// Roster Index›Flyweight›Dossier · Ben Nguyen
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNSTOCK 0FLYWEIGHT

Ben
Nguyen

NICKNAME"Ten"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
16-9-0
CURRENT FORM
3L STREAK
CURRENT GYM
Tiger Muay Thai
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Ben Nguyen
FIGHTER -
UNI🇺🇸
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'5"
REACH
5'5"
AGE
38
STANCE
SWITCH
WEIGHT
Flyweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
25 BOUTS
WIN
16
LOSS
9
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
64%
16/25 bouts
FINISH RATE
81%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS3L STREAK · 2-3
WWLLL
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 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

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// 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
3.51
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
40%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 46%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
3.01
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.73
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
59%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.25
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
33%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
63%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
1.00
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 60 rated fighters on the UFC flyweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

THIN RATED HISTORY
// RATING
#35
against the 60 rated on the UFC flyweight roster · Elo 1516
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
83rd
percentile · average opponent rated 1580 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
35th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.06 per fight)

12 rated fights · opponents rated in 48% of recorded fights · last rated fight APR 21, 2019 · Few rated fights: read these as rough.

// 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 (16)
n = 16
KO/TKO · 8
SUB · 5
DEC · 3
8
KO/TKO
50%
5
SUB
31%
3
DEC
19%
// LOSSES (9)
n = 9
KO/TKO · 6
SUB · 2
DEC · 1
6
KO/TKO
67%
2
SUB
22%
1
DEC
11%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
81% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 8 fights
50%
SUBANY ROUND · 5 fights
31%
DECFULL FIGHT · 3 fights
19%
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_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
25 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
AUG 12, 2026
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 DEFENSE51GRAPPLING60CHIN59STRIKING40CARDIO61AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT50STR DEFENSE64RECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: KO Power. Lowest scored axis: Aggression.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power71
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=16 wins
TD Defense51
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (63%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin59
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=25 bouts
Striking40
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio61
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

N=25 bouts
Aggression25
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat50
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (1 per 15 min)

Str Defense64
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (59%)

Recovery50
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=9 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power71 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins16 wins
TD Defense51 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (63%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin59 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record25 bouts
Striking40 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio61 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share25 bouts
Aggression25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat50 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (1 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense64 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (59%)Not recorded
Recovery50 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.9 losses
// 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
0255075100DEC 2006LDEC 2006WFEB 2007WMAR 2007WAPR 2007WJUN 2008WOCT 2008LFEB 2009LNOV 2009LMAY 2010WJUL 2010LAUG 2010WAPR 2011WAPR 2013WJUN 2013WJUL 2013WMAR 2014WOCT 2014WMAY 2015WNOV 2015LJUL 2016WNOV 2016WJUN 2017LFEB 2018LDEC 2018LAPR 2019// SCORE

  1. Start, DEC 2006, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, DEC 2006, momentum score 38, SUB R2.
  3. Start, FEB 2007, momentum score 49, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, MAR 2007, momentum score 59, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, APR 2007, momentum score 68, KO/TKO R2.
  6. Start, JUN 2008, momentum score 78, SUB R1.
  7. Start, OCT 2008, momentum score 87, KO/TKO R2.
  8. Start, FEB 2009, momentum score 80, KO/TKO R2.
  9. Start, NOV 2009, momentum score 73, KO/TKO R2.
  10. Start, MAY 2010, momentum score 66, KO/TKO R4.
  11. Start, JUL 2010, momentum score 75, KO/TKO R2.
  12. Start, AUG 2010, momentum score 68, KO/TKO R2.
  13. Start, APR 2011, momentum score 78, SUB R1.
  14. Start, APR 2013, momentum score 87, KO/TKO R2.
  15. Start, JUN 2013, momentum score 94, DEC R3.
  16. Start, JUL 2013, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  17. Start, MAR 2014, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  18. Start, OCT 2014, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  19. Start, MAY 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  20. Start, NOV 2015, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  21. Start, JUL 2016, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  22. Start, NOV 2016, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  23. Start, JUN 2017, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  24. Start, FEB 2018, momentum score 93, SUB R3.
  25. Start, DEC 2018, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  26. Start, APR 2019, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Maharaj), bottomed at 38 (L vs Peterson). Current reading: 76.

// 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_
25/25 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
5
20%
8
32%
-
1
4%
-
14
total
SUB
4
16%
1
4%
2
8%
-
-
7
total
DEC
-
-
3
12%
-
1
4%
4
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 13 of 25 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
16%, 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_
Tiger Muay Thai
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
25 FIGHTS

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

L
VS Kyoji HoriguchiApr 21, 2019
KO/TKOR1 · 2:53
Rizin FF - Rizin 15
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
L
VS Wilson ReisDec 1, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Jussier FormigaFeb 10, 2018
SubmissionR3 · 1:43
UFC 221 - Romero vs. Rockhold
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Tim ElliottJun 10, 2017
SubmissionR1 · 0:49
UFC Fight Night 110 - Hunt vs. Lewis
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Geane HerreraNov 26, 2016
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 101 - Whittaker vs. Brunson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Louis SmolkaJul 13, 2016
KO/TKOR2 · 4:41
UFC Fight Night 91 - McDonald vs. Lineker
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
W
VS Ryan BenoitNov 14, 2015
SubmissionR1 · 2:35
UFC 193 - Rousey vs. Holm
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Alptekin OzkilicMay 10, 2015
KO/TKOR1 · 4:59
UFC Fight Night 65 - Miocic vs. Hunt
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Reece McLarenOct 11, 2014
DecisionR5 · 5:00
Nitro MMA - Nitro 12
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Julian WallaceMar 8, 2014
KO/TKOR1 · 0:25
Nitro MMA - Nitro 11
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Shantaram MaharajJul 27, 2013
SubmissionR3 · 0:00
K-Oz Entertainment - Bragging Rights 6: Night of Titles
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Luke MorrisJun 29, 2013
DecisionR3 · 5:00
K.O. Martial Arts - Adrenalin-Unleashed
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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

Flyweight. Professional record 16-9. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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