Benardo Sopaj - Record, Stats and AI-Analytics

Record

13-3-0

Record

TKO

Sub

Dec

Bio

Age

Albania

Country

Anthropometry

5'6" (168cm)

Height

66.0" (168cm)

Reach

Promotion

UFC

Striking Breakdown

8.14

Thrown strikes per minute

5.18

Landed strikes per minute

%, Strikes effective

Wrestling & Grappling

0.81

Takedown per round

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

0.81

Attempts to submissions in 15 minutes

0.40

Successful submissions in 15 minutes

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Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa, May 16, 2026

SUB(Rear Naked Choke) R2, 07:25

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UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano, January 18, 2025

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UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev, March 2, 2024

KO(Flying Knee) R3, 14:41

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AFN 4 - Allstars Fight Night 4, December 30, 2023

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

TKO(Submission to Punches) R1, 00:00

Geovane

Vargas

Geovane

Vargas

Loss

February 25, 2023

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

KO(Punch) R1, 00:20

Julien

Lopez

Julien

Lopez

Loss

FCR 13 - Fight Club Rush 13, August 27, 2022

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

KO(Head Kick) R2, 05:59

Karlen

Minasian

Karlen

Minasian

Loss

March 25, 2021

Finished

‘Berserker’

Francesco

Nuzzi

‘Berserker’

Francesco

Nuzzi

Win

SD(Split) R3, 15:00

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Loss

August 8, 2020

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

UD(Unanimous) R3, 15:00

‘"Desert Storm"’

Tariq

Ismail

‘"Desert Storm"’

Tariq

Ismail

Loss

AKFC - AK Fighting Championship 2, November 16, 2019

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

SUB(Rear-Naked Choke) R2, 08:03

Darius

Buda

Darius

Buda

Loss

August 18, 2018

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Loss

Alexey

Shaposhnikov

Alexey

Shaposhnikov

Win

UD(Unanimous) R3, 15:00

Cage Survivor 11 - New Blood 6, March 3, 2018

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

TKO(Head Kick and punches) R1, 04:04

Konstantinos

Charisis

Konstantinos

Charisis

Loss

MCP 7 - Christodoulou vs Tahtampas, November 4, 2017

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

TKO(Punches) R3, 13:46

Apostolos

Geropoulos

Apostolos

Geropoulos

Loss

MMA Korinthos - Corinthian Pro MMA-1, September 23, 2017

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

SUB(Armbar) R1, 00:19

Nikos

Taktikos

Nikos

Taktikos

Loss

April 23, 2017

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

KO(Punches) R1, 04:55

Bobi

Stojcevski

Bobi

Stojcevski

Loss

GFC 7 - Moroulis vs Lomas, October 9, 2016

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

SUB(Triangle Choke) R1, 01:13

Nikos

Kalivas

Nikos

Kalivas

Loss

June 11, 2016

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

TKO(Punches) R1, 01:35

Nikos

Leopoulos

Nikos

Leopoulos

Loss

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa, May 16, 2026

SUB(Rear Naked Choke) R2, 07:25

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UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano, January 18, 2025

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UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev, March 2, 2024

KO(Flying Knee) R3, 14:41

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AFN 4 - Allstars Fight Night 4, December 30, 2023

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

TKO(Submission to Punches) R1, 00:00

Geovane

Vargas

Geovane

Vargas

Loss

February 25, 2023

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

KO(Punch) R1, 00:20

Julien

Lopez

Julien

Lopez

Loss

FCR 13 - Fight Club Rush 13, August 27, 2022

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

KO(Head Kick) R2, 05:59

Karlen

Minasian

Karlen

Minasian

Loss

March 25, 2021

Finished

‘Berserker’

Francesco

Nuzzi

‘Berserker’

Francesco

Nuzzi

Win

SD(Split) R3, 15:00

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Loss

August 8, 2020

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

UD(Unanimous) R3, 15:00

‘"Desert Storm"’

Tariq

Ismail

‘"Desert Storm"’

Tariq

Ismail

Loss

AKFC - AK Fighting Championship 2, November 16, 2019

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

SUB(Rear-Naked Choke) R2, 08:03

Darius

Buda

Darius

Buda

Loss

August 18, 2018

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Loss

Alexey

Shaposhnikov

Alexey

Shaposhnikov

Win

UD(Unanimous) R3, 15:00

Cage Survivor 11 - New Blood 6, March 3, 2018

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

TKO(Head Kick and punches) R1, 04:04

Konstantinos

Charisis

Konstantinos

Charisis

Loss

MCP 7 - Christodoulou vs Tahtampas, November 4, 2017

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

TKO(Punches) R3, 13:46

Apostolos

Geropoulos

Apostolos

Geropoulos

Loss

MMA Korinthos - Corinthian Pro MMA-1, September 23, 2017

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

SUB(Armbar) R1, 00:19

Nikos

Taktikos

Nikos

Taktikos

Loss

April 23, 2017

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

KO(Punches) R1, 04:55

Bobi

Stojcevski

Bobi

Stojcevski

Loss

GFC 7 - Moroulis vs Lomas, October 9, 2016

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

SUB(Triangle Choke) R1, 01:13

Nikos

Kalivas

Nikos

Kalivas

Loss

June 11, 2016

Finished

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

‘The Lion King’

Benardo

Sopaj

Win

TKO(Punches) R1, 01:35

Nikos

Leopoulos

Nikos

Leopoulos

Loss

1/16

Stats Fight Rating

Stats Fight Rating is a proprietary, data-driven performance metric developed by Stats Fight app to evaluate and score professional mixed martial arts fighters. Stats Fight Rating (0–100) compares fighters across styles, weight classes, and promotions, using a universal algorithm. The rating calculates its 0 to 100 score by processing over 100 individual in-fight data points, which are categorized into six core performance pillars: Power, Speed, Takedown, Control, Defense, Efficiency.

Stats Fight Rating

Power90
Speed85
Takedown85
Control95
Efficiency90
Defense87

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Stats Fight Performance History

10.0

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

Perfect! The fighter demonstrated effective use of the full MMA technical arsenal, leading to victory.

The score indicates the fighter effectively applied only part of the technical arsenal.

Minimum score! The fighter could not show their capabilities in the bout.

10.0

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

10.0

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

Perfect! The fighter demonstrated effective use of the full MMA technical arsenal, leading to victory.

The score indicates the fighter effectively applied only part of the technical arsenal.

Minimum score! The fighter could not show their capabilities in the bout.

Stats Fight Performance is an automatic assessment of the effectiveness of an MMA fighter in a particular match, which is calculated on a scale from 5 to 10 points. This analytical indicator was developed by the Stats Fight application team. It reflects how successfully an athlete has used his technical arsenal to achieve victory.