Benitez vs Ontiveros

Who won Benitez vs Ontiveros?

Gabriel Benitez beat Charlie Ontiveros by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th August 2022 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Benitez vs Ontiveros stats

Gabriel Benitez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Charlie Ontiveros made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Gabriel Benitez's UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Charlie Ontiveros' came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Ontiveros had a massive power advantage over Benitez, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Benitez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ontiveros had an advantage over Benitez, with a 18% submission rate over Benitez's 0%.

Gabriel Benitez was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Ontiveros had a height advantage of 6 inches over Benitez. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Benitez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Ontiveros, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 65 to Ontiveros' 37.

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Ontiveros' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Benitez vs Ontiveros?

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