Henderson vs Huerta

Who won Henderson vs Huerta?

Benson Henderson beat Roger Huerta by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator 196, on Friday 6th April 2018 at BOK Hall in Budapest.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Henderson vs Huerta stats

Benson Henderson stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Roger Huerta made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Roger Huerta marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Benson Henderson's Bellator record stood at 7-7-0, while Roger Huerta's came in at 1-6-0.

The stats suggested Huerta had a large advantage in power over Henderson, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Henderson's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Henderson had an advantage over Huerta, with a 33% submission rate over Huerta's 21%.

Benson Henderson was the younger man by 1 year, at 40 years old.

Henderson had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Henderson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 3 months later than Huerta, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 124 to Huerta's 94.

Henderson vs Huerta form

Benson Henderson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Peter Queally at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Islam Mamedov at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Brent Primus at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jason Jackson at Bellator 253 on 19th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been defeated by Michael Chandler at Bellator 243 on 7th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Henderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Henderson vs Huerta?

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