Benito Lopez

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Benito Lopez
Born (1994-04-06) 6 April 1994 (age 30)
Oroville, California, United States
Other names Golden Boy
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Division Bantamweight
Reach 73 in
Fighting out of Oroville, California
Team Team Alpha Male
Years active 2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 10
By knockout 3
By submission 2
By decision 5
Losses 1
By submission 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Benito Francisco Lopez (born 6 April 1994) is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Combat career

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In April 2014, Lopez won his debut MMA debut fight against Oscar Ramirez at Bellator 115 event at Reno, Nevada, United States.[1]

Later in September, Lopez signed to WFC and won two MMA matches versus Drey Mitchell at the WFC 11 - Mitchell vs. Major event and against Matt Wagy at the WFC 13 - Huckaba vs. Mitchell event. In 2016 and the first half of the 2017, Lopez signed a multi-fight contract with the King of the Cage, winning all three fights against Rick James, Journey Newson and Benjamin Vinson, respectively.[2]

After the fight against Steven Peterson at Dana White's Contender Series 7 , Lopez was awarded with UFC contract, together with Joby Sanchez.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On 9 December 2019, Lopez was scheduled to face Martin Day at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega. However Day pulled out of the event due to a knee injury and he was replaced by Albert Morales.[4] He won his UFC debut fight via unanimous decision.[5]

Lopez was scheduled to face Manny Bermudez on January 26, 2019 at UFC 233.[6] As a result of the cancellation of UFC 233, the pair was rescheduled to UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez on February 17, 2019.[7] He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in round one.[8]

Lopez was scheduled to face Ricky Simon at UFC 227 on August 4, 2018.[9] However, it was reported that Lopez pulled out from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Montel Jackson.[10]

Lopez faced Vince Morales on 13 July 2019 at UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd.[11] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[12]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10–1 Vince Morales Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd 13 July 2019 3 5:00 Sacramento, California, United States
Loss 9–1 Manny Bermudez Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez 17 February 2019 1 3:09 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win 9–0 Albert Morales Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega 9 December 2017 3 5:00 Fresno, California, United States UFC debut
Win 8–0 Steven Peterson Decision (split) Dana White's Contender Series 7 22 August 2017 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 7–0 Benjamin Vinson TKO (Doctor Stoppage) KOTC - Flashback 24 June 2017 1 5:00 Oroville, California, United States
Win 6–0 Journey Newson KO (punches) KOTC - Unchallenged 8 October 2016 1 3:04 Oroville, California, United States
Win 5–0 Rick James KO (punch) KOTC - Home Turf 19 March 2016 1 0:08 Oroville, California, United States
Win 4–0 Stephone Taylor Submission (arm-triangle choke) IFC - Warriors Challenge 36 12 July 2015 1 0:56 Oroville, California, United States
Win 3–0 Matt Wagy Submission (guillotine choke) WFC 13 - Huckaba vs. Mitchell 28 February 2015 1 0:48 Sacramento, California, United States
Win 2–0 Drey Mitchell Decision (unanimous) WFC 11 - Mitchell vs. Major 13 September 2014 3 5:00 Sacramento, California, United States
Win 1–0 Oscar Ramirez Decision (unanimous) Bellator 115 4 April 2014 3 5:00 Reno, Nevada, United States Professional debut

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See also

References

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