Quarantillo vs Benítez

Who won Quarantillo vs Benítez?

Billy Quarantillo beat Gabriel Benitez by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 31, on Saturday 17th July 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Quarantillo vs Benítez stats

Billy Quarantillo stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Gabriel Benitez made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Billy Quarantillo's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Gabriel Benitez's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Quarantillo had a slight advantage in power over Benitez, with a 40% knock out percentage over Benitez's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Benitez had an advantage over Quarantillo, with a 45% submission rate over Quarantillo's 33%.

Billy Quarantillo was the same age as Gabriel Benitez, at 35 years old.

Quarantillo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Benitez. Despite this, Benitez had 1-inch reach advantage.

Quarantillo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 6 months later than Benitez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 55 to Benitez's 65.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Billy Quarantillo had been fighting more than Gabriel Benitez.

Going to this contest, Billy Quarantillo had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 16 days ago, while Gabriel Benitez's last outing had been 4 years, 8 months and 11 days ago.

Quarantillo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Benitez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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