Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-23, fight not particularly good between Joseph Benavidez and John Moraga: it gets two stars.
Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-4-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2), after this bout he has beat Tim Elliott (=Benavidez vs Elliott) and Dustin Ortiz (=Benavidez vs Ortiz).
His opponent, John Moraga, has a record of 16-3-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to John Dodson last year (=Dodson vs Moraga 2) but then he has defeated Justin Scoggins and Willie Gates. Benavidez vs Moraga is on the undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 187. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-22, good exchanges between Joseph Benavidez and Dustin Ortiz: it gets three stars. Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world, he lost to #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson at the end of 2013 (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Tim Elliott (=Benavidez vs Elliott).
His opponent, Dustin Ortiz, has a record of 14-3-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class, he has fought three times in 2014 losing the first bout, against John Moraga (via split decision Moraga vs Ortiz), but then he defeated Ray Borg and Justin Scoggins (=Ortiz vs Scoggins). Benavidez vs Ortiz is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Cub Swanson – UFC FN 57. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-26, aggressive start and great work on the ground: Joseph Benavidez vs Tim Elliott gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a mma record of 19-4-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world, he fought four times in 2013 losing only his last bout against # 1 Demetrious Johnson in a fight valid for the Ufc Flw title (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2).
His opponent, Tim Elliott, has a record of 40-4-1 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class, last year he fought twice: defeating Louis Gaudinot in August but then he lost to Ali Bagautinov (=Elliott vs Bagautinov). Benavidez vs Elliott is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Glover Teixeira – UFC 172. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-12-14, good start and spectacular finish: the second fight between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez gets three stars. Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1, 56% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 flyweight in the world while Joseph Benavidez (19-3-0, 74% finishing rate) entered as the No.2. In their first fight Johnson defeated Benavidez by split decision (September 22, 2012); also this second fight is valid for the UFC flyweight title (Johnson’s third defense) and it is the main event of UFC on Fox 9. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-04, pretty good finish between Joseph Benavidez and Jussier Formiga but it is not enough to get three stars. Joseph Benavidez (18-3-0, 72% finishing rate) entered as the No.2 flyweight in the world while Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva (15-2-0, 47% finishing rate – curiously he has never won by ko/tko) entered as the No.10 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Demetrious Johnson). Benavidez vs Formiga da Silva is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ryan Bader – UFC Fight Night 28; they also faced each other a second time on June 29, 2019 (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Joseph Benavidez 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-02-02, pretty good fight with some good exchanges: Joseph Benavidez vs Ian McCall gets three stars. Joseph Benavidez (16-3-0) entered as the No.3 flyweight in the world while Ian McCall (11-3-1) entered as the No.6. Benavidez vs McCall is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar – UFC 156. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-09-22, nice fourth round but the rest of the fight is not particularly exciting: Joseph Benavidez vs Demetrious Johnson gets two stars. Joseph Benavidez (16-2-0) entered as the No.1 flyweight in the world while Demetrious Johnson (15-2-1) entered as the No.2. Benavidez vs Johnson is valid for the UFC Flyweight title, they also faced each other a second time on December 14, 2013 (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2); undercard of Jon Jones vs Vitor Belfort – UFC 152. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-03-02, good TKO between Joseph Benavidez and Yasuhiro Urushitani but it is not enough to get three stars (UFC Knockout of the Night). Joseph Benavidez (15-2-0) entered as the No.3 bantamweight in the world while Yasuhiro Urushitani (19-4-6) entered as the No.3 flyweight. Benavidez vs Urushitani is on the undercard of Alves vs Kampmann (UFC on FX 2). Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-23, fight not particularly good between Joseph Benavidez and John Moraga: it gets two stars.
Review: 2014-11-22, good exchanges between Joseph Benavidez and Dustin Ortiz: it gets three stars. Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world, he lost to #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson at the end of 2013 (=
