Result
UFC on ESPN 55: Nicolau vs. Perez
· Sat 27 Apr 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Maheshate vs Gabriel Benítez
W
Maheshate
9-3 · -255
1,432Elo
Split decision
R3 · 5:00
28-29 · 29-28 · 29-28
Lightweight
Gabriel Benítez
“Moggly”
24-12 · +215
1,538Elo
Our model
Market said
The scorecards
Every score reads Maheshate first; a round is coloured for whoever won it| Judge | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Colón | 10-9 | 9-10 | 9-10 | 28-29 |
| Bryan Miner | 10-9 | 10-9 | 9-10 | 29-28 |
| Tony Weeks | 10-9 | 10-9 | 9-10 | 29-28 |
Media
5 of 11 media members scored it for Maheshate; the most common card was 29-28 to Maheshate
Fans
28% of fans had Maheshate winning, from 50 votes; the most picked score was 29-28 to Gabriel Benítez (54%)
Elo counted this as 40% of a win for Maheshate — from these scorecards.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litMaheshateGabriel Benítez
1,432
Elo
1,538
1,252
KO rating
1,338
1,126
Sub rating
1,162
1,052
Dec rating
1,094
Wins by
4
KO/TKO
9
1
Submission
11
4
Decision
4
Losses by
1
KO/TKO
4
0
Submission
3
2
Decision
5
The crowd
--
Picked by
17%
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedMaheshateGabriel Benítez
-255opened -300
Moneyline
+215opened +250
Method
-110Win by KO+500
+2800Win by sub+1200
+300Win by dec+425
-115Win inside+325
How long it went
Over 1.5-167
Under 1.5+134
Over 2.5-105
Under 2.5-125
Decision+180
Inside-220
What the model makes of it
At the prices above Every bet →- Maheshate by Decisionmethod: decision 32% v 20% 6.8% +300 +3.00u
- Goes the distancethe distance 40% v 34% 4.3% +180 +1.80u
- Maheshatemoneyline 73% v 69% 1.5% -255 won
- Maheshate by Submissionmethod: sub 2% v 3% -1.2% +2800 lost
- Over 2.5 rounds2.5 rounds 50% v 48% -1.5% -105 won
- Gabriel Benítez by Submissionmethod: sub 4% v 6% -3.5% +1200 lost
- Gabriel Benítez by Decisionmethod: decision 13% v 15% -5.6% +425 lost
- Gabriel Benítez by KO/TKOmethod: KO 9% v 13% -7.7% +500 lost
- Gabriel Benítez inside the distanceinside the distance 13% v 19% -10.3% +325 lost
- Maheshate inside the distanceinside the distance 42% v 44% -11.9% -115 lost
- Maheshate by KO/TKOmethod: KO 39% v 42% -13.0% -110 lost
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Maheshate
9-3 going in · 12 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2026-08-28 | W |
 Darrius Flowers
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R12:31 | 26.7 | 1,445+103 | 1,509 | -170 | Lightweight | UFC - Road to UFC Season 5: Shanghai Semifinals Road to UFC |
| 16 | 2026-07-25 | W |
 Rustam Karimov
|
KO/TKOPunches From Back Mount | R26:23 | 26.6 | 1,407+38 | 1,184 | -- | Lightweight | WKG - MMA Fight in Aksu World Kings Glory |
| 15 | 2025-08-23 | L |
Gauge Young
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.7 | 1,429-21 | 1,482 | +130 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 257: Walker vs. Zhang Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2024-11-23 | L |
 Nikolas Motta
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.0 | 1,441-12 | 1,681 | -255 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 248: Yan vs. Figueiredo Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2024-04-27 | W |
Gabriel Benítez
this fight
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 24.4 | 1,432+9 | 1,538 | -255 | Lightweight | UFC on ESPN 55: Nicolau vs. Perez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 12 | 2023-05-20 | L |
Viacheslav Borshchev
|
KO/TKORight Hook to Ground Strikes | R27:37 | 23.5 | 1,536-103 | 1,472 | +140 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 223: Dern vs. Hill Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 11 | 2022-12-17 | L |
Rafa García
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.0 | 1,583-47 | 1,677 | +130 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 216: Cannonier vs. Strickland Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 10 | 2022-06-11 | W |
Steve Garcia
|
KO/TKOCounter Right | R11:14 | 22.5 | 1,450+133 | 1,649 | +157 | Lightweight | UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 9 | 2021-11-02 | W |
 Achilles Estremadura
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 21.9 | 1,392+58 | 1,510 | +475 | Lightweight | Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 10 Dana White's Contender Series |
| 8 | 2021-01-14 | W |
Damu Wu
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:13 | 21.1 | 1,381+12 | 923 | -- | Welterweight | WLF MMA 50 Wu Lin Feng |
| 7 | 2020-09-25 | W |
Ayijiake Akenbieke
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 20.8 | 1,355+25 | 1,211 | -- | Lightweight | WLF - W.A.R.S. 47 Wu Lin Feng |
| 6 | 2020-06-19 | W |
Rongshuai Zhu
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R26:09 | 20.6 | 1,344+12 | 888 | -- | Lightweight | WLF - W.A.R.S. 44 Wu Lin Feng |
| 5 | 2020-04-26 | W |
Yasen Sailikebieke
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R25:50 | 20.4 | 1,287+57 | 1,159 | -- | Lightweight | WLF - W.A.R.S. 42 Wu Lin Feng |
| 4 | 2019-11-15 | W |
Nannan He
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 20.0 | 1,259+28 | 1,128 | -- | Lightweight | WLF - W.A.R.S. 40 Wu Lin Feng |
| 3 | 2019-08-03 | L |
Nikolay Goncharov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 19.7 | 1,336-78 | 1,264 | -- | Lightweight | M-1 Challenge 103 M-1 Global |
| 2 | 2019-07-12 | W |
Nuliquwake Kazibai
|
SubTriangle Choke | R26:26 | 19.6 | 1,238+99 | 1,282 | -- | Lightweight | WLF - W.A.R.S. 36 Wu Lin Feng |
| 1 | 2019-06-14 | W |
Xiaochen Xu
|
DecisionUnanimous | R33:03 | 19.5 | 1,212+26 | 1,070 | -- | Lightweight | WLF - W.A.R.S. 35 Wu Lin Feng |
Gabriel Benítez
24-12 going in · 36 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 2024-04-27 | L |
Maheshate
this fight
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 35.9 | 1,538-9 | 1,432 | +215 | Lightweight | UFC on ESPN 55: Nicolau vs. Perez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 36 | 2024-01-13 | L |
Jim Miller
|
SubRear Naked Choke (Face Crank) | R313:25 | 35.6 | 1,563-25 | 1,872 | +129 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 35 | 2022-08-13 | W |
Charlie Ontiveros
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R13:35 | 34.2 | 1,538+37 | 1,312 | -365 | Lightweight | UFC on ESPN 41: Vera vs. Cruz Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2022-02-19 | L |
 David Onama
|
KO/TKOPunches (Standing TKO) | R14:24 | 33.7 | 1,608-70 | 1,678 | +148 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 201: Walker vs. Hill Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2021-07-17 | L |
Billy Quarantillo
|
KO/TKOPunches From Back Control | R313:40 | 33.1 | 1,696-88 | 1,695 | -173 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 26: Makhachev vs. Moises Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2020-12-05 | W |
Justin Jaynes
|
KO/TKOKnee to the Body | R14:06 | 32.5 | 1,621+75 | 1,569 | -220 | Lightweight | UFC on ESPN 19: Hermansson vs. Vettori Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2020-05-13 | L |
 Omar Morales
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.9 | 1,660-39 | 1,615 | +160 | Lightweight | UFC Fight Night 171: Smith vs. Teixeira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2019-08-17 | L |
 Sodiq Yusuff
|
KO/TKOCounter Right to Ground & Pound | R14:14 | 31.2 | 1,772-112 | 1,674 | +217 | Featherweight | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2018-05-19 | W |
 Humberto Bandenay
|
KO/TKOSlam & Punches | R10:39 | 29.9 | 1,704+77 | 1,663 | -225 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 129: Maia vs. Usman Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2017-12-09 | W |
Jason Knight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.5 | 1,563+142 | 1,813 | +250 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 123: Swanson vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2017-05-13 | L |
Enrique Barzola
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.9 | 1,576-13 | 1,647 | -135 | Featherweight | UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2016-09-17 | W |
Sam Sicilia
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R26:20 | 28.3 | 1,466+110 | 1,556 | +127 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 94: Poirier vs. Johnson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2015-11-21 | L |
Andre Fili
|
KO/TKOHead Kick & Punches | R13:13 | 27.4 | 1,559-93 | 1,536 | +172 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2015-06-13 | W |
Clay Collard
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.0 | 1,441+119 | 1,611 | +200 | Featherweight | UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2014-11-15 | W |
 Humberto Brown Morrison
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R310:30 | 26.4 | 1,421+20 | 1,066 | -342 | Featherweight | UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2014-06-19 | L |
 Leonardo Morales
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.0 | 1,501-81 | 1,417 | -- | Featherweight | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America Season 1 Semifinals, Day 2 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 21 | 2014-05-22 | W |
 Diego Rivas
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:42 | 25.9 | 1,460+42 | 1,258 | -- | Featherweight | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America Season 1 Quarterfinals, Day 2 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 20 | 2014-03-29 | W |
Angelo Sanchez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.8 | 1,411+48 | 1,366 | -- | Featherweight | Triple A MMA 5: Redemption At The Rock Triple A MMA |
| 19 | 2013-12-06 | W |
Rey Trujillo
|
KO/TKOPunches | R28:25 | 25.5 | 1,312+100 | 1,360 | -- | Lightweight | Fresquez Productions: Havoc Fresquez Productions |
| 18 | 2013-08-10 | L |
Richard Villa
|
SubHeel Hook | R10:52 | 25.2 | 1,450-139 | 1,218 | -- | Lightweight | JMMAS - Jackson's MMA Series 11 Jackson's MMA Series |
| 17 | 2013-03-02 | L |
Rigo Oropeza
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R10:19 | 24.7 | 1,599-148 | 1,300 | -- | Welterweight | UWC 13: The 13th Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico |
| 16 | 2012-09-21 | W |
Antonio Ramirez
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:48 | 24.3 | 1,578+21 | 1,229 | -- | Lightweight | Xtreme Kombat 17 Xtreme Kombat |
| 15 | 2012-05-19 | W |
Ryan Bixler
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R11:24 | 23.9 | 1,568+10 | 1,073 | -- | Lightweight | Xplode Fight Series - Hunted Xplode MMA |
| 14 | 2012-03-24 | W |
Jorge Alberto Bustamante
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:12 | 23.8 | 1,533+35 | 1,293 | -- | Lightweight | UWC Mexico 12: Never Tap Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico |
| 13 | 2011-05-26 | W |
Daniel Salas
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 22.9 | 1,460+73 | 1,537 | -- | Lightweight | Xtreme Fighters Latino Xtreme Fighters Latino |
| 12 | 2011-03-25 | W |
Raul Bellereza
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:29 | 22.8 | 1,448+13 | 1,005 | -- | Lightweight | UWC Mexico 9: They're Back Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico |
| 11 | 2010-02-12 | W |
Manuel Ramos Gallareta
|
SubAmericana | R12:00 | 21.7 | 1,410+40 | 1,199 | -- | Lightweight | UWC Mexico 5: Bloody Valentine Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico |
| 10 | 2009-11-28 | W |
Tito Castro
|
KO/TKOPunches | R25:13 | 21.5 | 1,335+75 | 1,286 | -- | Welterweight | UWC Mexico 4: Rebirth Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico |
| 9 | 2009-10-03 | W |
Shawn Major
|
SubArmbar | R10:39 | 21.3 | 1,297+38 | 1,074 | -- | -- | UCM 12: Roosters in the Hexagon Mexico Regional |
| 8 | 2009-05-30 | W |
Shawn Major
|
KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Cut) | R12:13 | 21.0 | 1,232+65 | 1,139 | -- | Lightweight | UWC Mexico 2: Cachanilla Fury Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico |
| 7 | 2009-02-28 | W |
Kyle Olsen
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R11:25 | 20.7 | 1,202+30 | 930 | -- | Lightweight | UWC Mexico 1: Baja California vs. California Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico |
| 6 | 2008-08-15 | L |
Yaotzin Meza
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 20.2 | 1,247-45 | 1,306 | -- | -- | Noche de Gladiadores Mexico Regional |
| 5 | 2008-05-24 | W |
Alan Mar
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R3 | 19.9 | 1,194+53 | 1,051 | -- | -- | UCM 6: Two Warriors Duel Mexico Regional |
| 4 | 2008-04-19 | W |
Dominic Gutierrez
|
SubArmbar | R12:31 | 19.8 | 1,115+79 | 1,080 | -- | -- | IMDET - No Way Out Mexico Regional |
| 3 | 2007-11-24 | L |
Emilio Chavez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 19.4 | 1,162-47 | 1,214 | -- | -- | COF 10: November Pain Cage of Fire |
| 2 | 2007-11-10 | W |
Tomas Huerta
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 19.4 | 1,104+57 | 979 | -- | -- | Ultimate Challenge Mexico 4 Mexico Regional |
| 1 | 2007-07-28 | W |
Martin Perez
|
SubArmbar | R2 | 19.1 | 1,017+88 | 1,017 | -- | -- | Ultimate Challenge Mexico 2 Mexico Regional |