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
Photos:
• 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)