Flyweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Joseph Benavidez v Askar Askarov
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya, Sat, Mar 6, 2021, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Jason Herzog
Referee Jason Herzog
Askar Askarov won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Derek Cleary 27 - 30. Tony Weeks 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 26 - 30.
Height 5'4", Reach 65", Stance Southpaw, Age 36 on the night
Coming in 15-5-0 in the UFC over 20 fights
“Bullet”
Height 5'6", Reach 67", Stance Orthodox, Age 28 on the night
Coming in 2-0-1 in the UFC over 3 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Joseph Benavidez | Askar Askarov | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 18 of 54 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 21 of 26 | 1 of 2 | 0:54 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 11 of 19 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 17 of 24 | 4 of 4 | 4:06 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 17 of 41 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 20 of 38 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 46 of 114 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 58 of 88 | 5 of 6 | 5:00 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 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.