SubmissionSubmissionRear Naked ChokeRear Naked ChokeR2 · 2:25R2 · 2:25
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. CostaSIG 37/56 · TD 1/3 · CTRL 1:54
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“Lion King”
BenardoSopaj
BANTAMWEIGHT135 LB
Wvs Timmy Cuamba
VIEW FIGHT →RECORDED PROFESSIONAL RECORD13–3LEDGER THROUGH 16 May 2026NON-UFC SOURCE CHECKED 15 Aug 2026
UFC RECORD2–1
LATEST UFC STREAK2WINSWIN RUN AT LATEST UFC BOUT
UFC EXPERIENCE3RECORDED FIGHTS
Benardo Sopaj has a recorded professional MMA record of 13–3 (ledger through 16 may 2026) and a calculated UFC record of 2–1 across 3 completed UFC fights. Their latest UFC result was a win against Timmy Cuamba at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa. Their professional wins include 7 by knockout or TKO, 4 by submission and 2 by decision. At their latest recorded UFC bout on 16 May 2026, their UFC win streak stood at 2 fights. View the complete fight history.
- AGE
- 26
- HEIGHT
- 167.6 CM
- REACH
- 167.6 CM
- STANCE
- Orthodox
- UFC DEBUT
- 2 Mar 2024
- NATIONALITY
- Albania
RECORDED UFC FIGHT TOTALS
FIGHTER DNA
3 of 3 fights include the full core stat set · every graphic shows its own sample
VISUAL UFC PROFILE
RECORDED CAREER BALANCE
CORE3/3
STRIKING3/3
TAKEDOWNS3/3
CONTROL3/3
FIGHT BALANCE
163LANDED
−11DIFFERENCE174ABSORBED
4.39 LANDED/MIN · 4.69 ABSORBED/MIN · RATES 3/3 FIGHTS
6LANDED
+3DIFFERENCE3CONCEDED
2.4 TAKEDOWNS / 15 MIN · RATES 3/3 FIGHTS
8:52FIGHTER
3:44OPPONENTS
70.4% OF COMBINED RECORDED CONTROL · 3/3 FIGHTS
EFFICIENCY
58%STR ACC
VALID TOTALS 3/3STR ACC53%STR DEF
VALID TOTALS 3/3STR DEF60%TD ACC
VALID TOTALS 3/3TD ACC77%TD DEF
VALID TOTALS 3/3TD DEFRings show literal recorded percentages—not ratings or rankings
RECORDED UFC FIGHT ENDINGS · DECISIONS SEPARATE
3BOUTS MAPPEDUFC FIGHTS BY END ROUND
TRACKED PROFESSIONAL CAREER
13–3CAREER OUTCOMES
13 WINS3 LOSSES
METHOD COVERAGE 13/13 WINS
13WINSCAREER WIN ROUTES
KO / TKO7WINS · 54%
SUBMISSION4WINS · 31%
DECISION2WINS · 15%
11 KO/SUB WINS · 85% OF CAREER WINS
METHOD COVERAGE 3/3 LOSSES
3LOSSESCAREER LOSS ROUTES
KO / TKO1LOSS · 33%
SUBMISSION0LOSSES · 0%
DECISION2LOSSES · 67%
FORM
- L
- W
- WLATEST UFC
RUN AT LATEST UFC BOUT2 WINSUFC WIN STREAK AT THAT BOUT
NO UFC TITLE FIGHTS RECORDEDAVG FIGHT TIME 12:22 · 3/3 TIMED
ALL RECORDED UFC RESULTS · OLDEST TO NEWEST
3FIGHTSUFC CAREER MAP
RECONCILED CAREER LEDGER
PROFESSIONAL MMA FIGHT HISTORY
16 recorded professional fights
DecisionDecisionUnanimousUnanimousR3 · 5:00R3 · 5:00
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. MoicanoSIG 81/139 · TD 2/3 · CTRL 2:30
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KO/TKOKO/TKOFlying Knee HeadFlying Knee HeadR3 · 4:41R3 · 4:41
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. GazievSIG 45/86 · TD 3/4 · CTRL 4:28
VIEW FIGHT →GV
30 Dec 2023 · Allstars Fight Night MMAvs Geovane VargasAllstars Fight Night - AFN 4
TKOTKOSubmission to PunchesSubmission to PunchesR1 · 0:00R1 · 0:00
Allstars Fight Night - AFN 4EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALJL
25 Feb 2023 · Fight Club Rushvs Julien LopezFCR 15 - Fight Club Rush 15
KOKOPunchPunchR1 · 0:20R1 · 0:20
FCR 15 - Fight Club Rush 15EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALKM
27 Aug 2022 · Fight Club Rushvs Karlen MinasianFCR 13 - Fight Club Rush 13
KOKOHead KickHead KickR2 · 0:59R2 · 0:59
FCR 13 - Fight Club Rush 13EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALFN
25 Mar 2021 · Brave Combat Federationvs Francesco NuzziBrave CF 49 - Brave Combat Federation 49
DecisionDecisionSplitSplitR3 · 5:00R3 · 5:00
Brave CF 49 - Brave Combat Federation 49EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALTI
8 Aug 2020 · Brave Combat Federationvs Tariq IsmailBrave CF 38 - Brave Combat Federation 38
DecisionDecisionUnanimousUnanimousR3 · 5:00R3 · 5:00
Brave CF 38 - Brave Combat Federation 38EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALDB
16 Nov 2019 · AK Fighting Championshipvs Darius BudaAKFC - AK Fighting Championship 2
SubmissionSubmissionRear-Naked ChokeRear-Naked ChokeR2 · 3:03R2 · 3:03
AKFC - AK Fighting Championship 2EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALAS
18 Aug 2018 · World Fighting Championship Akhmatvs Alexey ShaposhnikovWFCA 50 - Emelianenko vs. Johnson
DecisionDecisionUnanimousUnanimousR3 · 5:00R3 · 5:00
WFCA 50 - Emelianenko vs. JohnsonEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALKC
3 Mar 2018 · Cage Survivorvs Konstantinos CharisisCage Survivor 11 - New Blood 6
TKOTKOHead Kick and punchesHead Kick and punchesR1 · 4:04R1 · 4:04
Cage Survivor 11 - New Blood 6EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALAG
4 Nov 2017 · MMA Challenge Provs Apostolos GeropoulosMCP 7 - Christodoulou vs Tahtampas
TKOTKOPunchesPunchesR3 · 3:46R3 · 3:46
MCP 7 - Christodoulou vs TahtampasEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALSHOW COMPLETE HISTORY · 4 MORESHOW RECENT FIGHTS
NT
23 Sept 2017 · Corinthian Pro MMAvs Nikos TaktikosMMA Korinthos 2017 - Corinthian Pro MMA-1
SubmissionSubmissionArmbarArmbarR1 · 0:19R1 · 0:19
MMA Korinthos 2017 - Corinthian Pro MMA-1EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALBS
23 Apr 2017 · MMA Challenge Provs Bobi StojcevskiMCP 6 - Marku vs Suskavcevic
KOKOPunchesPunchesR1 · 4:55R1 · 4:55
MCP 6 - Marku vs SuskavcevicEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALNK
9 Oct 2016 · Greek Fighting Championshipvs Nikos KalivasGFC 7 - Moroulis vs Lomas
SubmissionSubmissionTriangle ChokeTriangle ChokeR1 · 1:13R1 · 1:13
GFC 7 - Moroulis vs LomasEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALNL
11 Jun 2016 · Cage Survivorvs Nikos LeopoulosCS - Cage Survivor 5
TKOTKOPunchesPunchesR1 · 1:35R1 · 1:35
CS - Cage Survivor 5EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT
EXTERNALRECORD SCOPE This recorded professional snapshot includes identity-reconciled MMA results across promotions through 16 May 2026. It is not a live claim about unverified later fights. Non-UFC source last checked 15 Aug 2026: Fight Forensics fighter record. Professional MMA only; amateur and exhibition bouts, boxing, kickboxing, grappling and bare-knuckle boxing are excluded.