Benitez vs Collard Result & Stats: Benitez wins by UD · UFC 188, Sat, Jun 13, 2015

UFCUFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum

Gabriel BenitezWIN

“Moggly” · 23-13-0

SDSUBTKO

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Featherweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Clay Collard

“CASSIUS” · 14-7-0 (1 NC)

TKOUDDEC

Saturday, June 13, 2015Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico

Gabriel Benitez defeated Clay Collard by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum, held Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Mexico City Arena, Mexico City. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Gabriel Benitez won the decision.

The result

Gabriel BenitezWIN

def. Clay Collard

Unanimous Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Judges30-2730-2730-27

Referee: Mario Yamasaki
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Gabriel BenitezClay Collard

52%Power Index✓ Called it48%

31%Market · 4 sportsbooks✗ Missed69%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Gabriel Benitez

+207

33% implied win probability · Open: +201

Clay Collard

-257

72% implied win probability · Open: -256

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Every judge gave Gabriel Benitez all 3 rounds.
Gabriel Benitez out-landed Clay Collard 60 to 34 in significant strikes.
Clay Collard controlled Gabriel Benitez for 4:46 of the fight.
Clay Collard landed 6 of 11 takedowns.

Tale of the tape

23-13-0

Record

14-7-0 (1 NC)

Age

5'8" · 173 cm

Height

5'11" · 180 cm

71" · 180 cm

Reach

73" · 185 cm

Southpaw

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1683

Power Index

1667

1-4

Last 5

1-4

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Gabriel BenitezClay Collard

Knockdowns

60 / 106

Significant strikes

34 / 158

57%

Sig. strike accuracy

22%

97 / 144

Total strikes

54 / 184

0 / 0

Takedowns

6 / 11

Submission attempts

0:57

Control time

4:46

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Gabriel BenitezClay Collard

1322%

Head

1750%

3050%

Body

515%

1728%

Leg

1235%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Gabriel Benitez

92%

Clay Collard

88%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Gabriel Benitez60 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1010/43

2828/35

1717/21

Clinch

00/1

11/1

Ground

33/4

11/1

Clay Collard34 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1515/131

33/6

1212/14

Clinch

22/3

11/1

Ground

00/2

11/1

Judges' Scorecards

Chris Lee

#	Benitez	Collard
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Marcos Rosales

#	Benitez	Collard
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Glenn Trowbridge

#	Benitez	Collard
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Media Scores

Gabriel Benitez

Clay Collard

●30-27 Benitez×11●30-28 Benitez●29-28 Benitez

All 13 media scorecards

Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com30-27Benitez
CagePages.com30-27Benitez
MMABrasil.com.br30-27Benitez
Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com30-27Benitez
MMAJunkie.com30-27Benitez
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com30-27Benitez
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com30-27Benitez
Jeff Sherwood · Sherdog.com30-27Benitez
Craig Amos · BleacherReport.com30-27Benitez
MMAMania.com30-27Benitez
Wrestling Observer30-27Benitez
Nate Wilcox · BloodyElbow.com30-28Benitez
Chuck Mindenhall · MMAFighting.com29-28Benitez

Fan Scorecards

14 fan scorecards submitted

93%

Gabriel Benitez

Clay Collard

●30-27 Benitez71.4%●30-24 Benitez7.1%●29-28 Benitez7.1%●30-28 Benitez7.1%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

86%

Benitez

86%

Benitez

71%

Benitez

Betting Odds

Gabriel Benitez

+207

33% implied win probability

Open: +201Best: +217

Clay Collard

-257

72% implied win probability

Open: -256Best: -244

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Gabriel Benitez	Clay Collard
Bookmaker	+215	-260
Bovada	+195	-250
Pinnacle	+217	-244
sports-interaction	+200	-275

Odds are for information only.

Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API

Insights

Clay Collard absorbs 4.50 significant strikes a minute, more than 80% of UFC fighters.
Gabriel Benitez absorbs 4.49 significant strikes a minute, more than 80% of UFC fighters.
Clay Collard lands 5.14 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.
Gabriel Benitez lands 5.26 significant strikes a minute, more than 89% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Gabriel Benitez

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) · Mexico

Clay Collard

No background on record

Camp · Team Bonafide · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

57%

Head

57%

23%

Body

29%

21%

Leg

13%

Time in position

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

Gabriel Benitezlast 2 fights

67%10%23%

Clay Collardlast 9 fights

54%25%21%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Gabriel Benitez Clay Collard· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

5.265.14

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Gabriel Benitez · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersClay Collard · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.494.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Gabriel Benitez · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersClay Collard · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.221.18

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Gabriel Benitez · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fightersClay Collard · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

50%41%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Gabriel Benitez · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersClay Collard · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

55%46%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Gabriel Benitez · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersClay Collard · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.900.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Gabriel Benitez · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersClay Collard · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

5.26

Strikes landed / min

5.14

4.49

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.50

0.22 / 0.4

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.18 / 2.9

50%

Takedown accuracy

41%

55%

Takedown defence

46%

0:22

Control time / fight

2:33

0.90

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.50

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

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

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.

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

Gabriel Benitez26 of 35 ended early · 74%9 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

6 early stoppages have no logged time

Clay Collard21 of 41 ended early · 51%20 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

9 early stoppages have no logged time

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

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Submission · R1 · 1:25 · Lightweight
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Gabriel Benitez vs Clay Collard?

What were the judges' scorecards for Gabriel Benitez vs Clay Collard?

The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Gabriel Benitez won the decision.

Was Gabriel Benitez vs Clay Collard a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 13 media scores picked Gabriel Benitez.

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