Gabriel Benitez

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Gabriel Benitez

Nickname“Moggly”

Record

23-12

Streak

L2

Age

38

Date of birth

Jun 15, 1988

Fighting out of: Tijuana, Baja California
Born: Mexico
Camp: American Kickboxing Academy
Weight class: Lightweight
Height: 5'8" · 173 cm
Reach: 71" · 180 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Last fight: Apr 27, 2024
Cut risk: 38%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Maheshate

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez · Apr 27, 2024

UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez

Jim Miller

Lightweight · Submission · Neck Crank From Back Control · R3 · 3:25

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024

Neck Crank From Back Control

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

Charlie Ontiveros

Charlie Ontiveros

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount · R1 · 3:33

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz · Aug 13, 2022

Punches to Head From Mount

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz

David Onama

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 4:24

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill · Feb 19, 2022

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill

Billy Quarantillo

Billy Quarantillo

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R3 · 3:40

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises · Jul 17, 2021

Punches to Head From Back Control

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises

Justin Jaynes

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Knee to Body At Distance · R1 · 4:06

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori · Dec 5, 2020

Knee to Body At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori

Omar Morales

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira

Sodiq Yusuff

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 4:14

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Aug 17, 2019

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2

Humberto Bandenay

Humberto Bandenay

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Slam to On Ground · R1 · 0:39

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman · May 19, 2018

Slam to On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman

Jason Knight

#15Jason Knight

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega · Dec 9, 2017

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega

Enrique Barzola

Enrique Barzola

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · May 13, 2017

UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos

Sam Sicilia

Featherweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing Technical Submission · R2 · 1:20

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson · Sep 17, 2016

Guillotine Choke Standing Technical Submission

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

Andre Fili

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 3:13

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Gastelum · Nov 21, 2015

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Gastelum

Clay Collard

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum · Jun 13, 2015

UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum

Humberto Brown Morrison

Humberto Brown Morrison

Featherweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing · R3 · 0:30

UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt · Nov 15, 2014

Guillotine Choke Standing

UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt

Outside the UFC

16-4across 20 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 8 sub · 2 decTriple A MMA 5 · Fresquez Productions · JMMAS · UWC Mexico 13 · XK 17 +15

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Angelo Sanchez14-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Triple A MMA 5	Mar 29, 2014
W	Rey Trujillo28-43	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:25	Fresquez Productions	Dec 6, 2013
L	Richard Villa9-6	Submission	Heel Hook	R1	0:52	JMMAS	Aug 10, 2013
L	Rigo Oropeza6-3	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:19	UWC Mexico 13	Mar 2, 2013
W	Antonio Ramirez14-13	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:48	XK 17	Sep 21, 2012
W	Ryan Bixler27-25-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:24	Xplode Fight Series	May 19, 2012
W	Jorge Lopez11-12	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:12	UWC Mexico 12	Mar 24, 2012
W	Daniel Salas20-9-1	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	XFL	May 26, 2011
W	Raul Bellereza3-5	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:29	UWC Mexico 9	Mar 26, 2011
W	Manuel Gallareta12-12	Submission	Kimura	R1	2:00	UWC Mexico 5	Feb 13, 2010
W	Jose Castro10-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:13	UWC Mexico 4	Nov 28, 2009
W	Shawn Major1-3	Submission	Armbar	R1	0:39	UCM 12	Oct 3, 2009
W	Shawn Major1-3	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R1	2:13	UWC Mexico 2	May 30, 2009
W	Kyle Olsen8-11	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:25	UWC Mexico 1	Feb 28, 2009
L	Yaotzin Meza23-11	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	NDG	Aug 15, 2008
W	Alan Mar0-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	2:04	UCM 6	May 24, 2008
W	Dominic Gutierrez6-20	Submission	Armbar	R1	2:31	IMDET	Apr 19, 2008
L	Emilio Chavez12-12	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	COF 10	Nov 24, 2007
W	Tomas Huerta0-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:00	UCM 4	Nov 10, 2007
W	Martin Perez2-6	Submission	Armbar	R2	0:00	UCM 2	Jul 28, 2007

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

Career striking

OverallB63rd

41%731 / 1,754

Striking accuracy

63%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.77 differential

Landed5.26

Absorbed4.49

59%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+4%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head57%82nd416
Body23%83rd165
Leg21%86th150

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

Sig. strikes by position

90%Standing

Standing90%658
Clinch3%19
Ground7%54

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Gabriel Benitez

Gabriel Benitez

Landed per 15

Head

A

84th

44.9

84th

Body

A+

88th

17.8

88th

Leg

A+

89th

16.2

89th

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

F

20th

45.5

20th

Body

D

26th

13.3

26th

Leg

D

40th

8.6

40th

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	44.9	416	1,358	31%
Body	17.8	165	226	73%
Leg	16.2	150	170	88%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	45.5	422	1,462	29%
Body	13.3	123	181	68%
Leg	8.6	80	89	90%

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

Pace & fade

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

UFC only

Gabriel Benitez

Gabriel Benitez

15 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 139 min

164%

R3 pace · 8 bouts

Benitez builds (+6% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Benitez lifts to 164% of round-1 output by round 3 (8 bouts).

Gabriel Benitez

Benitez ▲ BUILDSOutput / 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

Gabriel Benitez

Benitezlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Gabriel Benitez

Benitezattempts / min

Control time

Gabriel Benitez

Benitez% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.5	5.2	4.4	0.05	5%	15
R2	4.9	4.7	4.5	0.02	3%	9
R3	6.2	6.0	4.7	0.00	4%	8

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

Gabriel Benitez

Gabriel Benitez

15 resolved UFC bouts · 2 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

34/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

C

43rd

29%

43rd

Win quality

C

46th

39%

46th

Opponent quality distribution

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

4

2

2

6

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	1	0-1	0%
Ranked 6–15	4	1-3	25%
Established	2	0-2	0%
Building	2	1-1	50%
Unproven	6	5-1	83%

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
L	Maheshate	Unproven	8	Apr 27, 2024
L	Jim Miller#14	Top-5	74	Jan 13, 2024
W	Charlie Ontiveros	Unproven	8	Aug 13, 2022
L	David Onama	Ranked 6–15	44	Feb 19, 2022
L	Billy Quarantillo	Established	26	Jul 17, 2021
W	Justin Jaynes	Unproven	8	Dec 5, 2020
L	Omar Morales	Building	15	May 13, 2020
L	Sodiq Yusuff	Ranked 6–15	47	Aug 17, 2019
W	Humberto Bandenay	Unproven	8	May 19, 2018
W	Jason Knight#15	Ranked 6–15	60	Dec 9, 2017
L	Enrique Barzola	Established	26	May 13, 2017
W	Sam Sicilia	Building	22	Sep 17, 2016
L	Andre Fili	Ranked 6–15	45	Nov 21, 2015
W	Clay Collard	Unproven	8	Jun 13, 2015
W	Humberto Brown Morrison	Unproven	8	Nov 15, 2014

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.