Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-03-06, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma fight Askar Askarov vs Joseph Benavidez gets two.
Benavidez vs Askarov is on the undercard of Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya – UFC 259. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-19, great fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj Deiveson Figueiredo entered this fight with a professional record of 18-1-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. ‘Daico / Deus da Guerra’ Figueiredo suffered his first loss last year, against Jussier Formiga da Silva (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Deiveson Figueiredo), but then he has won over Alexandre Pantoja (Alexandre Pantoja vs Deiveson Figueiredo), Tim Elliott (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Tim Elliott) and Joseph Benavidez in their first and last bout (Joseph Benavidez vs Deiveson Figueiredo I).
His opponent, Joseph Benavidez, has a mma record of 28-6-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. Before losing to Figueiredo some months ago, he had beat Dustin Ortiz (Joseph Benavidez vs Dustin Ortiz 2) and Jussier Formiga da Silva in 2019 (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Joseph Benavidez 2). Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2, main event of UFC Fight Night 172 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 30), is valid for the vacant Ufc flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-02-29, good fight between Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo: it gets three stars.Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-5-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. He was defeated by Sergio Pettis in 2018 (Joseph Benavidez vs Sergio Pettis) but then he has won three fights beating Dustin Ortiz (Joseph Benavidez vs Dustin Ortiz 2) and Jussier Formiga da Silva in 2019 (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Joseph Benavidez 2).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Deiveson Figueiredo, has an official record of 17-1-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. ‘Daico / Deus da Guerra’ Figueiredo fought three times last year suffering his first loss, against Jussier Formiga da Silva (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Deiveson Figueiredo), but then he beat Alexandre Pantoja (Alexandre Pantoja vs Deiveson Figueiredo) and Tim Elliott (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Tim Elliott). Benavidez vs Figueiredo, main event of UFC Fight Night 169, is valid for the vacant UFC flyweight title (only for Benavidez since Figueiredo missing weight). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-29, pretty good finish between Jussier Formiga da Silva and Joseph Benavidez 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performances of the Night).The black belt in Bjj and judo Jussier Formiga da Silva entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-5-0 (43% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. He lost to Ray Borg in 2017 (Formiga vs Borg) but then he has won four fights beating Sergio Pettis (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Sergio Pettis) and Deiveson Figueiredo in his last two (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Deiveson Figueiredo).
His opponent, Joseph Benavidez, has a record of 27-5-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Sergio Pettis last year (Joseph Benavidez vs Sergio Pettis) but then he has won over Alex Perez (Joseph Benavidez vs Alex Perez) and Dustin Ortiz (Joseph Benavidez vs Dustin Ortiz 2). In their first bout Benavidez had beat Formiga via tko (September 4, 2013 – Joseph Benavidez vs Jussier Formiga da Silva I); this second fight is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Junior dos Santos – UFC on ESPN 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, fight not so exciting between Joseph Benavidez and Dustin Ortiz 2: it gets two stars.Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a professional record of 26-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He fought twice last year losing to Sergio Pettis (Joseph Benavidez vs Sergio Pettis) and beating Alex Perez (Joseph Benavidez vs Alex Perez).
His opponent, Dustin Ortiz, has a mma record of 19-7-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost to Brandon Moreno in 2017 (Moreno vs Ortiz) but then he has won three consecutive fights defeating Matheus Nicolau Pereira in his last one (Dustin Ortiz vs Matheus Nicolau Pereira). In their previous bout, Benavidez had beat Ortiz via unanimous decision (November 22, 2014 – Joseph Benavidez vs Dustin Ortiz I); this second fight is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC Fight Night 143 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 1). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-30, pretty good fight between Joseph Benavidez and Alex Perez: it gets three stars (UFC Performances of the Night).Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a pro record of 25-5-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Sergio Pettis (Joseph Benavidez vs Sergio Pettis); before this bout, in 2016, he had beat Zach Makovsky in February (Benavidez vs Makovsky) and current #1 Ufc Flw champion Henry Cejudo in December (Joseph Benavidez vs Henry Cejudo).
His opponent, Alex Perez, has an official mma record of 21-4-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2015 and 2016, against Adam Antolin and Jared Papazian, but since then he has won eight fights defeating Eric Shelton and Jose Torres in 2018. Benavidez vs Perez is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman – UFC Tuf 28 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-09, fight not so exciting between Joseph Benavidez and Sergio Pettis: it gets two stars.Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-4-0 (60% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 3, 2016 when he defeated Henry Cejudo (Joseph Benavidez vs Henry Cejudo). He suffered his last loss when he faced #1 Demetrious Johnson in their rematch in 2013 (Johnson vs Benavidez 2), since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating also Zach Makovsky in 2016 (Benavidez vs Makovsky).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Sergio Pettis, has a record of 16-3-0 (37% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year defeating John Moraga (Pettis vs Moraga) and Brandon Moreno (Pettis vs Moreno) but then he lost to Henry Cejudo (Henry Cejudo vs Sergio Pettis). Benavidez vs Pettis is on the undercard of Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero 2 – UFC 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-03, close fight with some nice exchanges: Joseph Benavidez vs Henry Cejudo gets three stars.Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-4-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced #1 Demetrious Johnson in their rematch in 2013 (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2), since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Ali Bagautinov (=Benavidez vs Bagautinov) and Zach Makovsky in his last two (=Benavidez vs Makovsky).
His opponent, the 2008 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist Henry Cejudo, has a record of 10-1-0 (40% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He has fought once in 2016 losing to Demetrious Johnson (=Johnson vs Cejudo). Benavidez vs Cejudo is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Tim Elliott – UFC Tuf 24 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-06, disappointing fight between Joseph Benavidez and Zach Makovsky: it gets two stars.Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a professional record of 23-4-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Demetrious Johnson in their rematch in 2013 (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2), since then he has won four consecutive bouts beating Ali Bagautinov in his last one (=Benavidez vs Bagautinov).
His opponent, the former Bellator Bw champion Zach Makovsky, has a mma record of 19-6-0 (37% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against John Dodson (=Dodson vs Makovsky). Benavidez vs Makovsky is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Stephen Thompson – UFC Fight Night 82. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-10-03, pretty boring fight between Joseph Benavidez and Ali Bagautinov: it gets two stars.Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-4-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in their rematch (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2), after this bout he has won three consecutive fights beating John Moraga in his last one (=Benavidez vs Moraga).
His opponent, the 2012 world combat sambo champion Ali Bagautinov, has a record of 13-3-0 (69% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 14, 2014 when he was defeated by Demetrious Johnson (=Johnson vs Bagautinov). Benavidez vs Bagautinov is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 192. Watch the video and rate this fight!
