Delfino Benitez
UFC DebutNickname“Del-Phenom”
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Grand Island, Nebraska
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Delfino Benitez makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
46-30-1
.605 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
6 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 12 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 1 decIgnite Fights · LFA · Synergy FC 23 · Ludus Fight League · DCS 95 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dylan Reischman | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:13 | Synergy FC 23 | Oct 25, 2025 |
| L | Jacob Thrall15-9-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:27 | Ludus Fight League | Aug 23, 2025 |
| L | Nate Morrow | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:46 | DCS 95 | Dec 28, 2024 |
| L | Reshal Malik | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:55 | Ignite Fights | Jun 29, 2024 |
| L | Submission | Shoulder Choke | R2 | 3:36 | Ignite Fights | Feb 17, 2024 | |
| W | Ashton Caniglia8-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R4 | 2:27 | DCS 86 | Jun 9, 2023 |
| L | Brandon Trout | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | LCS 31 | Feb 18, 2023 |
| L | Dillion Cox | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MCF 22 | Mar 19, 2022 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Apr 26, 2019 | |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 2:03 | LFA | Sep 7, 2018 | |
| W | Josh Knight | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:30 | DCS 45 | Jul 28, 2018 |
| L | Jeff Molina11-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:43 | VFC 58 | Jul 22, 2017 |
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
7-5across 12 amateur bouts · 12 promotionsMCF 13 · LCS 24 · KOTC · VFC · DCS 23 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Nate Smith8-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:41 | MCF 13 | Mar 25, 2017 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 4:00 | LCS 24 | Feb 25, 2017 | |
| W | Jonathan Smith | Decision | Majority | R2 | 3:00 | KOTC | Sep 3, 2016 |
| L | Samuel Vice | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | VFC | Jan 29, 2016 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | DCS 23 | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| W | Quintin Vogt5-14 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:50 | DCS 18 | Aug 8, 2015 |
| W | Jesse Rutherford | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 4:00 | DCS 13 | Jan 30, 2015 |
| L | Randall Schuckman | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | LCS 19 | Sep 20, 2014 |
| W | Joshua Martin | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | DCS 7 | Apr 25, 2014 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Kaged Productions | Sep 14, 2013 | |
| W | Detric Bernal | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:46 | DCS 2 | Aug 24, 2013 |
| W | Quintin Vogt5-14 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:01 | DCS 1 | Jul 26, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.