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// Roster Index›Bantamweight›Dossier · Benardo Sopaj
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESSHERDOG UFC ESPN
Benardo Sopaj
// SUBJECT_-
ALB
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! LIVE
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERBANTAMWEIGHT

Benardo
Sopaj

// CALLSIGN"Lion King"·ALBANIA
HEIGHT
5'6"
REACH
5'6"
AGE
25
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Bantamweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 16 bouts
WIN
13
LOSS
3
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
81%
13/16 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
85%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM2W STREAK · 4-1
WWLWW
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: LIVE
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter built around defensive grappling — 54% of wins are by ko/tko.

// HOW_WIN

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

// VULNERABILITY

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM▲ ABOVE
4.39
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.70
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
58%
Striking Accuracy
division median 46%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
4.69
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.77
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
53%
Striking Defense
division median 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
2.43
Takedowns/15 min
division median 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
60%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
77%
Takedown Defense
division median 60%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.81
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (13)
n = 13
KO/TKO · 7
SUB · 4
DEC · 2
7
KO/TKO
54%
4
SUB
31%
2
DEC
15%
// LOSSES (3)
n = 3
KO/TKO · 1
DEC · 2
1
KO/TKO
33%
0
SUB
0%
2
DEC
67%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
85% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 7 fights
54%
SUBANY ROUND · 4 fights
31%
DECFULL FIGHT · 2 fights
15%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER77TD DEFENSE82GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING74CARDIO68AGGRESSION56SUB THREAT51STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY100
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in Recovery. Lowest reading in Str Defense.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100JUN 2016WJUN 2016WOCT 2016WAPR 2017WSEP 2017WNOV 2017WMAR 2018LAUG 2018WNOV 2019WAUG 2020LMAR 2021WAUG 2022WFEB 2023WDEC 2023LMAR 2024WJAN 2025WMAY 2026// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Charisis), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 100.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
16/16 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
5
31%
1
6%
2
13%
-
-
8
total
SUB
2
13%
2
13%
-
-
-
4
total
DEC
-
-
4
25%
-
-
4
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 6 of 16 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
25%, fights rarely go the distance
// CAMP_PASSPORT · 07_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Allstarts Gym
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
16 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

WVS Timothy Cuamba
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R2
2:25
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 276 - Allen vs. Costa
DATE · May 16, 2026
WVS Ricky Turcios
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano
DATE · Jan 18, 2025
LVS Vinicius Oliveira
KO/TKO
KO (Flying Knee)
R3
4:41
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 238 - Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev
DATE · Mar 2, 2024
WVS Geovane Vargas
KO/TKO
TKO (Submission to Punches)
R1
0:00
EVENT · Allstars Fight Night - AFN 4
DATE · Dec 30, 2023
WVS Julien Lopez
KO/TKO
KO (Punch)
R1
0:20
EVENT · FCR 15 - Fight Club Rush 15
DATE · Feb 25, 2023
WVS Karlen Minasian
KO/TKO
KO (Head Kick)
R2
0:59
EVENT · FCR 13 - Fight Club Rush 13
DATE · Aug 27, 2022
LVS Francesco Nuzzi
Decision
Decision (Split)
R3
5:00
EVENT · Brave CF 49 - Brave Combat Federation 49
DATE · Mar 25, 2021
WVS Tariq Ismail
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · Brave CF 38 - Brave Combat Federation 38
DATE · Aug 8, 2020
WVS Darius Buda
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R2
3:03
EVENT · AKFC - AK Fighting Championship 2
DATE · Nov 16, 2019
LVS Alexey Shaposhnikov
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · WFCA 50 - Emelianenko vs. Johnson
DATE · Aug 18, 2018
WVS Konstantinos Charisis
KO/TKO
TKO (Head Kick and punches)
R1
4:04
EVENT · Cage Survivor 11 - New Blood 6
DATE · Mar 3, 2018
WVS Apostolos Geropoulos
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R3
3:46
EVENT · MCP 7 - Christodoulou vs Tahtampas
DATE · Nov 4, 2017
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Bantamweight. Professional record 13-3. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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