Hayisaer vs Benitez

Who won Hayisaer vs Benitez?

Maheshate beat Gabriel Benitez by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 27th April 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Maheshate.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hayisaer vs Benitez stats

Maheshate stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gabriel Benitez made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Maheshate's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Maheshate's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Gabriel Benitez's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Maheshate had a slight advantage in power over Benitez, with a 44% knock out percentage over Benitez's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Benitez had a massive advantage over Maheshate, boasting a 43% submission rate over Maheshate's 11%.

Maheshate was the younger man by 12 years, at 25 years old.

Maheshate had a height advantage of 4 inches over Benitez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Maheshate was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 12 years later than Benitez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 31 less professional rounds, 34 to Benitez's 65.

Hayisaer vs Benitez form

Benitez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to David Onama at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Billy Quarantillo at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Justin Jaynes at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Sodiq Yusuff at UFC 241 on 17th August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had beaten Jason Knight at UFC Fight Night 123 on 9th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SaveMart Center, Fresno.

Activity check

Benitez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hayisaer vs Benitez?

Maheshate was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Gabriel Benitez made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.