Lightweight 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Benson Henderson v Josh Thomson
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson, Sat, Jan 25, 2014, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Referee John McCarthy
Referee John McCarthy
Benson Henderson won by Split decision, R5 5:00. Gabriel Sabaitis 48 - 47. Brian Puccillo 47 - 48. Sal D'amato 46 - 49.
“Smooth”
Height 5'9", Reach 70", Stance Southpaw, Age 30 on the night
Coming in 7-1-0 in the UFC over 8 fights
“The Punk”
Height 5'10", Reach 71", Stance Orthodox, Age 35 on the night
Coming in 3-1-0 in the UFC over 4 fights
01/Round by round
5 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Benson Henderson | Josh Thomson | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 1 of 6 | 1 of 1 | 1:01 | 0 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 2 | 3:12 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 11 of 24 | 0 of 0 | 1:14 | 0 | 6 of 15 | 1 of 2 | 0:47 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 17 of 30 | 2 of 2 | 1:29 | 0 | 2 of 10 | 0 of 3 | 0:30 | 0 |
| Round 45:00 | 6 of 10 | 1 of 1 | 1:00 | 0 | 2 of 11 | 2 of 2 | 2:41 | 0 |
| Round 55:00 | 11 of 21 | 0 of 0 | 0:17 | 0 | 8 of 20 | 0 of 2 | 0:41 | 0 |
| Fight, 25:00 | 46 of 91 | 4 of 4 | 5:01 | 0 | 19 of 58 | 4 of 11 | 7:51 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 25.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.