Darren Uyenoyama vs Joseph Benavidez

Darren Uyenoyama is 10-6-0; Joseph Benavidez is 28-8-0. Darren Uyenoyama is 4 years older than Joseph Benavidez. Darren Uyenoyama is 2" · 5 cm taller than Joseph Benavidez. They have met once: Darren Uyenoyama 0, Joseph Benavidez 1.

Darren Uyenoyama

“BC” · 10-6-0

TKOSDTKO

FlyweightMet once

Joseph Benavidez

28-8-0

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Style & credentials

Darren Uyenoyama

No background on record

Camp · Faito Tamashii Combat Club · United States

Joseph Benavidez

Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingMuay Thai

—Brown Prajied · Muay ThaiDuane Ludwig
2000Champion · State HS103 lbs
—Las Cruces High SchoolWrestling and boxing
—William Penn UniversityWrestling · one semester

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

52%

Head

54%

26%

Body

26%

23%

Leg

20%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Darren Uyenoyamalast 4 fights

68%12%20%

Joseph Benavidezlast 21 fights

81%12%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Darren Uyenoyama· from fights outside the UFC Joseph Benavidez· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

1.363.91

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darren Uyenoyama · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.253.01

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darren Uyenoyama · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.241.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darren Uyenoyama · Average · better than 52% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

27%31%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darren Uyenoyama · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

33%68%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darren Uyenoyama · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.900.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darren Uyenoyama · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersJoseph Benavidez · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.36

Strikes landed / min

3.91

2.25

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.01

1.24 / 4.6

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.50 / 4.8

27%

Takedown accuracy

31%

33%

Takedown defence

68%

2:22

Control time / fight

1:57

0.90

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.20

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

Darren Uyenoyama4 UFC fights · 66 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

36%24/98

15%10/25

17%11/14

Clinch

2%1/3

5%3/3

6%4/4

Ground

14%9/14

6%4/4

0%0/0

Joseph Benavidez20 UFC fights · 903 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

42%381/1577

22%202/377

18%162/267

Clinch

7%62/114

3%28/35

2%20/23

Ground

5%42/71

0%2/2

0%4/5

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

Darren Uyenoyama9 of 16 ended early · 56%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

Joseph Benavidez20 of 36 ended early · 56%16 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

7 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Darren Uyenoyama2-3

L
Rilley Dutro
PXC 55 · Nov 18, 2016
TKO · R1 · 2:46 · Flyweight
W
Kentaro Watanabe
PXC 47 · Mar 13, 2015
Split Decision · Flyweight
W
Shane Alvarez
PXC 45 · Oct 24, 2014
TKO · Flyweight
L
Alptekin Ozkilic
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · Dec 14, 2013
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
L
Joseph Benavidez
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · Apr 20, 2013
TKO · R2 · 4:50 · Flyweight

Full record · 16 fights

W
Phil Harris
UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · Oct 5, 2012
Submission · R2 · 3:38 · Flyweight
W
Norifumi Yamamoto
UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos · Nov 12, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Shuichiro Katsumura
Shooto · Sep 23, 2010
TKO
L
Tomoya Miyashita
Deep 47 Impact · Apr 17, 2010
Submission · R2 · 1:10 · Bantamweight
W
Brad Royster
Strikeforce: Destruction · Nov 20, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Hideo Tokoro
Dream 4 · Jun 18, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Anthony Figueroa
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le · Mar 28, 2008
Submission · R1 · 1:27 · Featherweight
W
Andrew Valladerez
Strikeforce: Young Guns 2 · Jan 31, 2008
Submission · R1 · 0:59
L
Rolando Velasco
Cage Combat FC · Oct 6, 2007
DEC
W
Will Nerbonne
Cage Combat FC · Feb 17, 2007
Submission
W
Rambaa Somdet
Deep 5 Impact · Jun 9, 2002
Unanimous Decision

Joseph Benavidez2-3

L
Askar Askarov
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
L
Deiveson Figueiredo
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs Benavidez · Jul 19, 2020
Submission · R1 · 4:48 · Flyweight
L
Deiveson Figueiredo
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs Figueiredo · Feb 29, 2020
TKO · R2 · 1:54 · Flyweight
W
Jussier Formiga
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Dos Santos · Jun 29, 2019
TKO · R2 · 4:47 · Flyweight
W
Dustin Ortiz
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs Dillashaw · Jan 19, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight

Full record · 36 fights

W
Alex Perez
The Ultimate Fighter Season 28 Finale: Dos Anjos vs Usman · Nov 30, 2018
TKO · R1 · 4:19 · Flyweight
L
Sergio Pettis
UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero · Jun 9, 2018
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Henry Cejudo
UFC Fight Night: A Tournament of Champions · Dec 3, 2016
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Zach Makovsky
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · Feb 6, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Ali Bagautinov
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · Oct 3, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
John Moraga
UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · May 23, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Dustin Ortiz
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson · Nov 22, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Tim Elliott
UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · Apr 26, 2014
Submission · R1 · 4:08 · Flyweight
L
Demetrious Johnson
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · Dec 14, 2013
TKO · R1 · 2:08 · Flyweight
W
Jussier Formiga
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader · Sep 4, 2013
TKO · R1 · 3:07 · Flyweight
W
Darren Uyenoyama
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · Apr 20, 2013
TKO · R2 · 4:50 · Flyweight
W
Ian McCall
UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · Feb 2, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
L
Demetrious Johnson
UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · Sep 22, 2012
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Yasuhiro Urushitani
UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann · Mar 3, 2012
TKO · R2 · 0:11 · Flyweight
W
Eddie Wineland
UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · Aug 14, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Ian Loveland
UFC 128: SHOGUN vs JONES · Mar 19, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Wagnney Fabiano
WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki · Nov 10, 2010
Submission · R2 · 2:45 · Bantamweight
L
Dominick Cruz
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 · Aug 17, 2010
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Miguel Torres
WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz · Mar 6, 2010
Submission · R2 · 2:57 · Bantamweight
W
Rani Yahya
WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff · Dec 18, 2009
TKO · R1 · 1:35 · Bantamweight
L
Dominick Cruz
WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles · Aug 8, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Jeff Curran
WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki · Apr 4, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Danny Martinez
WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia · Dec 2, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Junya Kodo
Dream 5 · Jul 21, 2008
Submission · R1 · 2:42 · Featherweight
W
Maurice Eazel
Palace Fighting Championship · May 8, 2008
Submission
W
Jason Georgianna
Palace Fighting Championship · Jan 17, 2008
Submission
W
Rocky Del Monte
California Regional · Jun 1, 2007
Submission
W
Carlos Lovio
California Regional · Apr 28, 2007
TKO
W
Justin Smitley
California Regional · Apr 7, 2007
TKO
W
Ramon Rodriguez
Colorado Regional · Oct 14, 2006
Submission
W
Brandon Shelton
New Mexico Regional · Jun 3, 2006
Submission

Head-to-Head History

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
Sat, Apr 20, 2013
Joseph Benavidez
TKO · ROUND 2 · 4:50

Frequently asked questions

Have Darren Uyenoyama and Joseph Benavidez ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez (Sat, Apr 20, 2013), where Joseph Benavidez won by TKO.

What are the records of Darren Uyenoyama and Joseph Benavidez?

Darren Uyenoyama is 10-6-0 and Joseph Benavidez is 28-8-0.

Who has the longer reach, Darren Uyenoyama or Joseph Benavidez?

Neither. Both have a 65" · 165 cm reach.

Who is taller, Darren Uyenoyama or Joseph Benavidez?

Darren Uyenoyama is taller at 5'6" · 168 cm; Joseph Benavidez stands 5'4" · 163 cm.

Who is older, Darren Uyenoyama or Joseph Benavidez?

Darren Uyenoyama is 46 and Joseph Benavidez is 42.

Who has more finishes, Darren Uyenoyama or Joseph Benavidez?

Darren Uyenoyama has 6 wins inside the distance (2 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Joseph Benavidez has 17 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission).

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