Figueiredo vs Benavidez II

Who won Figueiredo vs Benavidez II?

Deiveson Figueiredo beat Joseph Benavidez by submission in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Island 2, on Saturday 18th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Flyweight championship.

Figueiredo vs Benavidez II stats

Deiveson Figueiredo stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Joseph Benavidez made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Deiveson Figueiredo's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Deiveson Figueiredo's UFC record stood at 13-5-1, while Joseph Benavidez's came in at 15-6-0.

The stats suggested Figueiredo had a large advantage in power over Benavidez, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Benavidez's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Figueiredo had a slight advantage over Benavidez, with a 33% submission rate over Benavidez's 32%.

Deiveson Figueiredo was the younger man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Figueiredo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Benavidez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Figueiredo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 8 months later than Benavidez, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 66 to Benavidez's 84.

Figueiredo vs Benavidez II form

Deiveson Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo on 3rd May 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on 23rd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Galaxy Arena, Macau, China.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moody Center, Austin.

Activity check

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Benavidez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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