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Benson Henderson

Benson Henderson

1090 ELO #206

"Smooth"

MMA 24-7-0 · UFC 11-3-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 10 years and 196 days ago

Benson Henderson "Smooth" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Benson Henderson has 11 wins in the UFC. Benson Henderson lands an average of 2.93 significant strikes per minute and averages 2.4 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1090), and have not fought Benson Henderson before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Tony Ferguson 15-9-0 42 1083 0.0 7
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 0.0 29
Tim Means 15-14-0 42 1056 0.0 34
Stephen Thompson 12-9-0 43 1100 1.0 10
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 1.0 46
Court McGee 11-13-0 41 998 1.0 92

Fight Results Breakdown

14
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Frankie Edgar in 2012
Opponent ELO: 1150

Biggest Upset Loss

Anthony Pettis in 2013
Your ELO: 1096 · Opponent ELO: 1039 · Favored by 57

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 9'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Nov 16 1983
Age
42
Peak ELO
1097
ELO Rank
206 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
363-168-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1076.8
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1069.4

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.93
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
45%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
1.79
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
63%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.4
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
45%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.8
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Benson Henderson Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2015-11-28 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal Jorge Masvidal S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2015-02-14 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch Brandon Thatch SUB Rear Naked Choke 4 3:58 Win -
2015-01-18 UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver Donald Cerrone U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2014-08-23 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos Rafael Dos Anjos KO/TKO Punch 1 2:31 Loss -
2014-06-07 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov Rustam Khabilov SUB Rear Naked Choke 4 1:16 Win -
2014-01-25 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson Josh Thomson S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2013-08-31 UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 Anthony Pettis SUB Armbar 1 4:41 Loss -
2013-04-20 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez Gilbert Melendez S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2012-12-08 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz Nate Diaz U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2012-08-11 UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II Frankie Edgar S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2012-02-25 UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson Frankie Edgar U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2011-11-12 UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos Clay Guida U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2011-08-14 UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle Jim Miller U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2011-04-30 UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields Mark Bocek U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Benson Henderson ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
14 2015-11-28 Jorge Masvidal 1087 Win 0 1090
13 2015-02-14 Brandon Thatch 1043 Win +20 1090
12 2015-01-18 Donald Cerrone 1180 Loss -12 1070
11 2014-08-23 Rafael Dos Anjos 1116 Loss -15 1082
10 2014-06-07 Rustam Khabilov 1057 Win +20 1097
9 2014-01-25 Josh Thomson 1033 Win 0 1077
8 2013-08-31 Anthony Pettis 1039 Loss -19 1077
7 2013-04-20 Gilbert Melendez 1000 Win 0 1096
6 2012-12-08 Nate Diaz 1136 Win +19 1096
5 2012-08-11 Frankie Edgar 1130 Win 0 1077
4 2012-02-25 Frankie Edgar 1150 Win +20 1077
3 2011-11-12 Clay Guida 1091 Win +18 1057
2 2011-08-14 Jim Miller 1141 Win +21 1039
1 2011-04-30 Mark Bocek 1054 Win +18 1018

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