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Karla Benitez

UFC DebutNickname“The Warrior of God”
Record
17-17-1, 1 NC
Streak
L2
Age
47
Date of birth
Feb 15, 1979
Fighting out of
San Fernando de Apure, Apure
Born
Venezuela
Weight class
Flyweight
Height
5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC

Karla 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
Strong
Opponents' combined record
249-125-10
.666 win rate
Winning-record opponents
20 of 26
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
36
26 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

17-17-1, 1 NCacross 36 bouts · 35 promotions · wins by 11 KO · 2 sub · 4 decHDH · HXMMA 8 · HXMMA 3 · HXMMA 2 · HDH 105 +30
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
L
Stephanie Ielo Page8-5
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
HXMMA 8
Aug 4, 2023
L
Laetitia Blot4-1-1
SubmissionArmbarR11:37
HXMMA 3
Feb 26, 2022
W
Lucie Bertaud4-3
KO/TKOPunchesR33:18
HXMMA 2
Oct 30, 2021
W
Tekle Iaganashvili0-2
KO/TKO—R12:35
HDH 105
Jun 5, 2021
L
Malin Hermansson5-5
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Superior Challenge 20
Dec 7, 2019
L
Melinda Fabian5-4-2
KO/TKOHead KickR34:59
CFS
Oct 26, 2019
W
Miriam Santana
KO/TKOPunchesR10:00
HDH
Apr 26, 2019
L
Iony Razafiarison7-5
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Lions FC 7
Nov 17, 2018
L
Karoline Martins Moreira9-5
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
HDH 96
Oct 13, 2018
W
Noemi Gonzales
KO/TKOElbowsR12:13
HDH 91
Feb 18, 2018
W
Maria Gonzales Naja
KO/TKOLeg KicksR12:00
HDH 89
Oct 1, 2017
W
Naomi Tataroglu5-4
KO/TKOPunchesR3—
HDH 86
Jun 11, 2017
L
Weili Zhang26-4
KO/TKOPunchesR12:15
Kunlun Fight
Dec 15, 2016
L
Lena Ovchynnikova12-6
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Nov 10, 2016
L
Celine Haga15-18
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR13:15
WFT 3
Jun 18, 2016
D
Jin Tang22-10-4
DrawMajorityR35:00
Kunlun Fight 36
Jan 9, 2016
W
Kseniya Lachkova11-7
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
OMMAF
Nov 21, 2015
L
Suvi Salmimies13-6-1
DecisionMajorityR35:00
Cage
Feb 28, 2015
L
Joanna Jedrzejczyk16-5
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
WAM
May 9, 2014
L
Aisling Daly16-6
SubmissionArmbarR24:26
Cage Warriors
Dec 31, 2013
W
Rita Marrero
KO/TKOPunchesR30:00
HDH
Nov 16, 2013
L
Tina Lahdemaki5-1
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR14:32
Cage 24
Nov 9, 2013
W
Rute Frias0-1
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
UT
May 4, 2013
W
Jorgelina Seijas Cecchini0-2
KO/TKOKnee and PunchesR10:57
F4L 5
Apr 13, 2013
L
Julia Berezikova10-5
SubmissionArmbarR21:42
SFL 12
Dec 7, 2012
L
Julia Berezikova10-5
DecisionSplitR25:00
FEFoMP
May 26, 2012
W
Mary Nogales
KO/TKOPunchesR12:00
MMA Promotions
Mar 3, 2012
L
Megumi Fujii26-3
SubmissionArmbarR11:15
DREAM
Dec 31, 2011
L
Katja Kankaanpaa10-3-1
DecisionUnanimousR25:00
Cage 16
Oct 8, 2011
W
Simona Soukupova6-6-1
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
HDH 26
Aug 19, 2011
W
Sanja Sucevic4-3
KO/TKODoctor StoppageR15:00
SHC 4
Apr 30, 2011
W
Francelis Lopez
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR10:30
SMMA
Sep 11, 2010
W
Nikita Sanchez
KO/TKOPunchesR12:02
OE
Jul 30, 2010
W
Cecile Desoeuvre
DecisionUnanimousR25:00
HDH 9
Oct 4, 2009
NC
Natalia Ivanoba
No Contest—R1—
HDH 7
Nov 8, 2008
W
Sylvia Radesku
SubmissionArmbarR12:34
Slamm
May 21, 2007

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

2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsHDH 68 · HDH 46
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Marija Malenica
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
HDH 68
Sep 10, 2015
W
Emma Watson
KO/TKORetirementR15:00
HDH 46
Oct 12, 2012

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