Benson Henderson vs Frankie Edgar

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Aug 11, 2012

Benson
Henderson

Lightweight

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Record

16-2

UFC

4-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Reach

70"

Stance

Southpaw

Record and age going into this fight.

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HendersonEdgar

Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

Frankie
Edgar

Lightweight

Record

15-2

UFC

9-2

Age

Height

5'6"

Reach

68"

Stance

Orthodox

Record and age going into this fight.

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Fight stats

Benson HendersonFrankie Edgar

Significant strikes64 of 16766 of 182

Knockdowns01

Takedowns0 of 12 of 6

Control time0:072:59

Submission attempts12

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

Round 1

Round 2

■ Benson Henderson ■ Frankie Edgar Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Mark Bocek

Benson Henderson

Won · decision, 3 rounds

Apr 2011 · landed 3.0 more significant strikes a minute

Frankie Edgar

Won · KO/TKO, round 1

Jul 2007 · landed 5.1 more significant strikes a minute

Their other meetings

Benson Henderson won by decision, 5 roundsFeb 25, 2012

Other fights that night

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Dennis Bermudez def. Tommy Hayden submission, round 1 (4:43) —— —— —— ——

Donald Cerrone

def. Melvin Guillard KO/TKO, round 1 (1:16) —— —— —— ——

Nik Lentz def. Eiji Mitsuoka KO/TKO, round 1 (3:45) —— —— —— —— Erik Perez def. Ken Stone KO/TKO, round 1 (0:17) —— —— —— —— Michael Kuiper def. Jared Hamman KO/TKO, round 2 (2:16) —— —— —— ——

Max Holloway def. Justin Lawrence KO/TKO, round 2 (4:49) —— —— —— ——