Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
John Michael Vega (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) and José Benavidez (28-3-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
John Michael Vega vs José Benavidez — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
José Benavidez leads 1–0- José Benavidez wonBenavidez vs VegaFeb 14, 2010 · TKO · R1
The Numbers
- 0-1
- Record
- 28-3-1 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 89.1% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 19 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 67.86%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 68%
- 1
- Times stopped
- 1
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- —
- Bouts per year
- 2.2
- 1
- Bouts tracked
- 33
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 5′10″ (179 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 71″ (180 cm)
- —
- Age
- 34
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohn Michael Vega · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
José Benavidez · 28 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
9
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (1 and 33 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.
Current Form
John Michael Vega
L
L1 streak · last fought Feb 14, 2010
José Benavidez
NCLWLD
No active streak · last fought Feb 1, 2025
Common Questions
- Have John Michael Vega and José Benavidez ever fought each other?
- Yes. John Michael Vega and José Benavidez met once on February 14, 2010, and José Benavidez won by TKO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, John Michael Vega or José Benavidez?
- John Michael Vega is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and José Benavidez is 28-3-1. José Benavidez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, John Michael Vega or José Benavidez?
- John Michael Vega has 0 knockout wins and José Benavidez has 19. José Benavidez has more.
- Do John Michael Vega and José Benavidez have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Michael Vega and José Benavidez have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John Michael Vega and José Benavidez?
- This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for John Michael Vega and 33 bouts tracked for José Benavidez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.