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Benson Henderson
Fighter

Benson Henderson

"Smooth"
30-13-0
Amateur MMA 1-1Boxing 1-1pro-karate 0-1Grappling 2-8pro-wrestling 0-1
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CAREER SUMMARY

Benson Henderson holds a professional MMA record of 30-13-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 43 bouts on record. Benson Henderson has won 30 fights: 3 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission, 24 by decision. Benson Henderson also has 10 recorded Grappling bouts. Benson Henderson also has 2 recorded Boxing bouts. Benson Henderson also has 1 recorded wrestling bout. Benson Henderson also has 1 recorded karate bout. Most recent fight: May 23, 2026. Tracked organizations: PFL, UFC.

Profile

Height
5'9"175 cm
Weight
170 lbs77 kg
Reach
70"178 cm
Stance
—
DOB
1983-11-16

UFC career

Source: UFCStats.com · Record: 24-7-0

SLpM
2.93
Str. Acc.
45%
SApM
1.79
Str. Def.
—
TD Avg.
2.40
TD Acc.
45%
TD Def.
63%
Sub. Avg.
—

Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Patrick Habirora
    PFLPFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson· May 23, 2026· Middleweight· 30-12 vs 8-0
    TKO
    R1 · 0:20
  2. CXLD
    vs Anthony Pettis
    GFL 1· May 24, 2025· Lightweight
    —
  3. LOSS
    vs Usman Nurmagomedov
    Bellator 292· Mar 10, 2023· Lightweight· 30-11 vs 16-0
    —
    R1 · 2:37
  4. WIN
    vs Peter Queally
    Bellator 285· Sep 23, 2022· Lightweight· 29-11 vs 13-6-1
    UD
  5. WIN
    vs Islam Mamedov
    Bellator 273· Jan 29, 2022· Lightweight· 28-11 vs 20-1-1
    SD
  6. LOSS
    vs Brent Primus
    Bellator 268· Oct 16, 2021· Lightweight· 28-10 vs 10-2
    UD
  7. LOSS
    vs Jason Jackson
    Bellator 253· Nov 19, 2020· Welterweight· 28-9 vs 12-4
    UD
  8. LOSS
    vs Michael Chandler
    Bellator 243· Aug 7, 2020· Lightweight· 28-8 vs 20-5
    TKO
    R1 · 2:09
  9. CXLD
    vs Michael Chandler
    Bellator 244· Jun 6, 2020· Lightweight
    —
  10. CXLD
    vs Michael Chandler
    Bellator 237· Dec 28, 2019· Lightweight
    —
  11. WIN
    vs Myles Jury
    Bellator 227· Sep 27, 2019· Lightweight· 27-8 vs 17-4
    UD
  12. WIN
    vs Adam Piccolotti
    Bellator 220· Apr 27, 2019· Lightweight· 26-8 vs 11-2
    SD
  13. WIN
    vs Saad Awad
    Bellator 208· Oct 13, 2018· Lightweight· 25-8 vs 23-9
    UD
  14. WIN
    vs Roger Huerta
    Bellator 196· Apr 6, 2018· Lightweight· 24-8 vs 24-9-1
    —
    R2 · 0:49
  15. LOSS
    vs Patricky Pitbull
    Bellator 183· Sep 23, 2017· Lightweight· 24-7 vs 17-8
    SD
  16. LOSS
    vs Michael Chandler
    Bellator 165· Nov 19, 2016· Lightweight· 24-6 vs 15-3
    SD
  17. WIN
    vs Patricio Pitbull
    Bellator 160· Aug 26, 2016· Lightweight· 23-6 vs 25-3
    TKO
    R2 · 2:26
  18. LOSS
    vs Andrey Koreshkov
    Bellator 153· Apr 22, 2016· Welterweight· 23-5 vs 18-1
    UD
  19. WIN
    vs Jorge Masvidal
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal· Nov 28, 2015· Welterweight· 22-5 vs 29-9
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
  20. CXLD
    vs Thiago Alves
    UFC Fight Night 79· Nov 28, 2015· Welterweight
    —
  21. CXLD
    vs Jorge Masvidal
    UFC Fight Night 63· Apr 4, 2015· Lightweight
    —
  22. WIN
    vs Brandon Thatch
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch· Feb 14, 2015· Welterweight· 21-5 vs 11-1
    SUB
    R4 · 3:58
  23. LOSS
    vs Donald Cerrone
    UFCUFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver· Jan 18, 2015· Lightweight· 21-4 vs 26-6
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  24. CXLD
    vs Eddie Alvarez
    UFC Fight Night 59· Jan 18, 2015· Lightweight
    —
  25. LOSS
    vs Rafael Dos Anjos
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos· Aug 23, 2014· Lightweight· 21-3 vs 21-7
    TKO
    R1 · 2:31
  26. WIN
    vs Rustam Khabilov
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov· Jun 7, 2014· Lightweight· 20-3 vs 17-1
    SUB
    R4 · 1:16
  27. WIN
    vs Josh Thomson
    UFCUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson· Jan 25, 2014· Lightweight· 19-3 vs 22-5
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
  28. LOSS
    vs Anthony Pettis
    UFCUFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2· Aug 31, 2013· Lightweight· Title bout· 19-2 vs 16-2
    SUB
    R1 · 4:41
  29. CXLD
    vs TJ Grant
    UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2· Aug 31, 2013· Lightweight
    —
  30. WIN
    vs Gilbert Melendez
    UFCUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez· Apr 20, 2013· Lightweight· Title bout· 18-2 vs 21-2
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
  31. WIN
    vs Nate Diaz
    UFCUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz· Dec 8, 2012· Lightweight· Title bout· 17-2 vs 16-7
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  32. WIN
    vs Frankie Edgar
    UFCUFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II· Aug 12, 2012· Lightweight· Title bout· 16-2 vs 15-2-1
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
  33. WIN
    vs Frankie Edgar
    UFCUFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson· Feb 25, 2012· Lightweight· Title bout· 15-2 vs 15-1-1
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  34. WIN
    vs Clay Guida
    UFCUFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos· Nov 12, 2011· Lightweight· 14-2 vs 29-11
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  35. WIN
    vs Jim Miller
    UFCUFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle· Aug 14, 2011· Lightweight· 13-2 vs 20-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  36. WIN
    vs Mark Bocek
    UFCUFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields· Apr 30, 2011· Lightweight· 12-2 vs 9-3
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  37. LOSS
    vs Anthony Pettis
    WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis· Dec 16, 2010· Lightweight· 12-1 vs 12-1
    UD
  38. WIN
    vs Donald Cerrone
    WEC 48: Aldo vs Faber· Apr 24, 2010· Lightweight· 11-1 vs 11-2
    SUB
    R1 · 1:57
  39. WIN
    vs Jamie Varner
    WEC 46: Varner vs Henderson· Jan 10, 2010· Lightweight· 10-1 vs 16-2
    —
    R3 · 2:41
  40. WIN
    vs Donald Cerrone
    WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson· Oct 10, 2009· Lightweight· 9-1 vs 10-1
    UD
  41. WIN
    vs Shane Roller
    WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki· Apr 5, 2009· Lightweight· 8-1 vs 5-1
    TKO
    R1 · 1:41
  42. WIN
    vs Anthony Njokuani
    WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone· Jan 25, 2009· Lightweight· 7-1 vs 9-1
    —
    R2 · 0:42
  43. WIN
    vs Diego Saraiva
    Arizona Regional· Oct 4, 2008· 6-1 vs 12-10-1
    —
  44. WIN
    vs Ricardo Tirloni
    Maximum Fighting Championship· Jul 25, 2008· 5-1 vs 3-0
    —
  45. WIN
    vs Mike Maestas
    Maximum Fighting Championship· May 9, 2008· 4-1 vs 5-1
    —
  46. WIN
    vs Bryan Corley
    Victory Fighting Championship· Dec 7, 2007· 3-1 vs 0-0
    —
  47. WIN
    vs David Dagloria
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Jun 23, 2007· 2-1 vs 3-3
    —
  48. LOSS
    vs Rocky Johnson
    Ring of Fire· Mar 31, 2007· 2-0 vs 5-4
    —
  49. WIN
    vs Allen Williams
    Victory Fighting Championship· Feb 16, 2007· 1-0 vs 0-4
    TKO
  50. WIN
    vs Dan Gregory
    Midwest Championship Fighting· Nov 18, 2006· 0-0 vs 2-0
    —

Career history data via Tapology.