Quarantillo vs Benítez

Who won Quarantillo vs Benítez?

Billy Quarantillo beat Gabriel Benitez by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 31, on Saturday 17th July 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Quarantillo vs Benítez stats

Billy Quarantillo stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Gabriel Benitez made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Billy Quarantillo's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Billy Quarantillo's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Gabriel Benitez's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Quarantillo had a slight advantage in power over Benitez, with a 40% knock out percentage over Benitez's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Benitez had an advantage over Quarantillo, with a 45% submission rate over Quarantillo's 33%.

Billy Quarantillo was the same age as Gabriel Benitez, at 36 years old.

Quarantillo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Benitez. Despite this, Benitez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Quarantillo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 6 months later than Benitez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 58 to Benitez's 65.

Quarantillo vs Benítez form

Billy Quarantillo had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alexander Hernandez at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Shane Burgos at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten Gabriel Benitez at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Kyle Nelson at UFC Vegas 10 on 12th September 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Quarantillo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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