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Benson Henderson
“Smooth”
United States
30-13-0W-L-D
- Age
- 42 · 🎂 turns 43 this week
- Height
- 5'9"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 70"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 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
- MMA LAB
- 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.
- 1672
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- W
- L
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Henderson lives on the scorecards, with 16 decision wins. He also made 11 opponents tap and put 3 to sleep by KO/TKO. His finish rate sits at 47%.
- Recent Form
- Lost to Patrick Habirora (9-0-0) by first-round KO/TKO. Lost to Usman Nurmagomedov (22-0-0) by first-round submission. Beat Peter Queally by unanimous decision over five rounds.
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 3.27 significant strikes a minute at 46% accuracy and absorbs 1.93. He defends 64% of strikes. Attempts 1.9 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 49%, and stops 65% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 2 KO/TKO (8%)
- 9 Submission (33%)
- 16 Decision (59%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 41%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 6 months ago
27 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.: 70-9-1 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1826
- Lossvs Patrick Habirora9-0-0 · Power Index 1780KO · R1 · 0:20May 23, 2026 · PFL Brussels: Habirora vs Henderson
Fight stats
Stat Benson Henderson Patrick Habirora Sig. strikes 1/1 4/5 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 1 4 - Lossvs Usman Nurmagomedov22-0-0 · Power Index 1922Submission · R1 · 2:37Mar 11, 2023 · Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs Henderson
- Winvs Peter QueallyDecision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Sep 23, 2022 · Bellator 285: Henderson vs Queally
- Winvs Islam Mamedov23-3-1 · Power Index 1826Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Jan 30, 2022 · Bellator 273: Bader vs Moldavsky
- Lossvs Brent Primus16-6-0 · Power Index 1776Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 16, 2021 · Bellator 268: Nemkov vs Anglickas
Career Stats
Based on 15 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.27
- Striking accuracy
- 46%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 1.93
- Striking defense
- 64%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.90
- Takedown accuracy
- 49%
- Takedown defense
- 65%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.60