Bantamweight
Benardo Sopaj
“Lion King”
13-3-0Wins · Losses · Draws
- From
Albania- Age
- 26
- Height
- 5′6″
- Reach
- 66″
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 136 lbs
- Style
- MMA
- Trains at
- Allstarts Gym
- UFC debut
- Sep. 27, 2026
Career in the UFC
- 4.39per min
- Sig. strikes landed
- 4.69per min
- Sig. strikes absorbed
- 58%
- Striking accuracy
- 2.43per 15 min
- Takedowns
- 30%
- Takedown accuracy
- 0.81per 15 min
- Submission attempts
- 0.81per 15 min
- Knockdowns
- 12:22
- Average fight
Fight history
- May 16, 2026WTimmy CuambaUFC Fight Night: Allen vs. CostaSubmissionR2, 2:25
- Jan 18, 2025WRicky TurciosUFC 311: Makhachev vs. MoicanoDecision - UnanimousR3, 5:00
- Mar 2, 2024LVinicius OliveiraUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. GazievKO/TKOR3, 4:41
- Dec 30, 2023WGeovane VargasAllstars Fight Night 4KO/TKOR1, 4:00
- Feb 25, 2023WJulien Pierre LopezFight Club Rush 15KO/TKOR1, 0:20
- Aug 27, 2022WKarlen MinasyanFight Club Rush 13KO/TKOR2, 0:59
- Mar 25, 2021LFrancesco NuzziBrave CF 49Decision - SplitR3, 5:00
- Aug 8, 2020WTariq IsmailBrave CF 38Decision - UnanimousR3, 5:00
- Nov 16, 2019WDarius BudaAKFC: AK Fighting Championship 2Submission (Rear Naked Choke)R2, 3:03
- Aug 18, 2018LAlexey ShaposhnikovWFCA 50: Emelianenko vs. JohnsonDecision - UnanimousR3, 5:00
- Mar 3, 2018WKonstantinos CharisisCage Survivor 11: New Blood 6KO/TKOR1, 4:04
- Nov 4, 2017WApostolos GeropoulosMCP 7: MMA Challenge Pro 7KO/TKOR3, 3:46
- Sep 23, 2017WNikos TaktikosMMA Korinthos: Corinthian Pro MMA-1Submission (Armbar)R1, 0:19
- Apr 23, 2017WBobi StojcevskiMCP 6: MMA Challenge Pro 6KO/TKOR1, 4:55
- Oct 9, 2016WNikos KalivasGFC 7: Moroulis vs. LomasSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1, 1:13
- Jun 11, 2016WNikos LeopoulosCS: Cage Survivor 5KO/TKOR1, 1:35