Joseph Benavidez vs Tim Elliott

Joseph Benavidez vs Tim Elliott: Matchup Breakdown

Joseph Benavidez is 15-6 in the Flyweight division with a 71.4% win rate. Tim Elliott is 10-12 at Flyweight, winning 45.5% of the time. Joseph Benavidez is listed as retired. Tim Elliott is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Joseph Benavidez leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira on Apr 26, 2014, won by Joseph Benavidez by Submission in round 1.

Joseph Benavidez holds the higher ELO rating, 1,076 to 904. Career peaks are 1,200 for Joseph Benavidez and 1,008 for Tim Elliott. Joseph Benavidez has 5 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 15 victories, a 40% finish rate. Tim Elliott has 0 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins, finishing 30% of the time.

Joseph Benavidez stands 5' 4" with a reach of 65" and fights southpaw. Tim Elliott is 5' 7" with a reach of 66", southpaw. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Tim Elliott. Joseph Benavidez is 41, Tim Elliott is 39.

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. Tim Elliott has landed 948 at 43.4% with 65 takedowns and 1h 20m of control.

Joseph Benavidez has 3 title fights (0 won) against 1 (0 won) for Tim Elliott. They share 5 common opponents: Askar Askarov, Deiveson Figueiredo, Zach Makovsky, Ali Bagautinov, Demetrious Johnson.