Gabriel Benitez "Moggly"

Lightweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record7-8 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record48-34 (58.5%) across 15 opponents
Last 5 opponents29-22 (56.9%) across 5 opponents
Age38
Height5' 8"
Reach71"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute5.26
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.49
Striking accuracy42%
Striking defense64%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.22
Takedowns landed / attempted50%
Takedown defense56%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.86
Average fight time9.3 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 2 decision. UFC losses: 4 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2024-04-27Maheshate1-2BalancedLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
2024-01-13Jim Miller25-16 (1 NC)Submission grapplerLSubmission R3 3:25UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2022-08-13Charlie Ontiveros0-2—WKO/TKO R1 3:33UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
2022-02-19David Onama0-1StrikerLKO/TKO R1 4:24UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
2021-07-17Billy Quarantillo3-1Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R3 3:40UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
2020-12-05Justin Jaynes1-1—WKO/TKO R1 4:06UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori
2020-05-13Omar Morales1-0BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
2019-08-17Sodiq Yusuff2-0StrikerLKO/TKO R1 4:14UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
2018-05-19Humberto Bandenay1-0—WKO/TKO R1 0:39UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
2017-12-09Jason Knight4-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
2017-05-13Enrique Barzola2-1WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
2016-09-17Sam Sicilia5-5Submission grapplerWSubmission R2 1:20UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
2015-11-21Andre Fili2-2WrestlerLKO/TKO R1 3:13UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum
2015-06-13Clay Collard1-1GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
2014-11-15Humberto Brown MorrisonUFC debut—WSubmission R3 0:30UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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