Benson Henderson
71″ reach · +2.85% reach advantage · 52nd percentile
Benson Henderson has a reach of 71″ against a height of 69″ — a reach advantage of +2.85%, average for welterweight MMA and the 52nd percentile of the 174 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+2.85%
71″ reach on a 69″ frame
Compared against 174 welterweight MMA fighters. Median 2.79%.
| Reach | 71″ (180.3 cm) | 15th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 69″ (175.3 cm) | 12th pct |
| Stance | Southpaw | |
| Division | Welterweight MMA competed at 2: lightweight, welterweight — compared here against the last | |
| Peak era | 2010s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
MMA record
30–13
43 bouts on record
Finish rate
47%
of wins ended inside the distance — welterweight MMA median 73%, 9th percentile
The career, bout by bout
45 recorded bouts from 2006 to 2026. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
21y
2006–2026
Longest unbeaten run
7
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
2007
4 bouts
Recorded bouts
45
44 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | L | Patrick Habirora | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2024 | ? | Idris Virgo | Decision | 5 |
| 2023 | L | Usman Nurmagomedov | Submission | 1 |
| 2023 | L | Anthony Pettis | Decision | 3 |
| 2022 | W | Peter Queally | Decision | 5 |
| 2022 | W | Islam Mamedov | Decision | 3 |
| 2021 | L | Brent Primus | Decision | 3 |
| 2020 | L | Jason Jackson | Decision | 3 |
| 2020 | L | Michael Chandler | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2019 | W | Myles Jury | Decision | 3 |
| 2019 | W | Adam Piccolotti | Decision | 3 |
| 2018 | W | Saad Awad | Decision | 3 |
| 2018 | W | Roger Huerta | Submission | 2 |
| 2017 | L | Patricky Pitbull | Decision | 3 |
| 2016 | L | Michael Chandler | Decision | 5 |
| 2016 | W | Patrício Pitbull | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2016 | L | Andrey Koreshkov | Decision | 5 |
| 2015 | W | Jorge Masvidal | Decision | 5 |
| 2015 | W | Brandon Thatch | Submission | 4 |
| 2015 | L | Donald Cerrone | Decision | 3 |
| 2014 | L | Rafael dos Anjos | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2014 | W | Rustam Khabilov | Submission | 4 |
| 2014 | W | Josh Thomson | Decision | 5 |
| 2013 | L | Anthony Pettis | Submission | 1 |
| 2013 | W | Gilbert Melendez | Decision | 5 |
| 2012 | W | Nate Diaz | Decision | 5 |
| 2012 | W | Frankie Edgar | Decision | 5 |
| 2011 | W | Clay Guida | Decision | 3 |
| 2011 | W | Jim Miller | Decision | 3 |
| 2011 | W | Mark Bocek | Decision | 3 |
| 2010 | L | Anthony Pettis | Decision | 5 |
| 2010 | W | Donald Cerrone | Submission | 1 |
| 2010 | W | Jamie Varner | Submission | 3 |
| 2009 | W | Donald Cerrone | Decision | 5 |
| 2009 | W | Shane Roller | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2009 | W | Anthony Njokuani | Submission | 2 |
| 2008 | W | Diego Saraiva | Decision | 3 |
| 2008 | W | Ricardo Tirloni | Submission | 2 |
| 2008 | W | Mike Maestas | Submission | 3 |
| 2007 | W | Bryan Corley | Submission | 1 |
| 2007 | W | David Dagloria | Submission | 1 |
| 2007 | L | Rocky Johnson | Submission | 1 |
| 2007 | W | Allen Williams | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2006 | W | Dan Gregary | Submission | 1 |
| — | W | Chris Avila | — | 5 |
31 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
welterweight MMA fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Jason High+2.85% 71″ reach · 52nd pct
- Shannon Ritch+2.85% 71″ reach · 52nd pct
- Ali Bagov+2.85% 71″ reach · 52nd pct
- Charles Rosa+2.85% 71″ reach · 52nd pct
- Iuri Alcântara+2.85% 71″ reach · 52nd pct
- Olivier Aubin-Mercier+2.85% 71″ reach · 52nd pct
- Ramiz Brahimaj+2.87% 72″ reach · 56th pct
- Godofredo Pepey+2.83% 73″ reach · 51st pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 174 welterweight MMA fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Benson Henderson on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-05-26. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.