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CAREER INTELLIGENCE PROFILE
Benson Henderson
fighter
CAREER LINEAGE
High School / Academy → College → Pro / Club
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COLLEGE
Dana College
stored profile
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TROPHY CASE
Tournaments, Championships & Awards Won
2015 Best Fight of the Half-Year vs. Brandon Thatch
2015 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2014 World Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship Black Belt Bronze Medalist
2014 · Submission grappling
SOURCE ↗2012 #2 Ranked Fight of the Year
2012 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2012 #2 Ranked Fighter of the Year
2012 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2012 Fight of the Year vs. Frankie Edgar at UFC 144
2012 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2012 Fighter of the Year
2012 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2012 Fighter of the Year Bazzie Award
2012 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2012: Fighter of the Year & Ranked #4 Fight of the Year
2012 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2011 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Brown Belt Bronze Medalist
2011 · Submission grappling
SOURCE ↗2011: Ranked #2 Import of the Year, Ranked #5 Fighter of the Year & Ranked #3 Fight of the Year
2011 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2010 Fight of the Year vs. Anthony Pettis on December 16
2010 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗AZSBJJF MVP of the Year (2010)
2010 · Submission grappling
SOURCE ↗2009 Fight of the Year vs. Donald Cerrone on October 10
2009 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗NAIA All-American (2005, 2006)
2005, 2006 · Amateur wrestling
SOURCE ↗WIAA 4A All-State (2001)
2001 · Amateur wrestling
SOURCE ↗WIAA 4A State Runner-Up (2001)
2001 · Amateur wrestling
SOURCE ↗Arizona State Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
Submission grappling
SOURCE ↗Arizona State Championship Brown Belt Middleweight Gold Medalist (Two times)
Submission grappling
SOURCE ↗Arizona State Championship Openweight Gold Medalist (Three times)
Submission grappling
SOURCE ↗Arizona State Championship Purple Belt Middleweight Gold Medalist (Two times)
Submission grappling
SOURCE ↗Bleacher Report
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗ESPN
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗FIGHT! Magazine
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Fight Matrix
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Fight of the Night (Three times)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Fight of the Night (Two times)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Inside MMA
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Interim WEC Lightweight Championship (One time; former)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
Submission grappling
SOURCE ↗MMA Fighting
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗MMA Weekly
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Amateur wrestling
SOURCE ↗One successful title defense
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Performance of the Night (One time)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Sherdog
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Sports Illustrated
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Submission of the Night (One time)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Three successful title defenses
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Tied (B.J. Penn, Frankie Edgar and Khabib Nurmagomedov) for the second most consecutive Lightweight title defenses in UFC history (3)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗UFC Lightweight Championship (One time; former)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗UFC.com Awards
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗USA Today
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Ultimate Fighting Championship
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Unified the UFC Lightweight and Strikeforce Lightweight Championships
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗WEC Lightweight Championship (One time; former)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
Amateur wrestling
SOURCE ↗World Extreme Cagefighting
Mixed martial arts
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SOURCE ↗BRAIN STORAGE
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