Joseph Benavidez vs Jussier Formiga
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
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Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Head-to-Head Record
Common Opponents (6)
Joseph Benavidez vs Jussier Formiga: Matchup Breakdown
Joseph Benavidez is 15-6 in the Flyweight division with a 71.4% win rate. Jussier Formiga is 9-7 at Flyweight, winning 56.3% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 2 times. Joseph Benavidez leads the series 2-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos on Jun 29, 2019, won by Joseph Benavidez by KO/TKO in round 2.
Joseph Benavidez holds the higher ELO rating, 1,076 to 974. Career peaks are 1,200 for Joseph Benavidez and 1,061 for Jussier Formiga. Joseph Benavidez has 5 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 15 victories, a 40% finish rate. Jussier Formiga has 0 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins, finishing 33.3% of the time.
Joseph Benavidez stands 5' 4" with a reach of 65" and fights southpaw. Jussier Formiga is 5' 5" with a reach of 67", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Jussier Formiga. Joseph Benavidez is 41, Jussier Formiga is 41.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Joseph Benavidez has landed 938 significant strikes at 36.9% accuracy with 24 takedowns and 40:55 of control time. Jussier Formiga has landed 257 at 39.6% with 22 takedowns and 52:39 of control.
Joseph Benavidez has 3 title fights (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Jussier Formiga. They share 6 common opponents: Deiveson Figueiredo, Dustin Ortiz, Alex Perez, Sergio Pettis, Henry Cejudo, Zach Makovsky.