Lightweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Benson Henderson won · S-DEC R5
UFC Event·Saturday, August 11, 2012·Denver, Colorado, USA, USA
Style matchupBenson Henderson: WrestlervsFrankie Edgar: Wrestler
Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.
Model Prediction: Benson Henderson wins(61.9%)
Actual result: Benson Henderson wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Frankie Edgar enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Stance matchup historically favors Benson Henderson (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Benson Henderson
Red Corner
VS
Frankie Edgar
Blue Corner
-185
(65%)
Vegas Odds
+170
(37%)
42
Age
44
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'6"
177.8 cm
Reach
172.72 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Benson HendersonW2 streak
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Rustam Khabilov · Jun 14L
KOvs Rafael Dos Anjos · Aug 14L
vs Donald Cerrone · Jan 15W
SUBvs Brandon Thatch · Feb 15W
vs Jorge Masvidal · Nov 15Frankie EdgarL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Chan Sung Jung · Dec 19W
vs Pedro Munhoz · Aug 20L
KOvs Cory Sandhagen · Feb 21L
KOvs Marlon Vera · Nov 21L
KOvs Chris Gutierrez · Nov 22Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Benson HendersonMetricFrankie Edgar
2.93
Strikes / min
3.77
1.79
Strikes absorbed / min
2.82
63%
Strike defense
65%
2.40
TDs / 15 min
2.29
63%
Takedown defense
65%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.14evenly matched on net striking+0.95
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Benson HendersonFrankie Edgar
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Benson Henderson(10 fights)Frankie Edgar(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+43.4-43.4
RedLayoff (days)Blue
0.00.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+1.0-1.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.60.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
Benson Henderson
StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights14
Frankie Edgar
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights22