Split decision. 2 of 3 judges scored the bout for Demetrious Johnson; Richard Bertrand had it for Joseph Benavidez.
Scorecards as recorded by PropSports round data · source ↗ · fighter attribution derived from the recorded result, not assumed from score order · how this is built
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 |
| Demetrious Johnson |
| 0 |
| 18/32 |
| 22/36 |
| 0/0 |
| 0 |
| 0:06 |
| 5 |
| 10 |
| 3 |
| Joseph Benavidez | 0 | 9/49 | 9/49 | 0/2 | 0 | 1:02 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| R2 | Demetrious Johnson | 0 | 19/38 | 21/40 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:09 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Joseph Benavidez | 0 | 15/64 | 16/65 | 0/2 | 0 | 0:14 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| R3 | Demetrious Johnson | 0 | 13/34 | 13/34 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:00 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Joseph Benavidez | 0 | 10/72 | 10/72 | 0/1 | 0 | 0:12 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| R4 | Demetrious Johnson | 0 | 15/24 | 25/36 | 2/4 | 0 | 1:13 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Joseph Benavidez | 0 | 5/24 | 9/28 | 0/1 | 2 | 1:56 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| R5 | Demetrious Johnson | 0 | 12/28 | 15/31 | 3/6 | 0 | 0:52 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Joseph Benavidez | 0 | 5/41 | 9/45 | 0/1 | 0 | 0:00 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
