Benson Henderson vs Usman Nurmagomedov
Benson Henderson is 24-7-0; Usman Nurmagomedov is 22-0-0. Benson Henderson is 14 years older than Usman Nurmagomedov. Usman Nurmagomedov has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Benson Henderson. Usman Nurmagomedov is 2" · 5 cm taller than Benson Henderson. They have met once: Benson Henderson 0, Usman Nurmagomedov 1.
Style & credentials
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Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) · RussiaSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
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
7 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
Full record · 43 fightsShow less
- L
- L
- WBellator 228: Pitbull vs. Archuleta · Sep 28, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WBellator 220: MacDonald vs. Fitch · Apr 27, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WBellator 207: Mitrione vs. Bader · Oct 12, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- LBellator 183: Henderson vs. Freire · Sep 23, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LBellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson · Nov 19, 2016Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- LBellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson · Apr 22, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal · Nov 28, 2015Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch · Feb 14, 2015Submission · R4 · 3:58 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · Jan 18, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov · Jun 7, 2014Submission · R4 · 1:16 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- WUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · Apr 20, 2013Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos · Nov 12, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- LWEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis · Dec 15, 2010Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WWEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson · Oct 9, 2009Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WMike MaestasMaximum Fighting Championship · May 9, 2008Submission
- WBryan CorleyVictory Fighting Championship · Dec 7, 2007Submission
- WDavid DagloriaUltimate Combat Experience · Jun 23, 2007Submission
- LRocky JohnsonRing of Fire · Mar 31, 2007Submission
- WAllen WilliamsVictory Fighting Championship · Feb 16, 2007TKO
- WDan GregoryMidwest Championship Fighting · Nov 18, 2006Submission
- W
- W
- WPFL Champions Series 2: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 · Oct 3, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WPFL Champions Series 1: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes · Jan 25, 2025Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WBellator Champions Series San Diego: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy · Sep 7, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
Full record · 23 fightsShow less
- NC
- W
- WBellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 · Nov 18, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WPatrik PietiläBellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson · Oct 23, 2021Submission · R1 · 4:06
- W
- W
- WSvyatoslav ShabanovGFC 28 · Sep 9, 2020TKO · R2 · 3:37 · Lightweight
- WJerry KvarnstromUAE Warriors 12 · Jul 31, 2020TKO · R1 · 2:39 · Lightweight
- WRuslan TuyakovGFC 24 · Feb 9, 2020TKO · R2 · 2:03 · Lightweight
- WRoman GolovinovUAE Warriors 9 · Nov 29, 2019TKO · R1 · 1:45 · Lightweight
- WKazim JahangirovGFC 17 · Sep 27, 2019Submission · R2 · 1:10 · Lightweight
- WRuslan KhisamutdinovGFC 15 · Jul 28, 2019Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WGabriel BarbosaGFC 11 · May 3, 2019TKO · R1 · 3:14 · Lightweight
- WRomeo NjiaBattle on Volga 9 · Feb 17, 2019Submission · R1 · 4:48 · Featherweight
- WIssei MoriyamaBrave CF 21 · Dec 28, 2018TKO · R1 · 4:24 · Featherweight
- WDmitriy BerestovskyBattle on Volga 8 · Dec 14, 2018TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WImran AbdievMPF: Young Talents Cup 2017 · Mar 26, 2017Submission · R1 · 1:51 · Featherweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Benson Henderson and Usman Nurmagomedov ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson (Fri, Mar 10, 2023), where Usman Nurmagomedov won by Submission.
What are the records of Benson Henderson and Usman Nurmagomedov?
Benson Henderson is 24-7-0 and Usman Nurmagomedov is 22-0-0.
Who has the longer reach, Benson Henderson or Usman Nurmagomedov?
Usman Nurmagomedov has the longer reach: 72" · 183 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Benson Henderson, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Benson Henderson or Usman Nurmagomedov?
Usman Nurmagomedov is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Benson Henderson stands 5'9" · 175 cm.
Who is older, Benson Henderson or Usman Nurmagomedov?
Benson Henderson is 42 and Usman Nurmagomedov is 28.
Who has more finishes, Benson Henderson or Usman Nurmagomedov?
Benson Henderson has 14 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission); Usman Nurmagomedov has 16 wins (9 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission).