Joseph Benavidez vs Tim Elliott Set for UFC 172

Joseph Benavidez

• 19-4 MMA / 6-2 UFC Record
• Won 3 of Last 4 Fights
• Notable Wins: Ian McCall, Eddie Wineland, Jussier da Silva

Tim Elliott

• 10-4-1 MMA / 2-2 UFC Record
• Won 2 of Last 3 Fights
• Notable Wins: Jens Pulver, Louis Gaudinot, Jared Papazian

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UFC 172

April 26th, 2014

Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore Arena

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For the second time in his UFC career, Joseph Benavidez fell short on his bid to become the flyweight champion, suffering a first round knockout loss to Demetrious Johnson at UFC on FOX 9. The loss to Johnson snapped a three-fight win streak, including knockout wins over Darren Uyenoyama and Jussier da Silva.

Tim Elliott fell to 2-2 in the UFC, after losing a unanimous decision to Ali Bagautinov at UFC 167. He previously earned back-to-back decision wins over Jared Papazian and Louis Gaudinot.

UFC on FOX 9 Quick Results

 

Main Card:

• Demetrious Johnson def. Joseph Benavidez via KO (Punch) – Round 1, 2:08
• Urijah Faber def. Michael McDonald via Guillotine Choke – Round 2, 3:22
• Chad Mendes def. Nik Lentz via Unanimous Decision
• Joe Lauzon def. Mac Danzig via Unanimous Decision

Preliminary Card:

• Ryan LaFlare def. Court McGee via Unanimous Decision
• Edson Barboza def. Danny Castillo via Majority Decision
• Bobby Green def. Pat Healy via Unanimous Decision
• Zach Makovsky def. Scott Jorgensen via Unanimous Decision
• Sam Stout def. Cody McKenzie via Unanimous Decision
• Abel Trujillo def. Roger Bowling via TKO (Punches) – Round 2, 1:35
• Alptekin Ozkilic def. Darren Uyenoyama via Split Decision

Demetrious Johnson vs Joseph Benavidez II Headlines The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale

 

Demetrious Johnson

• 18-2-1 MMA / 7-1-1 UFC Record
• 4 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: John Dodson, Ian McCall, Joseph Benavidez

 

Joseph Benavidez

• 19-3 MMA / 6-1 UFC Record
• 3 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: Ian McCall, Eddie Wineland, Jussier da Silva

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The Ultimate FIghter 18 FInale

November 30th, 2013

Las Vegas, Nevada

Mandalay Bay Events Center

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UFC flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson arguably put on his best performance at UFC on FOX 8, dominating challenger John Moraga from start to finish, until ending the fight with a submission in the final round. He’s now won four straight fights, including two title defenses over John Dodson and Moraga.

Joseph Benavidez has earned another shot at the UFC flyweight title in just a little over a year, since he fell short against Johnson in the finale of a four-man tournament to crown the promotion’s first champion. He’s currently on three-fight win streak, including a decision win over Ian McCall, and knockout victories over Darren Uyenoyama and Jussier da Silva.

UFC Fight Night 28 Quick Results

Main Card:

• Glover Teixeira def. Ryan Bader via TKO (Punches) – Round 1, 2:55
• Ronaldo Souza def. Yushin Okami via TKO (Punches) – Round 1, 2:47
• Joseph Benavidez def. Jussier Da Silva via TKO (Punches) – Round 1, 3:07
• Piotr Hallmann def. Francisco Trinaldo via Kimura – Round 2, 3:50
• Rafael Natal def. Tor Troeng via unanimous Decision
• Ali Bagautinov def. Marcos Vinicius via TKO (Punches) – Round 3, 3:28

Preliminary Card:

• Edimilson Souza def. Felipe Arantes via Split Decision
• Lucas Martins def. Ramiro Hernandez via Rear Naked Choke – Round 1, 1:10
• Elias Silverio def. Joao Zeferino via Unanimous Decision
• Ivan Jorge def. Keith Wisniewski via Unanimous Decision
• Sean Spencer def. Yuri Villefort via Split Decision

Joseph Benavidez vs Jussier Da Silva Targeted for UFC on FOX Sports 1 3

 

Joseph Benavidez

• 18-3 MMA / 5-1 UFC Record
• 2 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: Ian McCall, Eddie Wineland, Darren Uyenoyama

 

Jussier Da Silva

• 15-2 MMA / 1-1 UFC Record
• Won 6 of Last 7 Fights
• Notable Wins: Chris Cariaso, Alexandre Passidomo, Mamoru Yamaguchi

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UFC on FOX Sports 1 3

September 4th, 2013

Brasilia, Brazil

Ginasio Nilson Nelson

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Joseph Benavidez took another step closer to getting another crack at the UFC flyweight title with a second round knockout victory over Darren Uyenoyama at UFC on FOX 7. It was his second straight victory since dropping a split decision in the inaugural UFC flyweight title fight to Demetrious Johnson.

Former number one ranked flyweight, Jussier Da Silva got his first win in the octagon at UFC on FX 8, earning a hard-fought unanimous decision over Chris Cariaso.  In his debut, Da Silva was TKO’d in the second round by Ultimate Fighter 14 winner, John Dodson in October of last year.

UFC on FOX 7 Quick Results

 

Main Card:

• Benson Henderson def. Gilbert Melendez via Split Decision
• Daniel Cormier def. Frank Mir via Unanimous Decision
• Josh Thomson def. Nate Diaz via TKO (Strikes) – Round 2, 3:44
• Matt Brown def. Jordan Mein via TKO (Strikes) – Round 2, 1:00

Preliminary Card:

• Chad Mendes def. Darren Elkins via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1, 1:08
• Francis Carmont vs. Lorenz Larkin via Unanimous Decision
• Myles Jury def. Ramsey Nijem via KO (Punch) – Round 1, 1:02
• Joseph Benavidez def. Darren Uyenoyama via TKO (Strikes) – Round 2, 4:50
• Jorge Masvidal def. Tim Means via Unanimous Decision
• T.J. Dillashaw def. Hugo Viana via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1, 4:22
• Anthony Njokuani def. Roger Bowling via TKO (Strikes) – Round 2, 2:52
• Yoel Romero def. Clifford Starks via KO (Flying knee, Punches) – Round 1, 1:32

Joseph Benavidez vs Darren Uyenoyama, Francisco Rivera vs Hugo Viana Joins UFC on FOX 7

 

Joseph Benavidez

• 17-3 MMA / 4-1 UFC Record
• Won 5 of Last 6 Fights
• Notable Wins: Ian McCall, Eddie Wineland, Yasuhiro Urushitani

 

Darren Uyenoyama

• 8-3 MMA / 2-0 UFC Record
• 3 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: Rambaa Somdet, Norifumi ‘Kid’ Yamamoto, Phil Harris

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Francisco Rivera

• 9-2 MMA / 2-0 UFC Record
• 4 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: Edwin Figueroa, Antonio Duarte, Alex Soto

 

Hugo Viana

• 7-0 MMA / 2-0 UFC Record
• 7 Fight Win Streak
• Notable Wins: John Teixeira, Reuben Duran

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UFC On FOX 7

April 20th, 2013

San Jose, California

HP Pavilion

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Joseph Benavidez once again returned to the win column with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Ian McCall at UFC 156. He’s now won five of his last six fights, only losing to Demetrious Johnson by split decision in September of last year.

Darren Uyenoyama impressed in his UFC debut, back in November of 2011, dominating Norifumi ‘Kid’ Yamamoto to earn a unanimous decision victory at UFC on FOX 1. He did the same in his sophomore appearance, submitting Phil Harris in the second round by rear naked choke, last October.

Francisco Rivera returned from his suspension in solid form, earning a second round TKO victory over Edwin Figueroa at UFC 156. The win is technically his second victory in a row, after his win over Roland Delorme was overturned following a positive drug test in the post-fight testing.

Hugo ‘Wolverine’ Viana looked great in his bantamweight debut, scoring a first round knockout victory over Reuben Duran at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale. He debuted with the UFC as a featherweight, defeating John Teixeira de Conceicao by split decision.

UFC 156 Quick Results

 

Main Card

• Jose Aldo def. Frank Edgar by Unanimous Decision 
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Rashad Evans via Unanimous Decision
• Antonio Silva def. Alistair Overeem via KO (Punches) – Round 3, 0:25
• Demain Maia def. Jon Fitch via Unanimous Decision
• Joseph Benavidez def. Ian McCall via Unanimous Decision

Preliminary Card

• Evan Dunham def. Gleison Tibau via Split Decision
• Tyron Woodley def. Jay Hieron via KO (Punches) – Round 1, 0:36
• Bobby Green def. Jacob Volkmann via Rear Naked Choke – Round 3, 4:25
• Isaac Vallie-Flagg def. Yves Edwards via Split Decision
• Dustin Kimura def. Chico Camus via Rear Naked Choke – Round 3, 1:50
• Francisco Rivera def. Edwin Figueroa via TKO (Punches) – Round 2, 4:20

Joseph Benavidez vs Ian McCall Set for UFC 156

 

Joseph Benavidez

• 16-3 MMA / 3-1 UFC Record
• Won 4 of Last 5 Fights
• Notable Wins: Miguel Torres, Eddie Wineland, Yasuhiro Urushitani

 

Ian McCall

• 11-3-1 MMA / 0-1-1 UFC Record
• 1 Win, 1 Loss, 1 Draw in Last 3 Fights
• Notable Wins: Jussier da Silva, Dustin Ortiz, Darrell Montague

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UFC 156

February 2nd, 2013

Las Vegas, Nevada

Mandalay Bay Events Center

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Joseph Benavidez failed to capture UFC gold for the third time in his career, losing a split decision to Demetrious Johnson at UFC 152, which crowned Johnson as the first ever UFC flyweight champion. The loss snapped a four-fight win streak, which included decision victories over Ian Loveland and Eddie Wineland, and also a second round TKO victory over Yasuhiro Urushitani.

Once ranked the #1 flyweight in the world, Ian McCall still looks for his first win inside the UFC. He debuted against Demetrious Johnson in a fight that was later declared a majority draw after the scorecards were misread inside the cage. In the rematch, Johnson left no doubt in the judges eyes’, earning a clear-cut unanimous decision over McCall at UFC on FX 3.

UFC 152 Quick Results

 

Main Card: 

• Jon Jones def. Vitor Belfort via Americana – Round 4, 0:54
• Demetrious Johnson def. Joseph Benavidez via Split Decision
• Michael Bisping def. Brian Stann via Unanimous Decision
• Matt Hamill def. Roger Hollett via Unanimous Decision
• Cub Swanson def. Charles Oliveira via KO (Punch) – Round 1, 2:40

Preliminary Card:

• Vinny Magalhaes def. Igor Pokrajac via Armbar – Round 2, 1:14
• TJ Grant def. Evan Dunham via Unanimous Decision
• Sean Pierson def. Lance Benoist via Unanimous Decision
• Marcus Brimage def. Jim Hettes via Unanimous Decision
• Seth Baczynski def. Simeon Thoresen via KO (Punch) – Round 1, 4:10
• Mitch Gagnon def. Walel Watson via Rear Naked Choke – Round 1, 1:09
• Kyle Noke def. Charlie Brenneman via TKO (Punches) – Round 1, 0:45