Francisco Benitez
UFC DebutNickname“Paco / Escorpion”
Record
Streak
L6
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Atizapan de Zaragoza, State of Mexico
- Born
- Mexico
- Camp
- Fight Revolution
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Francisco 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
115-68
.628 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
13 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 20 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 1 decEXF 21 · LUX 051 · JFL 48 · JFL 44 · LMI 12 +15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ernesto Ibarra11-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:55 | EXF 21 | May 3, 2025 |
| L | Axel Osuna9-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:54 | LUX 051 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| L | Anyelo Raya | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | JFL 48 | Aug 31, 2024 |
| L | Dorian Ramos10-4 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 3:42 | JFL 44 | Jan 20, 2024 |
| L | Francisco Ramirez | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LMI 12 | Nov 24, 2023 |
| L | Alan Martinez | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 4:41 | UWC Mexico 47 | Aug 25, 2023 |
| W | Angel Hidalgo | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:23 | JFL 38 | Apr 15, 2023 |
| L | Daniel Barez17-8 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:15 | UWC Mexico 40 | Nov 25, 2022 |
| L | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 4:20 | JFL 31 | May 21, 2022 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UWC Mexico 33 | Apr 29, 2022 | |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:27 | UWC Mexico 31 | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:17 | UWC Mexico 28 | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| W | Jorge Luis Quintanar3-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FRL 13 | May 21, 2021 |
| W | Luis Vargas | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 3:50 | Vendetta 3 | Oct 31, 2020 |
| L | Luis Solorzano11-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:34 | JFL 19 | May 26, 2018 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | JFL | May 14, 2016 | |
| L | Paul Marquez7-12 | Submission | — | R2 | 3:30 | JFL 10 | Nov 28, 2015 |
| L | Osvaldo Rangel | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RDC MMA | Mar 7, 2014 |
| W | Daniel Ortiz0-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:54 | XK 1 | Sep 30, 2011 |
| L | Oscar Linares | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFL | Mar 25, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.