Figueiredo vs Benavidez

Who won Figueiredo vs Benavidez?

Deiveson Figueiredo beat Joseph Benavidez by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 27, on Saturday 29th February 2020 at Chartway Arena in Norfolk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Flyweight championship.

Figueiredo vs Benavidez stats

Deiveson Figueiredo stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Joseph Benavidez made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Deiveson Figueiredo's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Deiveson Figueiredo's UFC record stood at 13-5-1, while Joseph Benavidez's came in at 15-6-0.

The stats suggested Figueiredo had an advantage in power over Benavidez, with a 47% knock out percentage over Benavidez's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Figueiredo had a slight advantage over Benavidez, with a 35% submission rate over Benavidez's 32%.

Deiveson Figueiredo was the younger man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Figueiredo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Benavidez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Figueiredo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 8 months later than Benavidez, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 66 to Benavidez's 84.

Figueiredo vs Benavidez form

Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alex Perez at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Joseph Benavidez at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, United States.

He had lost to Jussier Formiga at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Benavidez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 22 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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