Pat Benson
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Finney's MMA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Pat Benson 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
136-111-6
.551 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
10 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 11 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 3 subHOOKnSHOOT · SFC · Strikeforce · XF · RTP +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Dave Lehr Cochran26-29-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:42 | Strikeforce | Jun 6, 2009 |
| L | Jason Talavera | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:55 | XF | Jan 23, 2009 |
| L | Eric Marriott22-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:36 | RTP | Nov 7, 2008 |
| W | Ben Nixdorf5-4 | Submission | — | R2 | 2:17 | ISCF | Mar 8, 2008 |
| L | Steve Schneider15-22-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:23 | Shooto | Jun 18, 2005 |
| D | Rolando Higueros1-1-1 | Draw | — | R1 | — | USC | Jul 7, 2001 |
| D | Jim Bruketta18-10-1 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | HOOKnSHOOT | Mar 10, 2001 |
| L | Manny Gamburyan15-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:01 | RSF 2 | Jan 5, 2001 |
| W | Chad Gilson3-13 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:45 | SFC | Aug 23, 2000 |
| D | Bobby Walker1-0-1 | Draw | — | R2 | 3:00 | SFC | Apr 28, 2000 |
| L | Phil Johns30-14-1 | Submission | Choke | R0 | 0:00 | HOOKnSHOOT | Mar 18, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.