1436LAST RATING · 125 LB

Ben Nguyen

Not ranked: last UFC fight 1 Dec 2018, outside the 18-month activity window. 4–3 in the UFC since 2015.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (125 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

125 lb201620172018
4–3UFC record
4 of 4Dominant wins
88Average win score
50thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 2 submission 1 decision
Finish rate75% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 3
Knockdowns landed3
Average fight time8:32
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.5 / 3.0
Sig. strike accuracy40%
Takedowns per 15 min0.3
Control time11% of the fight
Best winTim Elliott rated 1408 at 125 lb going in

Against the division

How Ben Nguyen’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 33 fighters on today’s flyweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every flyweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the flyweight board:No. 5knockdownsNo. 10dominant wins
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
48
50th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
67
+0.50
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
39
3.51
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
70
3.01
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
6
0.25
ControlShare of fight time in control
33
11%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

3 of 4 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 3 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Tim Elliott, rated 1408 at 125 lb. Dominant in 4 of 4 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

125 lb

Not on the flyweight board: last fight at 125 lb on 1 Dec 2018, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1436, after 7 fights there.

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Rating after every fight at 125 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
4–3Record at 125 lb
4 of 4Dominant wins
88Average win score
1388Avg opponent rating
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 2 submission 1 decision
Finish rate75% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 3
Knockdowns landed3
Average fight time8:32
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.5 / 3.0
Sig. strike accuracy40%
Takedowns per 15 min0.3
Control time11% of the fight
Best winTim Elliott rated 1408 going in

Against the division

How Ben Nguyen’s fights at 125 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 32 fighters on today’s flyweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best. Ben Nguyen is not on that board, so this sets those fights against today’s field.

Top 10 against the flyweight board:No. 5knockdownsNo. 9dominant winsNo. 9hardest to hit
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
44
50th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
69
+0.50
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
41
3.51
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
75
3.01
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
6
0.25
ControlShare of fight time in control
38
11%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 125 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

3 of 4 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 3 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Tim Elliott, rated 1408 at 125 lb. Dominant in 4 of 4 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

7 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
1 Dec 2018Loss20–80Wilson Reisunanimous decisionR3 5:00FlyweightUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
10 Feb 2018Loss9–91Jussier FormigasubmissionR3 1:43FlyweightUFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
10 Jun 2017Win87–13Tim ElliottsubmissionR1 0:49FlyweightUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
26 Nov 2016Win85–15Geane Herreraunanimous decisionR3 5:00FlyweightUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
13 Jul 2016Loss5–95Louis SmolkaKO/TKOR2 4:41FlyweightUFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
14 Nov 2015Win89–11Ryan BenoitsubmissionR1 2:35FlyweightUFC 193: Rousey vs Holm
9 May 2015Win91–9Alptekin OzkilicKO/TKOR1 4:59FlyweightUFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt