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Benardo Sopaj
“Lion King”
Albania
13-3-0W-L-D
- Age
- 26
- Height
- 5'6"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 66"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Allstars Training Center
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1725
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
Bounced back: won 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
Winning Strategy
- 7 KO/TKO (50%)
- 4 Submission (29%)
- 3 Decision (21%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 79%
- Streak
- 2-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 6 months ago
14 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 47-14 (3 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1678
- Winvs Timmy Cuamba10-4-0 · Power Index 1673Submission · R2 · 2:25May 16, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa
Fight stats
Stat Benardo Sopaj Timmy Cuamba Sig. strikes 37/56 29/80 Takedowns 1/3 0/0 Control time 1:54 0:11 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 20 Round 2 sig. strikes 26 9 - Winvs Ricky Turcios13-6-0 · Power Index 1537Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jan 19, 2025 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano
Fight stats
Stat Benardo Sopaj Ricky Turcios Sig. strikes 81/139 78/144 Takedowns 2/3 1/9 Control time 2:30 1:56 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 18 25 Round 2 sig. strikes 25 30 Round 3 sig. strikes 38 23 - Lossvs Vinicius Oliveira24-4-0 · Power Index 1823KO/TKO · R3 · 4:41Mar 2, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Gaziev
Fight stats
Stat Benardo Sopaj Vinicius Oliveira Sig. strikes 45/86 67/144 Takedowns 3/4 2/4 Control time 4:28 1:37 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 7 Round 2 sig. strikes 18 17 Round 3 sig. strikes 13 43 - Winvs Geovane VargasTKO · R1 · 4:00Dec 30, 2023 · AFN 4
- Winvs Julien LopezTKO · R1 · 0:20Feb 25, 2023 · FCR 15
Career Stats
Based on 3 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.39
- Striking accuracy
- 58%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.69
- Striking defense
- 53%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.43
- Takedown accuracy
- 60%
- Takedown defense
- 77%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.80