Benardo Sopaj

“Lion King”

Benardo Sopaj "Lion King" is an active Bantamweight fighter with a 12-3-0 Sherdog full record and a 1-1-0 UFC record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.

Fighter Profile Overview

Benardo Sopaj is an active Bantamweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 12-3-0, UFC record is 1-1-0, nationality is Albania, team is Allstars Training Center, stance is Orthodox, height is 5'6", reach is 66". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.

The most recent logged fight is a win against Ricky Turcios at UFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano on Jan 18 2025 by Decision (Unanimous). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 4-1 with 4 finishes.

The striking profile lists 4.24 significant strikes landed per minute, 4.88 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 56% striking accuracy, 49% striking defense. The grappling data lists 2.53 takedowns per 15 minutes, 71% takedown accuracy, 76% takedown defense, 0 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.

The listed win mix includes 1 decision win. CageVault currently lists a 0% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.

Full Record
12-3-0
UFC Record
1-1-0
Weight Class
Bantamweight
Nationality
Albania
Team
Allstars Training Center

Career Statistics

Recent Fights

Result Opponent Method Event Date
WIN Ricky Turcios Decision (Unanimous) UFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano Jan 18 2025
LOSS Vinicius Oliveira KO (Flying Knee) UFC Fight Night 238 - Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev Mar 02 2024
WIN Geovane Vargas TKO (Submission to Punches) Allstars Fight Night - AFN 4 Dec 30 2023
WIN Julien Lopez KO (Punch) FCR 15 - Fight Club Rush 15 Feb 25 2023
WIN Karlen Minasian KO (Head Kick) FCR 13 - Fight Club Rush 13 Aug 27 2022
LOSS Francesco Nuzzi Decision (Split) Brave CF 49 - Brave Combat Federation 49 Mar 25 2021
WIN Tariq Ismail Decision (Unanimous) Brave CF 38 - Brave Combat Federation 38 Aug 08 2020
WIN Darius Buda Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) AKFC - AK Fighting Championship 2 Nov 16 2019
LOSS Alexey Shaposhnikov Decision (Unanimous) WFCA 50 - Emelianenko vs. Johnson Aug 18 2018
WIN Konstantinos Charisis TKO (Head Kick and punches) Cage Survivor 11 - New Blood 6 Mar 03 2018

CageVault Research Notes

  • 16 logged professional fights in the profile data; the table below shows the 10 most recent entries.
  • Latest activity signal: Jan 18 2025 vs. Ricky Turcios.
  • 6/6 core UFC-style stat fields are populated for search and matchup research.
  • UFC experience is detected from profile links, organization data, or logged fight events.
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