Joseph Benavidez
| Joseph Benavidez | |
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| Born | Joseph Rolando Benavidez July 31, 1984 San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Other names | Joe B-Wan Kenobi, The Beefcake, Joe Jitsu |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) |
| Division |
Flyweight (2012-present) Bantamweight (2006-2011) Featherweight (2008) |
| Reach | 65.0 in (165 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai, Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Team |
Bang Muay Thai Team Alpha Male (formerly) |
| Rank | Brown belt in Muay Thai under Duane Ludwig |
| Years active | 2006-Present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 29 |
| Wins | 25 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 10 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Joseph Rolando Benavidez (born July 31, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. After fighting in smaller shows while working as a screen printer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, he joined up with Urijah Faber's Team Alpha Male in 2007. He has since fought in Dream and more recently the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion. He currently fights as a flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. His fighting style has drawn comparisons to training partner and former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber. As of February 6, 2017, he is #1 in the official UFC flyweight rankings and ranked the #2 flyweight in the world by Sherdog. On April 27, 2010, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Las Cruces proclaimed April 27 as Joseph Benavidez Day in Las Cruces.
Benavidez was born in Texas. He is of Mexican descent. He attended Las Cruces High School, where he began training boxing, kickboxing. He won a lot of championships of kickboxing. But at the age of 16 he began training wrestling. Joseph is married to UFC reporter Megan Olivi.
Before joining up with Urijah Faber, Benavidez fought in smaller shows and trained while working as a screen printer in New Mexico. Hoping to eventually make a living fighting MMA, he sought out Faber on a trip to California in January 2007. Unable to find Faber's gym, he visited one in Roseville hoping to locate him. There his fighting ability impressed the members and instructors enough (or, in Faber's words: "[he] basically beat the crap out of everyone") to refer him to Faber. This was only hours before Benavidez' flight home was due and he had to leave for the airport, unable to meet up with him.
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