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Clay Collard vs Gabriel Benitez

Clay Collard is 14-7-0 (1 NC); Gabriel Benitez is 23-13-0. Gabriel Benitez is 5 years older than Clay Collard. Clay Collard has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Gabriel Benitez. Clay Collard is 3" · 8 cm taller than Gabriel Benitez. They have met once: Clay Collard 0, Gabriel Benitez 1.

Clay Collard
United States
Clay Collard
“CASSIUS” · 14-7-0 (1 NC)
TKODECDEC
Met once
Gabriel Benitez
Mexico
Gabriel Benitez
“Moggly” · 23-13-0
SDSUBTKO
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Style & credentials

Clay Collard

No background on record

Camp · Team Bonafide · United States
Gabriel Benitez

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) · Mexico

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

57%
Head
57%
29%
Body
23%
13%
Leg
21%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Clay Collardlast 9 fights
54%25%21%
Gabriel Benitezlast 2 fights
67%10%23%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Clay Collard· from fights outside the UFC Gabriel Benitez· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.145.26
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Collard · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersGabriel Benitez · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.504.49
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Collard · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersGabriel Benitez · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.180.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Collard · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersGabriel Benitez · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
41%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Collard · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersGabriel Benitez · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
46%56%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Collard · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersGabriel Benitez · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.500.90
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Collard · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersGabriel Benitez · Good · better than 77% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

5.14
Strikes landed / min
5.26
4.50
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.49
1.18 / 2.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.22 / 0.4
41%
Takedown accuracy
50%
46%
Takedown defence
56%
2:33
Control time / fight
0:22
0.50
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.90

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

Clay Collard14 fights · by range and by target
Range
55%Distance · 696
29%Clinch · 365
16%Ground · 206
Target
57%Head · 488
29%Body · 251
13%Leg · 112

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Gabriel Benitez15 UFC fights · 731 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
49%358/1261
21%150/207
21%150/170
Clinch
1%9/22
1%10/14
0%0/0
Ground
7%49/75
1%5/5
0%0/0

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

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Clay Collard and Gabriel Benitez ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum (Sat, Jun 13, 2015), where Gabriel Benitez won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Clay Collard and Gabriel Benitez?

Clay Collard is 14-7-0 (1 NC) and Gabriel Benitez is 23-13-0.

Who has the longer reach, Clay Collard or Gabriel Benitez?

Clay Collard has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 71" · 180 cm for Gabriel Benitez, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Clay Collard or Gabriel Benitez?

Clay Collard is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Gabriel Benitez stands 5'8" · 173 cm.

Who is older, Clay Collard or Gabriel Benitez?

Gabriel Benitez is 38 and Clay Collard is 33.

Who has more finishes, Clay Collard or Gabriel Benitez?

Clay Collard has 15 wins inside the distance (12 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Gabriel Benitez has 19 wins (9 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission).