Benavidez vs Formiga

Who won Benavidez vs Formiga?

Joseph Benavidez beat Jussier Formiga by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 3, on Saturday 29th June 2019 at Target Center in Minneapolis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Benavidez vs Formiga stats

Joseph Benavidez stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Jussier Formiga made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 10 by submission.

Joseph Benavidez's UFC record stood at 15-6-0, while Jussier Formiga's came in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggested Benavidez had a large advantage in power over Formiga, boasting a 26% knock out percentage over Formiga's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Formiga had a slight advantage over Benavidez, with a 43% submission rate over Benavidez's 33%.

Joseph Benavidez was the older man by 1 year, at 40 years old.

Formiga had a height advantage of 1 inch over Benavidez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Benavidez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year later than Formiga, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 84 to Formiga's 74.

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Formiga's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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