// Roster Index›Bantamweight›Dossier · Benardo Sopaj
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNBANTAMWEIGHT

Benardo
Sopaj

NICKNAME"Lion King"·ALBANIA
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
14-3-0
CURRENT FORM
2W STREAK
CURRENT GYM
NOT LISTED
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Benardo Sopaj
FIGHTER -
ALB
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! LIVE
HEIGHT
5'6"
REACH
5'6"
AGE
25
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Bantamweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
17 BOUTS
WIN
14
LOSS
3
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
82%
14/17 bouts
FINISH RATE
79%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS2W STREAK · 4-1
WWLWW
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: LIVE
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter built around defensive grappling — 50% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

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

KEY RISKS

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

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
4.39
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
58%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 46%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
4.69
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.77
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
53%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
2.43
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
60%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
77%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 60%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.81
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 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 (14)
n = 14
KO/TKO · 7
SUB · 4
DEC · 3
7
KO/TKO
50%
4
SUB
29%
3
DEC
21%
// LOSSES (3)
n = 3
KO/TKO · 1
DEC · 2
1
KO/TKO
33%
0
SUB
0%
2
DEC
67%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
79% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 7 fights
50%
SUBANY ROUND · 4 fights
29%
DECFULL FIGHT · 3 fights
21%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER71TD DEFENSE82GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING74CARDIO69AGGRESSION56SUB THREAT48STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY100
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Recovery. Lowest scored axis: Str Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power71
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense82
NOT ON FILE

Grappling60
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking74
NOT ON FILE

Cardio69
NOT ON FILE

Aggression56
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat48
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense30
NOT ON FILE

Recovery100
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power71 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense82 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling60 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking74 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio69 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression56 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat48 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense30 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// 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 2016WJUN 2016WOCT 2016WAPR 2017WSEP 2017WNOV 2017WMAR 2018LAUG 2018WNOV 2019WAUG 2020LMAR 2021WAUG 2022WFEB 2023WDEC 2023LMAR 2024WJAN 2025WMAY 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, JUN 2016, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, JUN 2016, momentum score 52, DEC R3.
  3. Start, JUN 2016, momentum score 63, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, OCT 2016, momentum score 72, SUB R1.
  5. Start, APR 2017, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, SEP 2017, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  7. Start, NOV 2017, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  8. Start, MAR 2018, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  9. Start, AUG 2018, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  10. Start, NOV 2019, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  11. Start, AUG 2020, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  12. Start, MAR 2021, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  13. Start, AUG 2022, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  14. Start, FEB 2023, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  15. Start, DEC 2023, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  16. Start, MAR 2024, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R3.
  17. Start, JAN 2025, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  18. Start, MAY 2026, momentum score 100, SUB R2.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Geropoulos), 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_
17/17 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
5
29%
1
6%
2
12%
-
-
8
total
SUB
2
12%
2
12%
-
-
-
4
total
DEC
-
-
5
29%
-
-
5
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 6 of 17 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
29%, fights rarely go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

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
VIEW FIGHTER DIRECTORY →
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

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

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
17 FIGHTS

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

W
VS Timothy CuambaMay 16, 2026
SubmissionR2 · 2:25
UFC Fight Night 276 - Allen vs. Costa
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Ricky TurciosJan 18, 2025
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Vinicius OliveiraMar 2, 2024
KO/TKOR3 · 4:41
UFC Fight Night 238 - Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Flying Knee)
W
VS Geovane VargasDec 30, 2023
KO/TKOR1 · 0:00
Allstars Fight Night - AFN 4
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Submission to Punches)
W
VS Julien LopezFeb 25, 2023
KO/TKOR1 · 0:20
FCR 15 - Fight Club Rush 15
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
W
VS Karlen MinasianAug 27, 2022
KO/TKOR2 · 0:59
FCR 13 - Fight Club Rush 13
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Head Kick)
L
VS Francesco NuzziMar 25, 2021
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Brave CF 49 - Brave Combat Federation 49
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Tariq IsmailAug 8, 2020
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Brave CF 38 - Brave Combat Federation 38
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Darius BudaNov 16, 2019
SubmissionR2 · 3:03
AKFC - AK Fighting Championship 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
VS Alexey ShaposhnikovAug 18, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
WFCA 50 - Emelianenko vs. Johnson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Konstantinos CharisisMar 3, 2018
KO/TKOR1 · 4:04
Cage Survivor 11 - New Blood 6
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Head Kick and punches)
W
VS Apostolos GeropoulosNov 4, 2017
KO/TKOR3 · 3:46
MCP 7 - Christodoulou vs Tahtampas
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Bantamweight. Professional record 14-3. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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