Benítez vs Knight

Who won Benítez vs Knight?

Gabriel Benitez beat Jason Knight by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 123, on Saturday 9th December 2017 at SaveMart Center in Fresno.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gabriel Benitez.

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).

Benítez vs Knight stats

Gabriel Benitez stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Jason Knight made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

Gabriel Benitez's UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Jason Knight's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Benitez had an advantage in power over Knight, with a 32% knock out percentage over Knight's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Knight had an advantage over Benitez, with a 65% submission rate over Benitez's 53%.

Gabriel Benitez was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Knight had a height advantage of 2 inches over Benitez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Benitez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Knight, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 65 to Knight's 60.

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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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