Donelei Benedetto
UFC DebutNickname“King Kong”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
Before the UFC
Donelei Benedetto 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
27-21-1
.563 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
5
4 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 5 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 1 decSF · SOFC · Elite Warrior Challenge 7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mansur Abdul-Malik9-1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:00 | SF | Oct 7, 2023 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | SF | Oct 7, 2017 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:10 | SF | Apr 8, 2017 | |
| W | Eric Wilson | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:05 | SOFC | Mar 26, 2016 |
| W | Gary Sheppard1-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Elite Warrior Challenge 7 | Aug 1, 2015 |
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
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionBF
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Rob Shover | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:21 | BF | Nov 20, 2010 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.