Split decision. 2 of 3 judges scored the bout for Benson Henderson; Gabriel Sabaitis had it for Josh Thomson.
Scorecards as recorded by UFC Stats · source ↗ · fighter attribution derived from the recorded result, not assumed from score order · how this is built
No market observation could be sourced for this bout.
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Two fighter histories. One matchup-specific intelligence layer. Fight DNA compares relevant historical characteristics from each fighter — stance interaction, pace, finish patterns, round progression and context — rather than treating career averages as isolated numbers. Every observation below traces to stored evidence with its sample and confidence.
Stance interaction: Benson Henderson's archived results against opponents listed with Josh Thomson's stance. Historical split, not causation.
| R1 |
| Benson Henderson |
| 0 |
| 1/6 |
| 8/15 |
| 1/1 |
| 1 |
| 1:01 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| Josh Thomson | 0 | 1/2 | 7/10 | 1/2 | 0 | 3:12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R2 | Benson Henderson | 0 | 11/24 | 18/32 | 0/0 | 0 | 1:15 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Josh Thomson | 0 | 6/15 | 7/16 | 1/2 | 0 | 0:46 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| R3 | Benson Henderson | 0 | 17/30 | 30/44 | 2/2 | 0 | 1:28 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Josh Thomson | 0 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 0/3 | 0 | 0:31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| R4 | Benson Henderson | 0 | 6/10 | 41/45 | 1/1 | 0 | 1:00 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Thomson | 0 | 2/11 | 8/18 | 2/2 | 0 | 2:42 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| R5 | Benson Henderson | 0 | 11/21 | 17/30 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:16 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Josh Thomson | 0 | 8/20 | 9/21 | 0/2 | 0 | 0:41 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Stance interaction: Josh Thomson's archived results against opponents listed with Benson Henderson's stance. Historical split, not causation.
Each fighter's stored metric side by side, with its own sample and confidence. Bars compare magnitude only.
Emitted only when the underlying metric clears its sample threshold; otherwise it lands in the counter-case column.
Benson Henderson is 5-1-0 in 6 UFC bouts against orthodox opponents (0 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 5 decision wins), PBE-derived from canonical results as of 2013-09-01.
0% of Benson Henderson's 5 wins against orthodox opponents came by finish (0 KO/TKO, 0 submission), across 5 bouts / 22 rounds / 109.7 min as of 2013-09-01.
Benson Henderson kept 122% of round-one significant-strike attempt pace into round three across 8 bouts / 15 rounds / 74.7 min of stat-covered fights as of 2013-09-01.
Josh Thomson kept 27% of round-one significant-strike attempt pace into round three across 4 bouts / 5 rounds / 22.3 min of stat-covered fights as of 2013-04-21.
R3 pace retention: Benson Henderson 122% (8 bouts / 15 rounds / 74.7 min) vs Josh Thomson 27% (4 bouts / 5 rounds / 22.3 min); delta +95% toward Benson Henderson.
Leg attack share: Benson Henderson 13% (8 bouts / 30 rounds / 149.7 min) vs Josh Thomson 25% (4 bouts / 7 rounds / 31.0 min); delta -13% toward Josh Thomson.
Distance attack share: Benson Henderson 66% (8 bouts / 30 rounds / 149.7 min) vs Josh Thomson 56% (4 bouts / 7 rounds / 31.0 min); delta +10% toward Benson Henderson.
Takedown accuracy: Benson Henderson 54% (8 bouts / 30 rounds / 149.7 min) vs Josh Thomson 75% (4 bouts / 7 rounds / 31.0 min); delta -21% toward Josh Thomson.
Control seconds / takedown: Benson Henderson 130 s (8 bouts / 30 rounds / 149.7 min) vs Josh Thomson 95 s (4 bouts / 7 rounds / 31.0 min); delta +35 s toward Benson Henderson.
Submission attempts / 15 min: Benson Henderson 0.60 (8 bouts / 30 rounds / 149.7 min) vs Josh Thomson 0.00 (4 bouts / 7 rounds / 31.0 min); delta +0.60 toward Benson Henderson.
0% of Benson Henderson's 7 UFC wins came by finish (0 KO/TKO, 1 submission), PBE-derived from canonical results as of 2013-09-01.
67% of Josh Thomson's 3 UFC wins came by finish (1 KO/TKO, 0 submission), PBE-derived from canonical results as of 2013-04-21.
What the record cannot support for this pairing, stated instead of hidden.
