Benson Henderson vs Frankie Edgar — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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★ Championship Bout · Lightweight

UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II

Denver, USA

11 Aug 2012

Lightweight

43%

Henderson

57%

Edgar

Win Probability

Decision

Round 5 · 5:00

Benson Henderson

"Smooth"

24 – 7

5'9"70" reachSouthpaw42 yrs2-fight win streakWell-Rounded

CFR 19

Frankie Edgar

"The Answer"

23 – 11

Well-Rounded3-fight slide44 yrsOrthodox68" reach5'6"

CFR 25

★ Official Result

Benson HendersonwinsDecisionR5 · 5:00

def. Frankie Edgar · UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II

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 — Henderson at 43% vs Edgar at 57% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Risk flags

Henderson's chin rating of 64 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Edgar has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

HendersonEdgar

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Henderson

Edgar

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'9"+

Height

5'6"

70"+

Reach

68"

42+

Age

Southpaw

Stance

Orthodox

Henderson

Edgar

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

19.3

25.4

51.8

Performance Avg

48.0

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Henderson

Edgar

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

1.6

/ 10

3.5

/ 10

3.6

Style: Pressure

4.2

8.1

Style: Volume

6.1

0 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

4 KO wins

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

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

16Distance18

0Clinch1

0Ground0

Henderson

Edgar

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

3.4

/ 10

2.4

/ 10

2.4

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.6

1.8

Submission Style (/10)

1.1

Submission wins

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

Henderson

Edgar

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Moderate

Verdict

3 consec. KOs

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.0 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R1.4 stoppage

3 fights ago

Last KO loss

Most recent fight

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

14/31 fights

Chin rating based on

30/34 fights

Henderson

Edgar

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

2-fight 🔥 win streak

Current form

3-fight 📉 slide

W · Dec · R5

W · Sub · R4

L · Dec · R3

L · KO · R1

W · Sub · R4

Last 5

L · KO · R1

L · KO · R3

L · KO · R1

W · Dec · R5

L · KO · R1

Henderson

Edgar

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

18%

33%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Henderson

Edgar

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

1.6

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

3.5

3.4

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

2.4

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.6

1.8

Submission

Submission attack frequency

1.1

3.6

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

4.2

8.1

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

6.1

Henderson

Strike Zones

Edgar

Henderson

Attacking

16 landed

Absorbing

19 absorbed

Edgar

Attacking

19 landed

Absorbing

16 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Henderson targets the head (81% of attacks) — Edgar absorbs 81% of strikes there

🎯Edgar targets the head (53% of attacks) — Henderson absorbs 53% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Henderson

RND

Edgar

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

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

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

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