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Benardo Sopaj

Benardo Sopaj

1021 ELO #755

"Lion King"

MMA 13-3-0 · UFC 2-1-0 · Bantamweight · Last fought 24 days ago

Benardo Sopaj "Lion King" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Benardo Sopaj has 2 wins in the UFC. Benardo Sopaj lands an average of 4.39 significant strikes per minute and averages 2.43 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Bantamweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1021), and have not fought Benardo Sopaj before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Cameron Saaiman 3-3-0 25 992 0.0 29
Colby Thicknesse 2-1-0 26 1013 1.0 8
Jean Matsumoto 3-2-0 26 1037 1.0 16
Rei Tsuruya 2-1-0 23 1021 2.0 0
Cody Haddon 2-0-0 27 1036 2.0 15
Brady Hiestand 3-1-0 27 1056 2.0 35

Biggest Win

Timmy Cuamba in 2026
Opponent ELO: 1021

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 6'
Weight
Bantamweight
Reach
66'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Sep 25 2000
Age
25
Peak ELO
1021
ELO Rank
755 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
46-14-0
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1001.3
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
972.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.39
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
58%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.69
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
52%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.43
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
60%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.8
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Benardo Sopaj Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-05-16 UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa Timmy Cuamba SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 2:25 Win +153
2025-01-18 UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Ricky Turcios U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2024-03-02 UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev Vinicius Oliveira KO/TKO Flying Knee 3 4:41 Loss -

Benardo Sopaj ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
3 2026-05-16 Timmy Cuamba 1021 Win +22 1021
2 2025-01-18 Ricky Turcios 970 Win +15 999
1 2024-03-02 Vinicius Oliveira 1000 Loss -16 984

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