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Argentina
Posadas, Misiones
Cesar Benitez
"
El Duro
"
AGE
35
/
Sep 25, 1989
HEIGHT
5'8"
/
172.72 cm
WEIGHT
204 lbs
/
92.53 kg
ASSOCIATION
Shia Ryu Academy
CLASS
Light Heavyweight
Wins
10
KO
/
TKO
6
60%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
3
30%
OTHERS
1
10%
Losses
34
KO
/
TKO
13
38%
SUBMISSIONS
17
50%
DECISIONS
3
9%
OTHERS
1
3%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Estanislao Ramirez Licata
SFH 18 / RyskCombat MMA 12 - El Fino vs. El Charrua
Oct / 27 / 2024
TKO (Punches)
Leandro Cassano
1
4:23
loss
Mario Sousa
Cascavel Fight Championship - CFC 1
Aug / 17 / 2024
TKO (Punches)
1
0:54
loss
Josias Nunez
Champion 23 - Bolivia vs. Argentina
Jul / 10 / 2024
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Marcelo Delgadillo
2
2:22
loss
Cristian David Dominguez
CAM 27 - Circuito Argentino de MMA 27
Jul / 06 / 2024
Submission (Keylock)
Luis Garavaglia
1
3:25
loss
Horacio Bepre
Deep Combat 6 - Juarez vs. Robledo 2
Jun / 15 / 2024
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Diego Visotzky
2
3:05
loss
Pablo Djamkotchin
CAM 24 - Circuito Argentino de MMA 24
Apr / 06 / 2024
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Luis Luengo
1
2:36
loss
Matias Jose Olguin
EFC 3 - Esparta Fight Champions 3
Mar / 16 / 2024
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
0:00
win
Tomas Garcia
LDG 3 - Luchas de Guerreros 3
Sep / 24 / 2023
TKO (Submission to Strikes)
1
0:00
loss
Gabriel Rojas
TC 2 - The Champion 2
Aug / 19 / 2023
TKO
Luis Garavaglia
1
1:58
loss
Carlos Petruzzella
SFH / Shinka Jitsu - Fight Day 1
Jul / 01 / 2023
Submission (Neck Crank)
Luis Garavaglia
1
1:27
loss
Jonathan Figueroa
TC 1 - The Champion 1
Apr / 29 / 2023
TKO (Punches)
Luis Garavaglia
1
3:28
loss
Jose Medina
SFH 6 - El Chino vs. Ziller
Oct / 15 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
1
2:17
win
Juan Barrios
SFC - Benitez vs. Barrios
Aug / 21 / 2022
Disqualification
Mauricio Pare
3
0:00
loss
Roberto Gamarra
MFM 3 - Misiones Fighter Master 3: Gamarra vs. Benitez
Jul / 23 / 2022
Submission (Armbar)
1
2:44
loss
Alexandre Arrais Freire
Number 1 - Fight Series 4
May / 21 / 2022
Submission
1
2:21
loss
Diego Robledo
CAM 9 - Circuito Argentino de MMA 9
Apr / 30 / 2022
TKO (Injury)
Luis Garavaglia
2
1:52
loss
Matias Juarez
Deep Combat 1 - First Round
Apr / 16 / 2022
Submission (Armbar)
Diego Visotzky
1
3:25
loss
Jhonny Carlos
Number 1 - Fight Series 3
Feb / 05 / 2022
KO (Punch)
1
0:35
loss
Carlo Prater
COF - Centro Oeste Fight 14
Dec / 11 / 2021
Submission (Anaconda Choke)
1
1:20
loss
Rodrigo Carlos
MSF 3 - Misiones Fight 3
Nov / 27 / 2021
Submission
1
0:00
win
Sebastian Villa
UDC Internacional - Noche de Legionarios 1
Nov / 06 / 2021
TKO (Retirement)
Rodrigo Burgos
1
5:00
win
Gustavo Bazan
GAU Fight - Guerreros del Alto Uruguay
Oct / 02 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Pablo Dhorta
Global MMA - Leon Fighter League 24
Aug / 22 / 2021
TKO (Punches)
Diego Lopez
1
4:00
loss
Matias Ibanez
MSF 1 - Misiones Fight 1
Dec / 12 / 2020
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
0:00
loss
Luiz Fernando
HCC 21 - Haidar Capixaba Combat 21
Feb / 01 / 2020
TKO (Punches)
2
2:34
loss
Joilton Lutterbach
HCC 19 - Haidar Capixaba Combat 19
Dec / 28 / 2019
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
0:20
loss
Jean Mejias
Global MMA - Leon Fighter League 21
Dec / 15 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Gaston Asperes
3
5:00
loss
Juan Jose Ibanez
EFC 17 - Extreme Fighting Chaco 17
Oct / 05 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Alberto Zamudio
3
5:00
loss
Jose Daniel Barrios
CWF 5 - Conflict Warrior Fighting 5
Sep / 07 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
Alberto Zamudio
2
2:58
win
Miguel Angel Antunes de Lara
XCF - Xtreme Cage Fight: Noche de Combates
Aug / 04 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
1
0:00
win
Angel Ucan
IFN 5 - Iguazu Fight Night 5: Argentina vs. Mexico
Jun / 07 / 2019
KO (Punch)
Jose Lara
2
0:00
loss
Jose Luis Alegre
EFC 14 - Extreme Fighting Chaco 14
Oct / 19 / 2018
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
0:00
loss
Jose Luis Alegre
EFC 11 - Extreme Fighting Chaco 11
Jul / 12 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Bruno Conti
Bella Vista Fight - Bella Vista El Coliseo 4
Jun / 23 / 2018
Submission (Armbar)
Alberto Zamudio
2
2:25
win
Matias Toledo
MFC - Misiones Fighting Championship 2
May / 05 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
1
1:46
win
Aricacio de Oliveira
IFN 4 - Iguazu Fight Night 4
Apr / 14 / 2018
TKO (Retirement)
1
5:00
loss
Cesar Corona
Ragnarok 9 - Benitez vs. Corona
Feb / 03 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
Javier Aldao
3
N/A
win
Jonathan Torres
MFC - Misiones Fighting Championship
Oct / 06 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Santiago Pissani
3
5:00
loss
Hugo Centurion
Xtreme Cage Fight 1 - XCF 1
Mar / 11 / 2017
Submission
1
0:55
loss
Jean Felipe Prestes dos Santos
WKC MMA - World Kombat Challenge 4
Oct / 22 / 2016
TKO (Elbows and Punches)
Percio Rodrigues
1
4:40
loss
Mauricio Ariel Pare
La Jaula MMA - Masset vs. Avellaneda
Oct / 08 / 2016
Disqualification (Illegal Kick)
1
0:00
loss
Jonathan Ortega
El Coliseo - MMA
Nov / 29 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
1
3:19
loss
Gustavo Allende
Dojo Serpiente - Club de la Pelea
May / 04 / 2014
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
1:29
win
Maximiliano Ochoa
El Coliseo - MMA
Aug / 03 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
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