ANSWER: (7/19/20) Benavidez was submitted by Deiveson Figueiredo via rear naked choke at 4:48 of the first round(2/29/20) Benavidez was stopped by Deiveson Figueiredo via strikes at 1:54 of the second round in a bout for the vacant UFC flyweight title.UFC on ESPN(6/29/19) Benavidez stopped Jussier Formiga via strikes at 4:47 of the second round(1/19/19) Benavidez won a three round unanimous decision over Dustin OrtizTUF 28 Finale(11/30/18) Benavidez stopped Alex Perez via strikes at 4:21 of the first roundUFC 225(6/9/18) Benavidez lost a three round split decision to Sergio PettisTUF 24 Finale(12/3/16) Benavidez won a three round split decision over Henry Cejudo(2/6/16) Benavidez won a three round unanimous decision over Zach MakovskyUFC 192(10/3/15) Benavidez won a three round unanimous decision over Ali BagautinovUFC 187(5/23/15) Benavidez won a three round unanimous decision over John Moraga(11/22/14) Benavidez won a three round unanimous decision over Dustin OrtizUFC 172(4/26/14) Benavidez submitted Timothy Elliott via guillotine choke at 4:08 of the first roundUFC on FOX(12/14/13) Benavidez was knocked out by Demetrious Johnson at 2:08 of the first round in a UFC flyweight title fight.(9/4/13) Benavidez stopped Jussier Formiga via strikes at 3:07 of the first roundUFC on FOX(4/20/13) Benavidez stopped Darren Uyenoyama via strikes at 4:50 of the second roundUFC 156(2/2/13) Benavidez won a three round unanimous decision over Ian McCallUFC 152(9/22/12) Benavidez lost a five round split decision to Demetrious Johnson in a UFC flyweight title fight.UFC on FX(3/3/12) Benavidez stopped Yasuhiro Urushitani via strikes at :11 of the second roundUFC Live(8/14/11) Benavidez won a three round unanimous decision over Eddie WinelandUFC 128(3/19/11) Benavidez won a three round unanimous decision over Ian Loveland

ANSWER: (11/11/10) Benavidez submitted Wagnney Fabiano via guillotine choke at 2:45 of the second round.WEC 50(8/18/10) Benavidez lost a five round split decision to WEC bantamweight champion Dominick CruzWEC 47(3/6/10) Benavidez submitted Miguel Angel Torres via guillotine choke at 2:57 of the second round.WEC 45(12/19/09) Benavidez stopped Rani Yahya via strikes at 1:35 of the first round.WEC 42(8/9/09) Benavidez lost a three round unanimous decision to Dominick Cruz.WEC 40(4/5/09) Benavidez scored a three round unanimous decision over Jeff Curran.WEC 37(12/3/08) Benavidez scored a three round unanimous decision over Danny Martinez.

ANSWER: I took up wrestling in high school and even a year in college. That was great experience for fighting. When I was done with wrestling I coached a little and still wanted to compete. I thought I would be good at MMA. I began fighting in small shows in Las Cruces, New Mexico mainly for fun, competition and a little money. I started dedicating lots of time to this, and it was all I wanted to do. I told myself I have to find a way to only do this for a living. I knew it was possible and I believed in my talents. I moved out to California, started training withUrijah Faberand it’s gone just how I wanted it to. Now my motivation, besides the obvious, is to never have a real job again.What ranks and titles have you held?None in MMA yet. State wrestling champion of New Mexico in 2000.Do you have any heroes?My mom and grandma.What is your favorite technique?The schoolyard push, double uppercut and anything that makes people say wow and my opponent go ow!Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?I went to college for one year and did some wrestling.What was your job before you started fighting?A Screenprinter at GSI graphic services in Las Cruces, New Mexico.