Benardo Sopaj

“Lion King”

12-3-0

IQ Score

Gatekeeper

/Bantamweight/Age 25/Orthodox/5' 6"/66″ reach/135 lbs

Win %

80%

SLpM

4.2

Str Acc

56%

Str Def

49%

TD Avg

2.5

TD Def

76%

Sub Avg

0.0

Finish

83%

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At a Glance

4.2

SLpM

56%

Str Acc

2.5

TD Avg

83%

Finish %

49%

Str Def

Sopaj profiles as a precise, knockout artist, and high finisher.

Skill Profile

Fighter

UFC Avg

IQ Score

Gatekeeper

STR68

DEF42

GRP59

FIN84

MOM68

DUR38

ACT75

Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg

Str Acc

Str Def

TD Acc

TD Def

Striking Output

Sig. Strikes Landed / Min

4.24+0.82 vs avg

0avg 3.49

Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min

4.88+1.70 vs avg

0avg 3.29

Grappling Output

Takedowns / 15 Min

2.53+1.01 vs avg

0avg 1.56

Submissions / 15 Min

0.00-0.40 vs avg

0avg 0.43

Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)

Absorbed (4.88)Landed (4.24)

-0.64

Win / Loss by Method

Wins (12)

7 KO

3 SUB

2 DEC

Losses (3)

1 KO

2 OTH

Recent Form (Last 5)

Dec

Durability & Resilience

Fights to Decision

2 of 16

KO/TKO Losses

Avg Fight Duration

1.7 rounds

Post-Loss Record

1-0

Fight History3 UFC + 13 pre-UFC

16 fights12W1L

	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Rd	Time
SCHED	Timmy Cuamba	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa	May 16, 2026
W	Ricky Turcios	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano	Jan 18, 2025	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Vinicius Oliveira	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev	Mar 2, 2024	KO/TKO Flying Knee	3	4:41
W	Geovane Vargas	AFNAFN 4	Dec 30, 2023	TKO	1	4:00
W	Julien Lopez	FCRFCR 15	Feb 25, 2023	TKO	1	0:20
W	Karlen Minasyan	Fight Club RushFight Club Rush 13	Aug 27, 2022	TKO	2	1:59
?	Francesco Nuzzi	BRAVE CFBRAVE CF 49	Mar 25, 2021	DEC		Split
W	Tariq Ismail	Brave CFBrave CF 38	Aug 8, 2020	DEC		Unanimous
W	Darius Buda	Ak Fighting ChampionshipAk Fighting Championship 2	Nov 16, 2019	SUB	2	3:03
?	Alexey Shaposhnikov	WFCAWFCA 50	Aug 18, 2018	DEC		Unanimous
W	Konstantinos Charisis	Cage SurvivorCage Survivor 11	Mar 3, 2018	TKO	1	4:04
W	Apostolos Geropoulos	MMA Challenge ProMMA Challenge Pro 7	Nov 4, 2017	TKO	3	3:46
W	Nikos Taktikos	Corinthian Pro MMACorinthian Pro MMA	Sep 23, 2017	SUB	1	0:19
W	Bobi Stojcevski	MMA Challenge ProMMA Challenge Pro 6	Apr 23, 2017	TKO	1	4:55
W	Nikos Kalivas	Greek FCGreek FC 7	Oct 9, 2016	SUB	1	1:13
W	Nikos Leopoulos	Cage SurvivorCage Survivor 5	Jun 11, 2016	TKO	1	1:35