Joseph Benavidez vs Zach Makovsky

Age 41

Height 5' 4"

Reach 65.0"

Weight 125 lbs.

Stance Southpaw

UFC SD

Age 43

Height 5' 4"

Reach 64.0"

Weight 125 lbs.

Stance Southpaw

UFC SD

Career Averages - Joseph Benavidez

3.52 SLpM

34.0% Str. Acc.

2.67 SApM

61.0% Str. Def.

1.41 TD Avg

30.0% TD Acc.

62.0% TD Def.

0.6 Sub. Avg

Career Averages - Zach Makovsky

1.94 SLpM

43.0% Str. Acc.

2.24 SApM

62.0% Str. Def.

3.71 TD Avg

30.0% TD Acc.

56.0% TD Def.

0.3 Sub. Avg

Joseph Benavidez - Fight History

LOSS vs Askar Askarov

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) R3 5:00 · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 06, 2021

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Askar Askarov	0	46 of 114	40%	61 of 130	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Joseph Benavidez	0	58 of 88	65%	71 of 107	5 of 6	83%	0	0	5:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Askar Askarov	18 of 54	33%	20 of 56	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Joseph Benavidez	21 of 26	80%	22 of 27	1 of 2	50%	0:54
2	Askar Askarov	11 of 19	57%	23 of 32	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Joseph Benavidez	17 of 24	70%	29 of 42	4 of 4	100%	4:06
3	Askar Askarov	17 of 41	41%	18 of 42	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Joseph Benavidez	20 of 38	52%	20 of 38	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Askar Askarov	46 of 114	40%	13 of 57	21 of 41	12 of 16	41 of 108	4 of 5	1 of 1
Joseph Benavidez	58 of 88	65%	39 of 65	14 of 18	5 of 5	50 of 77	4 of 5	4 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Askar Askarov	18 of 54	33%	5 of 23	8 of 23	5 of 8	16 of 51	2 of 3	0 of 0
1	Joseph Benavidez	21 of 26	80%	13 of 17	7 of 8	1 of 1	20 of 25	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Askar Askarov	11 of 19	57%	5 of 13	4 of 4	2 of 2	8 of 16	2 of 2	1 of 1
2	Joseph Benavidez	17 of 24	70%	12 of 19	2 of 2	3 of 3	10 of 15	3 of 3	4 of 6
3	Askar Askarov	17 of 41	41%	3 of 21	9 of 14	5 of 6	17 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Joseph Benavidez	20 of 38	52%	14 of 29	5 of 8	1 of 1	20 of 37	0 of 1	0 of 0

Big Brady Expert Hesitant picked Mar 3, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Joseph Benavidez

Big Brady picks Joseph Benavidez as an underdog, citing a favorable stylistic matchup with Benavidez's scrambling and speed against Askarov's wrestling. He questions Askarov's level after close fights with Moreno and Pantoja. He worries about Benavidez's age (36) and damage taken in recent losses but believes this is a winnable fight. He predicts a close decision.

"i'm actually going to take the underdog here with joseph benavidez"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Mar 5, 2021 (1 day before fight)

Askar Askarov

Daniel picks Askar Askarov to win a 30-27 decision, citing his improving boxing, grappling, and hunger. He believes Benavidez is on the decline after two brutal losses to Figueiredo and that Askarov is the better grappler with more momentum.

"i'm going with nascar ask her up by 30-27"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Mar 4, 2021 (2 days before fight)

Joseph Benavidez

Benavidez has better striking, speed, and scrambling. Askarov has been taken down in all his UFC fights and may struggle with Benavidez's movement and calf kicks. The host believes Benavidez is undervalued due to his losses to Figueiredo and predicts a decision win, possibly a KO.

"i'm going with benavidez here i have a little bit of a bet on him"

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Feb 26, 2021 (8 days before fight)

Askar Askarov

The MMA Guru picks Askar Askarov over Joseph Benavidez. He believes Benavidez's soul was taken by Figueiredo and he is coming back for ego. He notes Askarov's undefeated record, strong grappling base, and pressure style. He predicts Askarov wins by 29-28 unanimous decision, losing the first round but winning the last two.

"i think benavidez's time is done and i think figuerado genuinely took his soul and that's the truth"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Deiveson Figueiredo

Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) R1 4:48 · UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · Jul 19, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Deiveson Figueiredo	2	35 of 40	87%	40 of 45	0 of 0	---	4	0	2:23
Joseph Benavidez	0	18 of 28	64%	22 of 33	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Deiveson Figueiredo	2	35 of 40	87%	40 of 45	0 of 0	---	4	0	2:23
1	Joseph Benavidez	0	18 of 28	64%	22 of 33	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Deiveson Figueiredo	35 of 40	87%	31 of 36	4 of 4	0 of 0	12 of 16	0 of 0	23 of 24
Joseph Benavidez	18 of 28	64%	8 of 15	5 of 7	5 of 6	18 of 28	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Deiveson Figueiredo	35 of 40	87%	31 of 36	4 of 4	0 of 0	12 of 16	0 of 0	23 of 24
1	Joseph Benavidez	18 of 28	64%	8 of 15	5 of 7	5 of 6	18 of 28	0 of 0	0 of 0

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Jul 17, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Deiveson Figueiredo

Big Brady picks Figueiredo but notes red flags: COVID false positive, travel issues, weight miss history. He believes Figueiredo's power is decisive and will knock out Benavidez again, likely in the first three rounds. He thinks Benavidez's volume could win rounds if it goes to decision, but expects Figueiredo to land the harder shots and finish. He will wait for weigh-ins before betting.

knockout, round 3

"My final prediction there is Figueiredo by third round knockout"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Jul 17, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Deiveson Figueiredo

Daniel Levi believes Figueiredo won every area in the first fight: stand-up, wrestling, and jiu-jitsu. He notes that Figueiredo landed the harder shots, easily sprawled on Benavidez's takedowns, and even had a deep armbar. He dismisses the headbutt excuse, stating it was Benavidez's fault for charging in head first. He expects Figueiredo to finish Benavidez again, citing that rematches usually go the same way and that Benavidez chokes in title fights.

Figueiredo to finish Benavidez again

"I got davidson figueretto to finish joseph benavidez again"

Half the Battle

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Jul 16, 2020 (3 days before fight)

Deiveson Figueiredo

The MMA Guru picks Figueiredo, reversing his first-fight prediction. He notes Figueiredo showed superior grappling in the first fight, nearly submitting Benavidez. He believes Benavidez's chin is weaker after the TKO loss and at 35 years old. He predicts Figueiredo cracks Benavidez and TKOs him in the first round.

Figueiredo by TKO in round 1

"I think Figueredo cracks him end of the first TK owes him in the first round"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Deiveson Figueiredo

TKO (punches) R2 1:54 · UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · Feb 29, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Deiveson Figueiredo	0	46 of 94	48%	46 of 94	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:10
Joseph Benavidez	1	25 of 49	51%	25 of 49	1 of 1	100%	1	0	0:26

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Deiveson Figueiredo	0	31 of 60	51%	31 of 60	0 of 2	0%	0	0:10
1	Joseph Benavidez	0	15 of 28	53%	15 of 28	1 of 1	100%	1	0:24
2	Deiveson Figueiredo	0	15 of 34	44%	15 of 34	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Joseph Benavidez	1	10 of 21	47%	10 of 21	0 of 0	---	0	0:02

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Deiveson Figueiredo	46 of 94	48%	28 of 63	8 of 13	10 of 18	36 of 78	10 of 16	0 of 0
Joseph Benavidez	25 of 49	51%	18 of 39	7 of 10	0 of 0	20 of 44	2 of 2	3 of 3

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Deiveson Figueiredo	31 of 60	51%	21 of 45	5 of 7	5 of 8	24 of 49	7 of 11	0 of 0
1	Joseph Benavidez	15 of 28	53%	10 of 22	5 of 6	0 of 0	14 of 27	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Deiveson Figueiredo	15 of 34	44%	7 of 18	3 of 6	5 of 10	12 of 29	3 of 5	0 of 0
2	Joseph Benavidez	10 of 21	47%	8 of 17	2 of 4	0 of 0	6 of 17	1 of 1	3 of 3

Play-by-Play

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Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez

Round 1
Headlining the evening is a flyweight championship rematch pitting Figueiredo (18-1, 7-1 UFC) against Benavidez (28-6, 15-4 UFC) once more. The two met in February, where seconds after a clash of heads, Figueiredo recorded a devastating knockout but was unable to win the title after missing weight. The belt is on the line for both men this time, and there is no love lost between the two. Referee Marc Goddard will need to keep these 125-ers in check, and they decide to touch gloves before swinging for the bleachers. Figueiredo cocks back his right hand immediately, but he comes forward tentatively. The Brazilian fires out a front kick, and Benavidez responds with a leg kick. Benavidez throws another hard leg kick that nearly sweeps out the lead leg. Figueiredo blasts him with a right hook on the temple that sets Benavidez down on the canvas gingerly, and “Deus da Guerra” starts slamming down punches and elbows. Figueiredo takes his back as Benavidez scrambles, and gets his hooks in as he hunts for a rear-naked choke. It is tight as can be, and Benavidez manages to get his throat cleared in time. Figueiredo repositions the choke, and he still cannot get it. They roll around, and Figueiredo locks up the choke and it is over…until miraculously, Benavidez breaks the grip and pulls the arm free. It was deep under the neck, palms clasped, and he still pulled out. Benavidez walks up the cage and emerges from the danger zone with a little blood under the nose but he is OK. Figueiredo comes at him with a few big punches, and Benavidez responds in kind with powerful strikes that get his opponent’s attention. Figueiredo stalks him down and clips Benavidez with a right hand, setting Benavidez down again. The Xtreme Couture fighter springs back to his feet and shakes out the cobwebs to start his attack again. He leaps forward and lands to the body with a powerful shot. Figueiredo winds up with a monster right hand and clocks Benavidez on the jaw. Benavidez goes flying to the canvas for the third time. Figueiredo pounces on him like man on a mission and clubs him a few more times with punches and hacking elbows. Benavidez rolls over and surrenders his back, and Figueiredo snatches up the back in an instant.
“Deus da Guerra” cinches up a rear-naked choke, and this time, there is nothing Benavidez can do. Benavidez flails, but his body is arched back from the torque, extended in a fashion where there is no way out. As Benavidez tries to escape, he loses consciousness with his eyes still open, staring lifelessly at the camera.
Goddard recognizes that Benavidez is asleep, and is forced to intervene. Unbelievable! Benavidez had never before been submitted, and he refused to tap out and surrender in what could be his final title fight. Figueiredo is now the new flyweight champion, and best of luck to the next challenger. You’re gonna need it. See you next week!

The Official Result
Deiveson Figueiredo def. Joseph Benavidez R1 4:48 via Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

WIN vs Jussier Formiga

TKO (head kick and punches) R2 4:47 · UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos · Jun 29, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Joseph Benavidez	0	15 of 48	31%	15 of 48	1 of 3	33%	0	0	0:27
Jussier Formiga	1	50 of 115	43%	72 of 138	0 of 0	---	0	0	2:03

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Joseph Benavidez	0	7 of 26	26%	7 of 26	0 of 1	0%	0:19
1	Jussier Formiga	0	21 of 52	40%	35 of 67	0 of 0	---	0:51
2	Joseph Benavidez	0	8 of 22	36%	8 of 22	1 of 2	50%	0:08
2	Jussier Formiga	1	29 of 63	46%	37 of 71	0 of 0	---	1:12

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Joseph Benavidez	15 of 48	31%	15 of 47	0 of 1	0 of 0	15 of 48	0 of 0	0 of 0
Jussier Formiga	50 of 115	43%	27 of 77	14 of 23	9 of 15	44 of 107	3 of 4	3 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Joseph Benavidez	7 of 26	26%	7 of 26	0 of 0	0 of 0	7 of 26	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Jussier Formiga	21 of 52	40%	10 of 31	7 of 13	4 of 8	21 of 52	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Joseph Benavidez	8 of 22	36%	8 of 21	0 of 1	0 of 0	8 of 22	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Jussier Formiga	29 of 63	46%	17 of 46	7 of 10	5 of 7	23 of 55	3 of 4	3 of 4

WIN vs Dustin Ortiz

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · Jan 19, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Joseph Benavidez	1	21 of 50	42%	37 of 72	7 of 12	58%	0	2	6:47
Dustin Ortiz	0	49 of 87	56%	93 of 136	3 of 8	37%	0	1	3:02

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Joseph Benavidez	1	9 of 21	42%	13 of 28	3 of 4	75%	0	2:26
1	Dustin Ortiz	0	16 of 29	55%	25 of 39	0 of 1	0%	0	0:32
2	Joseph Benavidez	0	11 of 22	50%	12 of 23	1 of 4	25%	1	1:17
2	Dustin Ortiz	0	19 of 35	54%	34 of 50	3 of 7	42%	0	1:41
3	Joseph Benavidez	0	1 of 7	14%	12 of 21	3 of 4	75%	1	3:04
3	Dustin Ortiz	0	14 of 23	60%	34 of 47	0 of 0	---	1	0:49

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Joseph Benavidez	21 of 50	42%	7 of 30	6 of 8	8 of 12	20 of 44	0 of 2	1 of 4
Dustin Ortiz	49 of 87	56%	21 of 54	28 of 32	0 of 1	20 of 55	22 of 23	7 of 9

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Joseph Benavidez	9 of 21	42%	3 of 11	2 of 3	4 of 7	8 of 17	0 of 0	1 of 4
1	Dustin Ortiz	16 of 29	55%	7 of 18	9 of 10	0 of 1	8 of 21	7 of 7	1 of 1
2	Joseph Benavidez	11 of 22	50%	4 of 13	4 of 5	3 of 4	11 of 21	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Dustin Ortiz	19 of 35	54%	8 of 22	11 of 13	0 of 0	9 of 24	10 of 11	0 of 0
3	Joseph Benavidez	1 of 7	14%	0 of 6	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 6	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Dustin Ortiz	14 of 23	60%	6 of 14	8 of 9	0 of 0	3 of 10	5 of 5	6 of 8

WIN vs Alex Perez

TKO (punches) R1 4:19 · The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale · Nov 30, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Joseph Benavidez	0	35 of 72	48%	42 of 79	1 of 2	50%	0	0	1:15
Alex Perez	0	14 of 32	43%	14 of 32	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:03

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Joseph Benavidez	0	35 of 72	48%	42 of 79	1 of 2	50%	0	0	1:15
1	Alex Perez	0	14 of 32	43%	14 of 32	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:03

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Joseph Benavidez	35 of 72	48%	20 of 48	11 of 17	4 of 7	19 of 50	1 of 2	15 of 20
Alex Perez	14 of 32	43%	5 of 21	7 of 9	2 of 2	9 of 27	5 of 5	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Joseph Benavidez	35 of 72	48%	20 of 48	11 of 17	4 of 7	19 of 50	1 of 2	15 of 20
1	Alex Perez	14 of 32	43%	5 of 21	7 of 9	2 of 2	9 of 27	5 of 5	0 of 0

Play-by-Play

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Joseph Benavidez vs. Alex Perez

Round 1
Yves Lavigne presides over the clash between rising contender Perez and perennial contender Benavidez. Benavidez is feinting and bobbing, looking to get the much longer Perez to bite on something. A minute in, it’s Perez who closes the distance, rushing Benavidez to the fence and appearing to line up a standing arm-triangle, but nothing comes of it and they disengage. Benavidez is suddenly more aggressive, darting inside and landing hard punches. A right hook stumbles Perez and Benavidez tries to swarm against the fence, but Perez ties him up and recovers. Halfway through the round, Benavidez is closing at will, rushing in with a one-two punctuated by a low kick. With two minutes left, Benavidez topples over an off-balance Perez with a punch. He flattens him and blasts him with punches and hammerfists. Referee Lavigne steps in and puts his hands on the fighters, stopping the action, then retreats and has the fighters fight on. Perez takes the momentary relaxation on the part of his opponent to recover and attempt to escape. Abysmal refereeing.
Benavidez corrals Perez back to the ground and pounds him with more punches until Lavigne stops the fight once again
, apparently for real this time. Horrible gaffe by Yves Lavigne that fortunately did not affect the outcome of the fight.

The Official Result
Joseph Benavidez def. Alex Perez R1 4:19 via TKO (Strikes)

LOSS vs Sergio Pettis

Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 09, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Sergio Pettis	0	59 of 186	31%	86 of 216	2 of 14	14%	0	0	4:24
Joseph Benavidez	0	74 of 168	44%	87 of 183	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Sergio Pettis	25 of 59	42%	32 of 67	1 of 5	20%	1:14
1	Joseph Benavidez	25 of 60	41%	35 of 70	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Sergio Pettis	14 of 54	25%	26 of 68	0 of 4	0%	1:55
2	Joseph Benavidez	22 of 47	46%	24 of 49	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Sergio Pettis	20 of 73	27%	28 of 81	1 of 5	20%	1:15
3	Joseph Benavidez	27 of 61	44%	28 of 64	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Sergio Pettis	59 of 186	31%	28 of 128	14 of 33	17 of 25	57 of 180	2 of 6	0 of 0
Joseph Benavidez	74 of 168	44%	69 of 155	5 of 13	0 of 0	64 of 158	9 of 9	1 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Sergio Pettis	25 of 59	42%	12 of 35	6 of 12	7 of 12	24 of 58	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Joseph Benavidez	25 of 60	41%	25 of 59	0 of 1	0 of 0	22 of 57	2 of 2	1 of 1
2	Sergio Pettis	14 of 54	25%	7 of 38	2 of 10	5 of 6	13 of 51	1 of 3	0 of 0
2	Joseph Benavidez	22 of 47	46%	20 of 41	2 of 6	0 of 0	17 of 42	5 of 5	0 of 0
3	Sergio Pettis	20 of 73	27%	9 of 55	6 of 11	5 of 7	20 of 71	0 of 2	0 of 0
3	Joseph Benavidez	27 of 61	44%	24 of 55	3 of 6	0 of 0	25 of 59	2 of 2	0 of 0

WIN vs Henry Cejudo

Decision (split) (27–29, 30–26, 29–27) R3 5:00 · The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale · Dec 03, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Joseph Benavidez	0	69 of 232	29%	69 of 232	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:01
Henry Cejudo	1	68 of 195	34%	70 of 197	1 of 7	14%	0	0	0:13

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Joseph Benavidez	0	22 of 69	31%	22 of 69	0 of 0	---	0:01
1	Henry Cejudo	1	21 of 66	31%	21 of 66	1 of 3	33%	0:06
2	Joseph Benavidez	0	22 of 76	28%	22 of 76	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Henry Cejudo	0	21 of 64	32%	21 of 64	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Joseph Benavidez	0	25 of 87	28%	25 of 87	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Henry Cejudo	0	26 of 65	40%	28 of 67	0 of 4	0%	0:07

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Joseph Benavidez	69 of 232	29%	39 of 172	19 of 35	11 of 25	68 of 228	1 of 4	0 of 0
Henry Cejudo	68 of 195	34%	29 of 143	29 of 39	10 of 13	59 of 176	9 of 19	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Joseph Benavidez	22 of 69	31%	8 of 47	6 of 11	8 of 11	21 of 65	1 of 4	0 of 0
1	Henry Cejudo	21 of 66	31%	9 of 47	8 of 13	4 of 6	16 of 51	5 of 15	0 of 0
2	Joseph Benavidez	22 of 76	28%	13 of 54	6 of 12	3 of 10	22 of 76	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Henry Cejudo	21 of 64	32%	10 of 51	7 of 8	4 of 5	19 of 62	2 of 2	0 of 0
3	Joseph Benavidez	25 of 87	28%	18 of 71	7 of 12	0 of 4	25 of 87	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Henry Cejudo	26 of 65	40%	10 of 45	14 of 18	2 of 2	24 of 63	2 of 2	0 of 0

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Zach Makovsky - Fight History

LOSS vs Dustin Ortiz

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · Dec 10, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Dustin Ortiz	0	21 of 44	47%	29 of 52	4 of 10	40%	1	1	2:07
Zach Makovsky	0	34 of 65	52%	109 of 146	4 of 9	44%	0	2	8:10

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Dustin Ortiz	11 of 20	55%	15 of 24	1 of 2	50%	0	1	0:30
1	Zach Makovsky	10 of 20	50%	35 of 45	1 of 3	33%	0	0	2:49
2	Dustin Ortiz	4 of 15	26%	5 of 16	1 of 2	50%	1	0	0:07
2	Zach Makovsky	11 of 24	45%	53 of 72	2 of 3	66%	0	1	3:25
3	Dustin Ortiz	6 of 9	66%	9 of 12	2 of 6	33%	0	0	1:30
3	Zach Makovsky	13 of 21	61%	21 of 29	1 of 3	33%	0	1	1:56

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Dustin Ortiz	21 of 44	47%	7 of 28	13 of 14	1 of 2	9 of 30	11 of 13	1 of 1
Zach Makovsky	34 of 65	52%	18 of 42	12 of 18	4 of 5	10 of 32	11 of 17	13 of 16

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Dustin Ortiz	11 of 20	55%	4 of 13	6 of 6	1 of 1	5 of 14	5 of 5	1 of 1
1	Zach Makovsky	10 of 20	50%	5 of 13	4 of 6	1 of 1	3 of 9	6 of 9	1 of 2
2	Dustin Ortiz	4 of 15	26%	1 of 10	3 of 4	0 of 1	2 of 11	2 of 4	0 of 0
2	Zach Makovsky	11 of 24	45%	4 of 13	6 of 9	1 of 2	3 of 15	2 of 3	6 of 6
3	Dustin Ortiz	6 of 9	66%	2 of 5	4 of 4	0 of 0	2 of 5	4 of 4	0 of 0
3	Zach Makovsky	13 of 21	61%	9 of 16	2 of 3	2 of 2	4 of 8	3 of 5	6 of 8

LOSS vs Joseph Benavidez

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson · Feb 06, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Joseph Benavidez	0	66 of 197	33%	82 of 214	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:34
Zach Makovsky	0	40 of 96	41%	43 of 99	4 of 19	21%	0	0	1:17

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Joseph Benavidez	24 of 66	36%	28 of 70	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Zach Makovsky	13 of 34	38%	13 of 34	2 of 5	40%	0:32
2	Joseph Benavidez	13 of 56	23%	18 of 61	0 of 0	---	0:18
2	Zach Makovsky	12 of 32	37%	13 of 33	2 of 5	40%	0:28
3	Joseph Benavidez	29 of 75	38%	36 of 83	0 of 0	---	0:16
3	Zach Makovsky	15 of 30	50%	17 of 32	0 of 9	0%	0:17

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Joseph Benavidez	66 of 197	33%	45 of 165	19 of 30	2 of 2	46 of 167	19 of 29	1 of 1
Zach Makovsky	40 of 96	41%	24 of 79	4 of 5	12 of 12	33 of 86	7 of 10	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Joseph Benavidez	24 of 66	36%	14 of 53	8 of 11	2 of 2	19 of 59	5 of 7	0 of 0
1	Zach Makovsky	13 of 34	38%	8 of 28	1 of 2	4 of 4	11 of 31	2 of 3	0 of 0
2	Joseph Benavidez	13 of 56	23%	8 of 48	5 of 8	0 of 0	10 of 49	3 of 7	0 of 0
2	Zach Makovsky	12 of 32	37%	7 of 27	1 of 1	4 of 4	9 of 28	3 of 4	0 of 0
3	Joseph Benavidez	29 of 75	38%	23 of 64	6 of 11	0 of 0	17 of 59	11 of 15	1 of 1
3	Zach Makovsky	15 of 30	50%	9 of 24	2 of 2	4 of 4	13 of 27	2 of 3	0 of 0

LOSS vs John Dodson

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier · May 23, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Dodson	0	31 of 98	31%	32 of 99	2 of 3	66%	0	0	0:38
Zach Makovsky	0	37 of 85	43%	39 of 87	0 of 17	0%	0	0	0:09

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	John Dodson	14 of 33	42%	15 of 34	0 of 1	0%	0:00
1	Zach Makovsky	12 of 22	54%	13 of 23	0 of 8	0%	0:00
2	John Dodson	10 of 28	35%	10 of 28	1 of 1	100%	0:29
2	Zach Makovsky	13 of 25	52%	14 of 26	0 of 4	0%	0:06
3	John Dodson	7 of 37	18%	7 of 37	1 of 1	100%	0:09
3	Zach Makovsky	12 of 38	31%	12 of 38	0 of 5	0%	0:03

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Dodson	31 of 98	31%	13 of 76	11 of 14	7 of 8	19 of 77	12 of 20	0 of 1
Zach Makovsky	37 of 85	43%	14 of 56	9 of 12	14 of 17	31 of 77	6 of 8	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Dodson	14 of 33	42%	5 of 23	5 of 6	4 of 4	10 of 28	4 of 5	0 of 0
1	Zach Makovsky	12 of 22	54%	6 of 16	2 of 2	4 of 4	9 of 18	3 of 4	0 of 0
2	John Dodson	10 of 28	35%	4 of 22	3 of 3	3 of 3	7 of 21	3 of 6	0 of 1
2	Zach Makovsky	13 of 25	52%	4 of 12	3 of 6	6 of 7	12 of 24	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	John Dodson	7 of 37	18%	4 of 31	3 of 5	0 of 1	2 of 28	5 of 9	0 of 0
3	Zach Makovsky	12 of 38	31%	4 of 28	4 of 4	4 of 6	10 of 35	2 of 3	0 of 0

WIN vs Tim Elliott

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch · Feb 14, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zach Makovsky	0	21 of 33	63%	61 of 77	6 of 11	54%	0	1	9:58
Tim Elliott	0	43 of 88	48%	152 of 199	1 of 2	50%	0	0	1:15

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Zach Makovsky	9 of 12	75%	42 of 48	3 of 3	100%	0	3:48
1	Tim Elliott	14 of 33	42%	57 of 77	0 of 0	---	0	0:03
2	Zach Makovsky	9 of 18	50%	15 of 24	2 of 6	33%	1	2:26
2	Tim Elliott	25 of 44	56%	74 of 94	0 of 1	0%	0	0:16
3	Zach Makovsky	3 of 3	100%	4 of 5	1 of 2	50%	0	3:44
3	Tim Elliott	4 of 11	36%	21 of 28	1 of 1	100%	0	0:56

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zach Makovsky	21 of 33	63%	14 of 26	3 of 3	4 of 4	8 of 18	3 of 4	10 of 11
Tim Elliott	43 of 88	48%	31 of 72	8 of 11	4 of 5	20 of 52	8 of 15	15 of 21

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zach Makovsky	9 of 12	75%	7 of 10	0 of 0	2 of 2	4 of 7	0 of 0	5 of 5
1	Tim Elliott	14 of 33	42%	11 of 28	2 of 3	1 of 2	5 of 19	1 of 3	8 of 11
2	Zach Makovsky	9 of 18	50%	4 of 13	3 of 3	2 of 2	4 of 11	3 of 4	2 of 3
2	Tim Elliott	25 of 44	56%	17 of 34	5 of 7	3 of 3	15 of 28	5 of 8	5 of 8
3	Zach Makovsky	3 of 3	100%	3 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 3
3	Tim Elliott	4 of 11	36%	3 of 10	1 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 5	2 of 4	2 of 2

Play-by-Play

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Tim Elliott vs. Zach Makovsky

Round 1
Elliott somersaults forward and pops back to his feet, flicking a kick at Makovsky, who backs out of harm’s way. Makovsky takes a couple short left hands before changing momentum on the incoming Elliott and flooring him with a double-leg. Elliott closes up his guard and lands more left hands from his back as Makovsky scoots him around the center of the cage. Just as Elliott nearly posts and stands, Makovsky picks the ankle and keeps him on the mat. Elliott tries again and gets back to his feet with 3:30 left in the round. Makovsky takes 15 seconds to close the gap and slam Elliott to the ground with a high single-leg. Elliott tries to elevate and roll over backward to escape, but Makovsky keeps up with him and winds up in north-south position midway through the round. Makovsky begins working for a north-south choke, his right arm wrapped around Elliott’s neck, but Elliott escapes after a tense 20 seconds. Back to their feet go the flyweights, Elliott pushing the action with strikes and backing up Makovsky to the fence. Elliott swings his way into range and gets taken down again, although this time he grabs a headlock on the way down. Makovsky works his way out of a loose guillotine before posturing up in Elliott’s guard and dropping punches. Elliott is staying busy on his back, too, peppering Makovsky with punches on both sides. Makovsky passes to side control and traps Elliott in a crucfix with 30 seconds to go. Elliott takes a few short left hands to the face before the end of the round.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Makovsky
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Makovsky
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Makovsky

Round 2
Makovsky wastes no time before going after another takedown and bringing Elliott to the floor 30 seconds into the round. Makovsky takes side control, but Elliott turns to the other side and escapes to his feet. A few hooks connect for Elliott as he closes the gap on Makovsky near the cage again. Every time Elliott gets near enough, Makovsky shoots for his legs. After repeating the sequence twice, Makovsky gets caught in a guillotine on his third attempt. Elliott jumps guard and uses the threat of the guillotine to take top position, though he’s only there a few seconds before Makovsky uses butterfly guard to sweep. Elliott scores with elbows from his back before working his way back up again midway through the round. More pressure from Elliott on the feet, but now he walks into a left hook from Makovsky. A knee to the body lands for Elliott, then a looping punch. Makovsky changes levels and puts Elliott on his back, where again it’s Elliott staying active with strikes while “Fun Size” buries his head and maintains his position in Elliott’s guard. Referee Tom Johnson stands them up with seconds remaining in the round, and Elliot shoves Makovsky against the cage. Makovsky breaks off, circles away and tags the incoming Elliott with a counter left. From the clinch, Elliott trips Makovsky to the ground just before the round ends.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Elliott
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Makovsky
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Elliott

Round 3
Makovsky shoots and gets sprawled on by Elliott, who brings the former Bellator champ back up and scores with a knee in the clinch. Makovsky stays after the takedown and puts Elliott on his seat near the fence. Passing to side control and threatening with an arm-triangle choke, Makovsky is able to move straight to back-mount as Elliott rolls to escape and leaves his back exposed. Elliott stands and drops back to the ground but can’t dislodge Makovsky from his back. Makovsky has Elliott’s right arm trapped with his leg momentarily; Elliott gets it back and continues to fight off rear-naked choke attempts with two minutes left in the fight. Makovsky loses his right hook as Elliott turns over, so he transitions to side control in the center of the cage. Elliott stands again with Makovsky hanging off him, and this time the Missourian is able to drop Makovsky on his head. Quickly taking top position, Elliott dives on a topside guillotine choke from Makovsky’s half guard. Makovsky frees his head with 25 seconds to go and locks down Elliott’s left arm. Elliott postures up and uses his right arm to drop an elbow on Makovsky’s face, and the horn sounds shortly after.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Makovsky (29-28 Makovsky)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Makovsky (30-27 Makovsky)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Makovsky (29-28 Makovsky)

The Official Result
Zak Makovsky def. Tim Elliott via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) R3 5:00

LOSS vs Jussier Formiga

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux · Aug 16, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jussier Formiga	0	11 of 28	39%	51 of 78	2 of 4	50%	0	0	4:42
Zach Makovsky	0	25 of 69	36%	59 of 107	1 of 4	25%	0	1	4:07

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Jussier Formiga	5 of 11	45%	21 of 32	2 of 2	100%	0	1:54
1	Zach Makovsky	6 of 16	37%	10 of 20	0 of 0	---	1	0:49
2	Jussier Formiga	3 of 9	33%	25 of 36	0 of 0	---	0	2:45
2	Zach Makovsky	4 of 16	25%	6 of 18	1 of 3	33%	0	0:04
3	Jussier Formiga	3 of 8	37%	5 of 10	0 of 2	0%	0	0:03
3	Zach Makovsky	15 of 37	40%	43 of 69	0 of 1	0%	0	3:14

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jussier Formiga	11 of 28	39%	10 of 26	1 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 18	2 of 2	4 of 8
Zach Makovsky	25 of 69	36%	23 of 64	0 of 3	2 of 2	11 of 45	0 of 0	14 of 24

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jussier Formiga	5 of 11	45%	5 of 11	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 9	0 of 0	2 of 2
1	Zach Makovsky	6 of 16	37%	5 of 14	0 of 1	1 of 1	3 of 13	0 of 0	3 of 3
2	Jussier Formiga	3 of 9	33%	2 of 8	1 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 7	2 of 2	0 of 0
2	Zach Makovsky	4 of 16	25%	4 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0	4 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Jussier Formiga	3 of 8	37%	3 of 7	0 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 2	0 of 0	2 of 6
3	Zach Makovsky	15 of 37	40%	14 of 34	0 of 2	1 of 1	4 of 16	0 of 0	11 of 21

WIN vs Josh Sampo

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann · Feb 22, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zach Makovsky	0	34 of 66	51%	60 of 93	5 of 7	71%	0	0	5:29
Josh Sampo	0	19 of 67	28%	54 of 104	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:31

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Zach Makovsky	9 of 21	42%	15 of 27	1 of 2	50%	2:27
1	Josh Sampo	9 of 19	47%	12 of 22	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Zach Makovsky	11 of 27	40%	17 of 34	3 of 4	75%	1:46
2	Josh Sampo	3 of 20	15%	9 of 26	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Zach Makovsky	14 of 18	77%	28 of 32	1 of 1	100%	1:16
3	Josh Sampo	7 of 28	25%	33 of 56	0 of 0	---	1:31

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zach Makovsky	34 of 66	51%	20 of 50	6 of 6	8 of 10	25 of 56	2 of 2	7 of 8
Josh Sampo	19 of 67	28%	7 of 49	6 of 10	6 of 8	13 of 52	3 of 10	3 of 5

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zach Makovsky	9 of 21	42%	4 of 16	2 of 2	3 of 3	5 of 16	1 of 1	3 of 4
1	Josh Sampo	9 of 19	47%	3 of 12	2 of 3	4 of 4	6 of 13	3 of 6	0 of 0
2	Zach Makovsky	11 of 27	40%	8 of 22	1 of 1	2 of 4	10 of 26	0 of 0	1 of 1
2	Josh Sampo	3 of 20	15%	2 of 16	0 of 1	1 of 3	3 of 19	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Zach Makovsky	14 of 18	77%	8 of 12	3 of 3	3 of 3	10 of 14	1 of 1	3 of 3
3	Josh Sampo	7 of 28	25%	2 of 21	4 of 6	1 of 1	4 of 20	0 of 3	3 of 5

WIN vs Scott Jorgensen

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · Dec 14, 2013

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zach Makovsky	0	31 of 81	38%	45 of 95	1 of 5	20%	1	2	4:12
Scott Jorgensen	0	26 of 81	32%	34 of 91	6 of 17	35%	1	1	2:40

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Zach Makovsky	10 of 30	33%	11 of 31	1 of 3	33%	0	0	1:12
1	Scott Jorgensen	13 of 34	38%	16 of 38	0 of 4	0%	0	1	0:09
2	Zach Makovsky	11 of 28	39%	16 of 33	0 of 2	0%	1	1	1:46
2	Scott Jorgensen	3 of 22	13%	5 of 24	3 of 7	42%	0	0	0:50
3	Zach Makovsky	10 of 23	43%	18 of 31	0 of 0	---	0	1	1:14
3	Scott Jorgensen	10 of 25	40%	13 of 29	3 of 6	50%	1	0	1:41

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zach Makovsky	31 of 81	38%	19 of 66	5 of 6	7 of 9	18 of 65	11 of 14	2 of 2
Scott Jorgensen	26 of 81	32%	17 of 64	3 of 10	6 of 7	25 of 77	0 of 2	1 of 2

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zach Makovsky	10 of 30	33%	8 of 26	2 of 3	0 of 1	9 of 27	1 of 3	0 of 0
1	Scott Jorgensen	13 of 34	38%	5 of 26	3 of 3	5 of 5	13 of 34	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Zach Makovsky	11 of 28	39%	2 of 18	2 of 2	7 of 8	2 of 19	9 of 9	0 of 0
2	Scott Jorgensen	3 of 22	13%	3 of 18	0 of 3	0 of 1	3 of 21	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Zach Makovsky	10 of 23	43%	9 of 22	1 of 1	0 of 0	7 of 19	1 of 2	2 of 2
3	Scott Jorgensen	10 of 25	40%	9 of 20	0 of 4	1 of 1	9 of 22	0 of 1	1 of 2