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Benson Henderson

1983 - Today

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Benson Henderson (born November 16, 1983) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the Lightweight division for Bellator MMA. He is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion. He is considered one of the greatest lightweight MMA fighters of all time and is tied with B.J. Penn, Frankie Edgar, and Khabib Nurmagomedov for the second-most UFC lightweight title defenses. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Benson Henderson is the 121st most popular martial arts (up from 159th in 2024), the 14,608th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,915th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Benson Henderson ranks 121 out of 179. Before him are Paddy Pimblett, Gökhan Saki, Henry Stöhr, Rafael Aghayev, Paweł Nastula, and Waldemar Legień. After him are Belal Muhammad, Alexander Gustafsson, Nikolay Solodukhin, Matt Hughes, Laetitia Meignan, and Junior dos Santos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Benson Henderson ranks 369. Before him are Yoichi Akiba, Manucho, Alexander Meier, Martin Wallström, Pavel Gubarev, and Joan Verdú. After him are Ilya Yashin, Jeon Hye-bin, Camilla Luddington, Marko Šuler, Noma Dumezweni, and Philipp Degen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benson Henderson ranks 14,612 out of 20,380. Before him are Mickey Hart (1943), Rose McConnell Long (1892), Stephanie Wilson (1966), Harvey Glance (1957), Cristina Vee (1987), and Gus Johnson (1938). After him are Glen Rice (1967), Chris Hansen (1959), Pamela Fryman (1959), Courtney Henggeler (1978), Haviland Morris (1959), and Reubin Askew (1928).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In United States

Among martial arts born in United States, Benson Henderson ranks 30. Before him are Michelle Waterson (1986), T.J. Dillashaw (1986), Max Holloway (1991), Nick Diaz (1983), Quinton Jackson (1978), and Tank Abbott (1965). After him are Belal Muhammad (1988), Matt Hughes (1973), Jorge Masvidal (1984), Michael Chandler (1986), Chael Sonnen (1977), and B.J. Penn (1978).

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