Benson Henderson
USABenson Henderson, “Smooth”, is a Welterweight from the United States with an official record of 30-13. Cage Brothers holds 30 of those bouts: 18 wins and 12 losses, the wins coming 1 by knockout, 3 by submission and 14 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Patrick Habirora at PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson on 23 May 2026, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | Patrick Habirora | LOSS | KOGround and Pound | R1 · 0:20 | PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Usman NurmagomedovTitle | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 2:37 | Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Peter Queally | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Islam Mamedov | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Brent Primus | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 268: Nemkov vs. Anglickas |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Jason Jackson | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 253: Caldwell vs. McKee |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Michael Chandler | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 2:09 | Bellator 243: Chandler vs. Henderson 2 |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Myles Jury | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 227: Gallagher vs. Salazar |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Adam Piccolotti | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 220: MacDonald vs. Fitch |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Saad Awad | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Roger Huerta | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 0:49 | Bellator 196: Henderson vs. Huerta |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Patricky Pitbull | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Freire |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Michael ChandlerTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R5 · 5:00 | Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Patricio Pitbull | WIN | KOTKO (Injury) | R2 · 2:26 | Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Freire |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Andrey KoreshkovTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson |
| Nov 29, 2015 | Jorge Masvidal | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal |
| Feb 14, 2015 | Brandon Thatch | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R4 · 3:58 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch |
| Jan 18, 2015 | Donald Cerrone | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver |
| Aug 23, 2014 | Rafael Dos Anjos | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 2:31 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos |
| Jun 7, 2014 | Rustam Khabilov | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R4 · 1:16 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov |
| Jan 25, 2014 | Josh Thomson | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson |
| Sep 1, 2013 | Anthony PettisTitle | LOSS | SUBArmbar | R1 · 4:41 | UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Gilbert MelendezTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez |
| Dec 8, 2012 | Nate DiazTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz |
| Aug 12, 2012 | Frankie EdgarTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar 2 |
| Feb 26, 2012 | Frankie EdgarTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson |
| Nov 13, 2011 | Clay Guida | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos |
| Aug 15, 2011 | Jim Miller | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on Versus: Hardy vs. Lytle |
| May 1, 2011 | Mark Bocek | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields |
| Mar 31, 2007 | Rocky Johnson | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Anaconda Choke) | R1 | Battlequest 5: Avalanche |
Wins, losses and draws are Benson Henderson’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 30 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Benson Henderson’s record, in numbers
Benson Henderson’s official record is 30-13. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 30 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 18 wins, 12 losses — because 13 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 18 wins break down as 1 by knockout, 3 by submission and 14 by decision — 4 of 18 inside the distance, a finish rate of 22%. Across all 30 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 14 minutes 52 seconds.
Benson Henderson has been stopped 6 times in the 30 bouts on file — 3 by knockout and 3 by submission — which is 20% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 30 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 8 were for a title and 19 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since September 2024.
Set against the 569 Welterweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Benson Henderson has a finish rate above 3% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 39% of them and a two-year bout count above 62% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Benson Henderson is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 70in, fights southpaw and is 42, born 15 November 1983.
These figures are recomputed from Benson Henderson’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.