100	Aug 31, 2013
W	Gilbert Melendez#1	Top-5	90	Apr 20, 2013
W	Nate Diaz	Top-5	70	Dec 8, 2012
W	Frankie Edgar	Cross-div ranked	52	Aug 11, 2012
W	Frankie Edgar	Cross-div ranked	52	Feb 25, 2012
W	Clay Guida	Cross-div ranked	45	Nov 12, 2011
W	Jim Miller	Top-5	68	Aug 14, 2011
W	Mark Bocek	Contender-level	40	Apr 30, 2011

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

14 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

2-1

3 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

7-2

9 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

1-0

1 bout

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

2-1

3 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

8-2

10 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

4-1

5 bouts

As champion

defending the belt

3-1

4 bouts

As challenger

fighting for the belt

1-0

1 bout

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

1-0

1 bout

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

1-0

1 bout

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

7 weeks

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Benson Henderson

Active

7 weekssince last bout

vs Patrick Habirora · May 23, 2026

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 8-2As underdog 3-1

77.5

DK avg

88.9

Median

102.1

Ceiling

35.8

Floor

50%

Boom

14%

Bust

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