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Benson Henderson
Name:Benson Henderson
UFC Lightweight Champion
(February 26, 2012 - 3 Defenses)
Nickname:Smooth
Age:29
Birthday:November 16, 1983
Record:19-2-0-0
Wins By:
KO: 2 | Sub: 8 | Decision: 9
Losses By:
KO: 0 | Sub: 1 | Decision: 1
Height:5'9"/175cm
Weight:170lbs/77kg
Reach:70in/178cm
Division:Lightweight
City:Colorado Springs, CO
Country:USA
Fights Out Of:Glendale, AZ
Team:MMA Lab
Strengths:Wrestling, Endurance
Twitter:@BensonHenderson
Online:Website: http://www.smoothben.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/benson.henderson
Fight History:
Win vs Gilbert Melendez by Decision (split) in Round 5 at 5:00. Event: UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez on April 20, 2013 (Retains the UFC lightweight belt)
Win vs Nate Diaz by Decision (unanimous) in Round 5 at 5:00. Event: UFC on FOX 5: Henderson vs Diaz on December 8, 2012 (Defended the UFC Lightweight Championship)
Win vs Frankie Edgar by Decision (split) in Round 5 at 5:00. Event: UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II on August 11, 2012 (Defended the UFC Lightweight Championship)
Win vs Frankie Edgar by Decision (unanimous) in Round 5 at 5:00. Event: UFC 144 on February 26, 2012 (Won UFC Lightweight Championship; Fight of the Night.)
Win vs Clay Guida by Decision (unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos on November 12, 2011 (UFC Lightweight title eliminator; Fight of the Night.)
Win vs Jim Miller by Decision (unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle on August 14, 2011
Win vs Mark Bocek by Decision (unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: UFC 129 on April 30, 2011
Loss vs Anthony Pettis by Decision (unanimous) in Round 5 at 5:00. Event: WEC 53 on December 16, 2010 (Lost WEC Lightweight Championship; Fight of the Night.)
Win vs Donald Cerrone by Submission (guillotine choke) in Round 1 at 1:57. Event: WEC 48 on April 24, 2010 (Defended WEC Lightweight Championship; Submission of the Night.)
Win vs Jamie Varner by Submission (guillotine choke) in Round 3 at 2:41. Event: WEC 46 on January 10, 2010 (Won and unified WEC Lightweight Championship.)
Win vs Donald Cerrone by Decision (unanimous) in Round 5 at 5:00. Event: WEC 43 on October 10, 2009 (Won Interim WEC Lightweight Championship; Fight of the Night.)
Win vs Shane Roller by TKO (punches) in Round 1 at 1:41. Event: WEC 40 on April 5, 2009
Win vs Anthony Njokuani by Submission (guillotine choke) in Round 2 at 0:42. Event: WEC 38 on January 25, 2009
Win vs Diego Saraiva by Decision (unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: Evolution MMA on October 4, 2008
Win vs Ricardo Tirloni by Submission (guillotine choke) in Round 2 at 3:49. Event: MFC 17 on July 25, 2008
Win vs Mike Maestas by Submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 3 at 4:11. Event: MFC 16: Anger Management on May 9, 2008
Win vs Bryan Corley by Submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 1 at 2:36. Event: VFC 21: Infamous on December 7, 2007
Win vs David Dagloria by Submission (punches) in Round 1 at 1:45. Event: UCE: Round 26: Episode 12 on June 23, 2007
Loss vs Rocky Johnson by Technical Submission (anaconda choke) in Round 1 at 0:46. Event: Battlequest 5: Avalanche on March 31, 2007 (160 lb catchweight bout.)
Win vs Alien Williams by TKO (punches) in Round 1 at 1:37. Event: VFC 18: Hitmen on February 16, 2007
Win vs Dan Gregary by Submission (punches) in Round 1 at 4:21. Event: MCF: Genesis on November 18, 2006

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NEXT FIGHT and all Benson Henderson related News at CageWall:
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Salaries: Benson Henderson and Frank Mir top the list at $200,000 (Apr 2013)
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez – Bonuses and Results (Apr 2013)
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez – Weigh-In Results, Photos and Video (Apr 2013)
UFC on FOX 7: Staredown Pics and Road to the Octagon Video (Apr 2013)
Gilbert Melendez gets title shot and ‘UFC on FOX 7′ headline for his UFC debut against Benson Henderson (Jan 2013)
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez (Jan 2013)
UFC on FOX 5: Henderson vs Diaz Salaries: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua tops the list (Dec 2012)
UFC on FOX 5: Henderson vs Diaz – Bonuses and Results (Dec 2012)
UFC on FOX 5: Henderson vs Diaz – Weigh-In Results (Dec 2012)
UFC on FOX 5: Henderson vs Diaz – Pre-Fight Press Conference (Dec 2012)
UFC on FOX 5: Henderson vs Diaz – Predictions and Discussion (Dec 2012)
UFC on FOX 5 card adds Henderson-Diaz title fight, Gustafsson-Rua, and Penn-MacDonald (Aug 2012)
UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II – Bonuses and Results (Aug 2012)
UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II – Weigh-In Results (Aug 2012)
UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II – Pre-Fight Press Conference (Aug 2012)
UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II – Predictions and Discussion (Aug 2012)
UFC on FOX 5: Henderson vs Diaz (Jun 2012)
UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II set for August 11th in Denver (Apr 2012)
UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II (Apr 2012)
UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson (Mar 2012)
UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson Review by Pakled Paul (Feb 2012)
UFC 144 Fighter Bonuses (Feb 2012)
UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson Preview by HeLLBoY (Feb 2012)