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.
José Benavidez (28-3-1) and Samuel Santana (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.
José Benavidez vs Samuel Santana — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
José Benavidez leads 1–0- José Benavidez wonBenavidez vs SantanaNov 12, 2011 · UD
The Numbers
- 28-3-1 (edge)
- Record
- 0-2
- 89.1% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 19 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 67.86%
- KO rate
- —
- 68%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 1
- Times stopped
- 1
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.2 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.3
- 33
- Bouts tracked
- 2
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
- 5′10″ (179 cm)
- Height
- —
- 71″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 34
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJosé Benavidez · 28 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
9
Other
0
Samuel Santana · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (33 and 2 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
José Benavidez
NCLWLD
No active streak · last fought Feb 1, 2025
Samuel Santana
LL
L2 streak · last fought May 12, 2018
Common Questions
- Have José Benavidez and Samuel Santana ever fought each other?
- Yes. José Benavidez and Samuel Santana met once on November 12, 2011, and José Benavidez won by UD.
- Who has the better record, José Benavidez or Samuel Santana?
- José Benavidez is 28-3-1 and Samuel Santana is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, José Benavidez or Samuel Santana?
- José Benavidez has 19 knockout wins and Samuel Santana has 0. José Benavidez has more.
- Do José Benavidez and Samuel Santana have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both José Benavidez and Samuel Santana have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on José Benavidez and Samuel Santana?
- This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for José Benavidez and 2 bouts tracked for Samuel Santana. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.