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Joseph Benavidez vs Jussier Formiga

Result, odds and stats · Flyweight · 3 rounds

Sat, Jun 29, 2019
Joseph Benavidez def. Jussier Formiga · KO/TKO, round 2 (4:47)
 
Joseph
Benavidez
Flyweight
Record
27-5
UFC
14-3
Age
34
Height
5'4"
Reach
65"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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BenavidezFormiga
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Jussier
Formiga
Flyweight
Photo: Bruno Massami, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
23-5
UFC
9-4
Age
34
Height
5'5"
Reach
67"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Joseph BenavidezJussier Formiga
Significant strikes50 of 11515 of 48
Knockdowns10
Takedowns0 of 01 of 3
Control time2:030:27
Submission attempts00

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.

19
8
Round 1
18
7
Round 2
■ Joseph Benavidez ■ Jussier Formiga

Common opponents

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

Dustin Ortiz
Joseph Benavidez
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Jan 2019 · Ortiz landed 1.9 more a minute
Jussier Formiga
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Sep 2016 · Ortiz landed 0.3 more a minute
Sergio Pettis
Joseph Benavidez
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Jun 2018 · Pettis landed 1.0 more a minute
Jussier Formiga
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Oct 2018 · Pettis landed 0.8 more a minute
Henry Cejudo
Joseph Benavidez
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Dec 2016 · landed 0.1 more significant strikes a minute
Jussier Formiga
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Nov 2015 · Cejudo landed 1.2 more a minute
Zach Makovsky
Joseph Benavidez
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Feb 2016 · landed 1.7 more significant strikes a minute
Jussier Formiga
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Aug 2014 · Makovsky landed 0.9 more a minute

Their other meetings

Joseph Benavidez won by KO/TKO, round 1 (3:07)Sep 4, 2013

Other fights that night

Alonzo Menifield def. Paul Craig KO/TKO, round 1 (3:19) —— —— —— —— Amanda Ribas def. Emily Whitmire submission, round 2 (2:10) —— —— —— —— Demian Maia def. Anthony Rocco Martin decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Dalcha Lungiambula def. Dequan Townsend KO/TKO, round 3 (0:42) —— —— —— —— Jared Gordon def. Dan Moret decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Drew Dober def. Marco Polo Reyes KO/TKO, round 1 (1:07) —— —— —— —— Eryk Anders def. Vinicius Moreira KO/TKO, round 1 (1:18) —— —— —— —— Francis Ngannou def. Junior Dos Santos KO/TKO, round 1 (1:11) —— —— —— —— Ricardo Ramos def. Journey Newson decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Maurice Greene def. Junior Albini KO/TKO, round 1 (3:38) —— —— —— —— Vinc Pichel def. Roosevelt Roberts decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— ——