Flyweight
4 Rounds
Joseph Benavidez won · KO/TKO R2
UFC Event·Friday, March 2, 2012·Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Australia
Style matchupJoseph Benavidez: Elusive strikervsYasuhiro Urushitani: Striker
Two strikers, different gameplans. Volume vs precision — judges typically favor activity.
Model Prediction: Joseph Benavidez wins(62.2%)
Actual result: Joseph Benavidez wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Joseph Benavidez enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Yasuhiro Urushitani has 18pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Joseph Benavidez
Red Corner
VS
Yasuhiro Urushitani
Blue Corner
-870
(90%)
Vegas Odds
+680
(13%)
41
Age
49
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'4"
Height
5'5"
165.1 cm
Reach
170 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Joseph BenavidezL3 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Dustin Ortiz · Jan 19W
KOvs Jussier Formiga · Jun 19L
KOvs Deiveson Figueiredo · Feb 20L
SUBvs Deiveson Figueiredo · Jul 20L
vs Askar Askarov · Mar 21Yasuhiro Urushitani
oldest →latest
L
vs John Lineker · Nov 12Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Joseph BenavidezMetricYasuhiro Urushitani
3.52
Strikes / min
3.47
2.67
Strikes absorbed / min
4.71
61%
Strike defense
65%
1.41
TDs / 15 min
0.00
62%
Takedown defense
80%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.85Δ 2.09 — meaningful gap-1.24
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Joseph BenavidezYasuhiro Urushitani
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Joseph Benavidez(10 fights)Yasuhiro Urushitani(2 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+31.2-31.2
RedForm ScoreBlue
+1.0-1.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-48.448.4
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.749.7
Joseph Benavidez
StanceSouthpaw
Height64.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights21
Yasuhiro Urushitani
StanceSouthpaw
Height65.0"
Reach—
Fights2