Demetrious Johnson, Split decision, 5 rounds.
Title fight
Walking in
Demetrious Johnson
Record3-1-1
Strikes landed / min3.28
Strike defence57%
Takedowns / 15 min3.18
Takedown defence64%
Joseph Benavidez
Record3-0
StreakWon 3 straight
Strikes landed / min3.75
Strike defence57%
Takedowns / 15 min2.56
Takedown defence100%
Only 12 fighters on record in the two years to 2012 at Flyweight, too few to rank anyone against. The rates are real, the ranking would not be.
What happened
Demetrious JohnsonJoseph Benavidez
77/156Sig. strikes44/250
96/177Total strikes53/259
5/10Takedowns0/7
0Sub attempts2
2:20Control3:24
Target
29/96Head23/204
33/42Body12/28
15/18Leg9/18
Position
45/114Distance34/223
23/32Clinch9/26
9/10Ground1/1