Benson Henderson vs Josh Thomson

Benson Henderson is 24-7-0; Josh Thomson is 22-9-0 (1 NC). Josh Thomson is 6 years older than Benson Henderson. Josh Thomson has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Benson Henderson. Josh Thomson is 1" · 3 cm taller than Benson Henderson. They have met once: Benson Henderson 1, Josh Thomson 0.

Benson Henderson

“Smooth” · 24-7-0

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Met once

Josh Thomson

“The Punk” · 22-9-0 (1 NC)

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Style & credentials

Benson Henderson

No background on record

Camp · MMA LAB · United States

Josh Thomson

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

44%

Head

50%

30%

Body

21%

26%

Leg

29%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Benson Hendersonlast 15 fights

63%19%18%

Josh Thomsonlast 7 fights

65%19%16%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Benson Henderson· from fights outside the UFC Josh Thomson· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.272.29

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Benson Henderson · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.932.87

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Benson Henderson · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.901.92

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Benson Henderson · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

49%37%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Benson Henderson · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

65%42%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Benson Henderson · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.600.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Benson Henderson · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.27

Strikes landed / min

2.29

1.93

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.87

1.90 / 3.9

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.92 / 5.2

49%

Takedown accuracy

37%

65%

Takedown defence

42%

4:20

Control time / fight

2:53

0.60

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Benson Henderson14 UFC fights · 826 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

24%199/907

17%139/195

22%182/238

Clinch

7%56/107

8%64/79

4%34/36

Ground

13%107/189

5%44/49

0%1/1

Josh Thomson7 UFC fights · 197 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

28%56/221

10%19/41

27%53/73

Clinch

7%13/36

10%20/23

2%4/4

Ground

15%29/56

1%2/2

1%1/1

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Benson Henderson20 of 43 ended early · 47%23 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

7 early stoppages have no logged time

Josh Thomson19 of 33 ended early · 58%14 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

6 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Benson Henderson2-3

L
Patrick Habirora
PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson · May 23, 2026
TKO · R1 · 0:20 · Middleweight
L
Usman Nurmagomedov
Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson · Mar 10, 2023
Submission · R1 · 2:37
W
Peter Queally
Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally · Sep 23, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00
W
Islam Mamedov
Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky · Jan 29, 2022
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00
L
Brent Primus
Bellator 268: Nemkov vs. Anglickas · Oct 16, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Full record · 43 fights

L
Jason Jackson
Bellator 253: Caldwell vs. McKee · Nov 19, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
L
Michael Chandler
Bellator 243: Chandler vs. Henderson 2 · Aug 7, 2020
TKO · R1 · 2:09 · Lightweight
W
Myles Jury
Bellator 228: Pitbull vs. Archuleta · Sep 28, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Adam Piccolotti
Bellator 220: MacDonald vs. Fitch · Apr 27, 2019
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Saad Awad
Bellator 207: Mitrione vs. Bader · Oct 12, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Roger Huerta
Bellator 196: Henderson vs. Huerta · Apr 6, 2018
Submission · R2 · 0:49 · Lightweight
L
Patricky Freire
Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Freire · Sep 23, 2017
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Michael Chandler
Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson · Nov 19, 2016
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Patricio Pitbull
Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Freire · Aug 26, 2016
TKO · R2 · 2:26 · Lightweight
L
Andrey Koreshkov
Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson · Apr 22, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jorge Masvidal
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal · Nov 28, 2015
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Brandon Thatch
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch · Feb 14, 2015
Submission · R4 · 3:58 · Welterweight
L
Donald Cerrone
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · Jan 18, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Rafael Dos Anjos
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos · Aug 23, 2014
TKO · R1 · 2:31 · Lightweight
W
Rustam Khabilov
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov · Jun 7, 2014
Submission · R4 · 1:16 · Lightweight
W
Josh Thomson
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · Jan 25, 2014
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Anthony Pettis
UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · Aug 31, 2013
Submission · R1 · 4:41 · Lightweight
W
Gilbert Melendez
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · Apr 20, 2013
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Nate Diaz
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · Dec 8, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Frankie Edgar
UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II · Aug 11, 2012
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Frankie Edgar
UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · Feb 26, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Clay Guida
UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos · Nov 12, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Jim Miller
UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · Aug 14, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Mark Bocek
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · Apr 30, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Anthony Pettis
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis · Dec 15, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Donald Cerrone
WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber · Apr 23, 2010
Submission · R1 · 1:57 · Lightweight
W
Jamie Varner
WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson · Jan 9, 2010
Submission · R3 · 2:41 · Lightweight
W
Donald Cerrone
WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson · Oct 9, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Shane Roller
WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki · Apr 4, 2009
TKO · R1 · 1:41 · Lightweight
W
Anthony Njokuani
WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone · Jan 24, 2009
Submission · R2 · 0:42 · Lightweight
W
Diego Saraiva
Arizona Regional · Oct 4, 2008
DEC
W
Ricardo Tirloni
Maximum Fighting Championship · Jul 25, 2008
Submission
W
Mike Maestas
Maximum Fighting Championship · May 9, 2008
Submission
W
Bryan Corley
Victory Fighting Championship · Dec 7, 2007
Submission
W
David Dagloria
Ultimate Combat Experience · Jun 23, 2007
Submission
L
Rocky Johnson
Ring of Fire · Mar 31, 2007
Submission
W
Allen Williams
Victory Fighting Championship · Feb 16, 2007
TKO
W
Dan Gregory
Midwest Championship Fighting · Nov 18, 2006
Submission

Josh Thomson2-3

L
Patricky Freire
Bellator 172: Thomson vs. Freire · Feb 18, 2017
Knockout · R2 · 0:40 · Lightweight
W
Pablo Villaseca
Bellator 147: Thomson vs. Villaseca · Dec 4, 2015
TKO · R2 · 3:59 · Lightweight
W
Mike Bronzoulis
Bellator 142: Dynamite · Sep 19, 2015
Submission · R3 · 0:39 · Lightweight
L
Tony Ferguson
UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 15, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
King Green
UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown · Jul 26, 2014
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Full record · 34 fights

L
Benson Henderson
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · Jan 25, 2014
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Nate Diaz
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · Apr 20, 2013
TKO · R2 · 3:44 · Lightweight
L
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier · May 18, 2012
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
KJ Noons
Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey · Mar 3, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Tatsuya Kawajiri
K-1: Dynamite 2010 · Dec 31, 2010
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Gesias Cavalcante
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 · Oct 8, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Pat Healy
Strikeforce/ M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum · Jun 25, 2010
Submission · R3 · 4:27 · Lightweight
L
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce: Evolution · Dec 18, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Ashe Bowman
Strikeforce - At the Mansion 2 · Sep 19, 2008
TKO · R1 · 1:14 · Lightweight
W
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson · Jun 26, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Adam Lynn
Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion · Sep 28, 2007
TKO · R1 · 4:45 · Lightweight
W
Nick Gonzalez
StrikeForce-EliteXC: Shamrock vs. Baroni · Jun 21, 2007
Submission · R1 · 1:42 · Lightweight
W
Nam Phan
Strikeforce: Triple Threat · Dec 7, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Duane Ludwig
Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello · Oct 6, 2006
Submission · R2 · 4:36 · Lightweight
W
Rocky Johnson
Idaho Regional · Jul 6, 2006
Submission
W
Harris Sarmiento
Strikeforce: Revenge · Jun 8, 2006
Submission · R3 · 3:19 · Lightweight
L
Clay Guida
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie · Mar 9, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Enoch Wilson
PFA: Pride And Fury 3 · Oct 13, 2005
DEC · Lightweight
W
Daisuke Sugie
PRIDE: Bushido 8 · Jul 17, 2005
Submission · R1 · 4:35 · Lightweight
L
Yves Edwards
UFC 49: Unfinished Business · Aug 20, 2004
TKO · R1 · 4:32 · Lightweight
W
Hermes Franca
UFC 46: Super Natural · Jan 31, 2004
MD · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Gerald Strebendt
UFC 44: Undisputed · Sep 26, 2003
TKO · R1 · 2:45 · Lightweight
W
Rob McCullough
WFA 3: Trigg vs. Hallman · Nov 23, 2002
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Kajan Johnson
Idaho Regional · Sep 7, 2002
Submission
W
Doug Evans
Idaho Regional · May 4, 2002
Submission
NC
Norifumi Yamamoto
IFC 16: Shogun · Dec 15, 2001
NC · R2 · 2:00 · Lightweight
W
Victor Estrada
Idaho Regional · Mar 10, 2001
Submission
W
TBA
Arizona Regional · Jan 18, 2001
TKO
W
Adam Retilla
WPKO: Fight Night 2 · Dec 4, 1999
TKO

Head-to-Head History

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
Sat, Jan 25, 2014
Benson Henderson
Split Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Benson HendersonJosh Thomson

Frequently asked questions

Have Benson Henderson and Josh Thomson ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson (Sat, Jan 25, 2014), where Benson Henderson won by Split Decision.

What are the records of Benson Henderson and Josh Thomson?

Benson Henderson is 24-7-0 and Josh Thomson is 22-9-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Benson Henderson or Josh Thomson?

Josh Thomson has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Benson Henderson, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Benson Henderson or Josh Thomson?

Josh Thomson is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Benson Henderson stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Benson Henderson or Josh Thomson?

Josh Thomson is 48 and Benson Henderson is 42.

Who has more finishes, Benson Henderson or Josh Thomson?

Benson Henderson has 14 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission); Josh Thomson has 17 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission).

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