Joseph Benavidez

Who is Joseph Benavidez?

Joseph Benavidez is an American MMA warrior who started fighting in the UFC since March 2011 after a merger of his unique stage World Extreme Cagefighting with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Joseph Benavidez aka Joe B-Wan Kenobi has won a bunch of fighting titles. He also was positioned at #4 in the flyweight division.

Joseph Benavidez: Birthday, Family, Facts

Renowned Fighter Joseph Rolando Benavidez was born on 31 July 1984. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, United States and raised in New Mexico. He is 34 years old and has a zodiac sign of Leo. Information regarding his parents is still to be known. However, through some sources, it is understood that he has two brothers whose name is yet to be recognized.

Joseph went to Las Cruces High School in New Mexico. Then after completing his high school, he began the training of Boxing and later in wrestling.

Early Profession and Career

Beginning the wrestling training since his age of sixteen, Joseph started his profession by fighting in the small shows. He signed a deal with WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting) in 2008 which then merge with UFC in 2010. His fighting profession holds the record of 26 wins out of 31 matches played where he won seven-match by knock out, ten by decision and nine by submission.

Benavidez fought with numerous wrestlers including the previous Bantamweight Champion, Miguel Torres. In 2018, he got the Fight of the Night award as he won the match to Alex Perez by TKO in the first round. Let’s hope for another great fight soon!

Joseph Benavidez: Net Worth and Salary

Focusing on this financial status, he might have earned a handsome amount throughout his career as a renowned fighter. Joseph’s estimated net worth is around $2.5 million as of 2019.

Joseph Benavidez:  Married, Wife, Kids

Joseph Benavidez is married to his beautiful wife, Megan Olivi. The lovebirds have been married since the 9th October 2015. Megan Olivi is a journalist and columnist who works for Fox Sports 1 as the host of UFC Ultimate Insider.

Although they are spending their married life happily, this couple still hasn’t welcomed any children yet. However, it seems that they are enjoying their both profession and personal life.

Joseph Benavidez: Height, Weight, Body Measurements

Joseph stands tall at the decent height of 5 feet 4 inches tall. However, his body weight is 125 lbs. He has black hair and black eyes.

Social Media Profiles

Joseph is active in social media as intense as at his profession. He uses Instagram where he has a 111k follower and 145k follower on Twitter as of February 2019.