Frankie Edgar vs Benson Henderson — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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★ Championship Bout · Lightweight

UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson

Saitama, Japan

25 Feb 2012

Lightweight

57%

Edgar

43%

Henderson

Win Probability

Decision

Round 5 · 5:00

Frankie Edgar

"The Answer"

23 – 11

5'6"68" reachOrthodox44 yrs3-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 25

Benson Henderson

"Smooth"

24 – 7

Well-Rounded2-fight win streak42 yrsSouthpaw70" reach5'9"

CFR 19

★ Official Result

Benson HendersonwinsDecisionR5 · 5:00

def. Frankie Edgar · UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Edgar

→

Actual result

Henderson wins

Decision · R5

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Edgar at 57% vs Henderson at 43% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Risk flags

Edgar's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Henderson has a chin rating of 64 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

EdgarHenderson

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Edgar

Henderson

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'6"

Height

+5'9"

68"

Reach

+70"

Age

+42

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Edgar

Henderson

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

25.4

19.3

48.0

Performance Avg

51.8

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Edgar

Henderson

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

3.5

/ 10

1.6

/ 10

4.2

Style: Pressure

3.6

6.1

Style: Volume

8.1

4 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

0 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

8Distance13

2Clinch2

2Ground1

Edgar

Henderson

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.4

/ 10

3.4

/ 10

1.6

Wrestling Style (/10)

2.4

1.1

Submission Style (/10)

1.8

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Edgar

Henderson

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

3 consec. KOs

Verdict

Moderate

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.4 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R1.0 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

3 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

30/34 fights

Chin rating based on

14/31 fights

Edgar

Henderson

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

3-fight 📉 slide

Current form

2-fight 🔥 win streak

L · KO · R1

L · KO · R3

L · KO · R1

W · Dec · R5

L · KO · R1

Last 5

W · Dec · R5

W · Sub · R4

L · Dec · R3

L · KO · R1

W · Sub · R4

Edgar

Henderson

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

33%

18%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Edgar

Henderson

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

3.5

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

1.6

2.4

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

3.4

1.6

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

2.4

1.1

Submission

Submission attack frequency

1.8

4.2

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

3.6

6.1

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

8.1

Edgar

Strike Zones

Henderson

Edgar

Attacking

12 landed

Absorbing

16 absorbed

Henderson

Attacking

16 landed

Absorbing

12 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Edgar targets the head (67% of attacks) — Henderson absorbs 67% of strikes there

🎯Henderson targets the head (63% of attacks) — Edgar absorbs 63% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Edgar

RND

Henderson

0/0R00/0

Edgar · Last 5

L · KO · R1

Chris Gutierrez

KO/TKO

UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · 2022-11

L · KO · R3

Marlon Vera

KO/TKO

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L · KO · R1

Cory Sandhagen

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · 2021-02

W · Dec · R5

Pedro Munhoz

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar · 2020-08

L · KO · R1

Chan Sung Jung

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · 2019-12

Henderson · Last 5

W · Dec · R5

Jorge Masvidal

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal · 2015-11

W · Sub · R4

Brandon Thatch

Submission

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch · 2015-02

L · Dec · R3

Donald Cerrone

Decision

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · 2015-01

L · KO · R1

Rafael Dos Anjos

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos · 2014-08

W · Sub · R4

Rustam Khabilov

Submission

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov · 2014-06

News & Media

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