| Benito Lopez | |
| Birth Date: | 1994 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Oroville, California, United States |
| Nickname: | Golden Boy |
| Weight Lb: | 135 |
| Weight Class: | Bantamweight |
| Reach: | 73 in |
| Fighting Out Of: | Oroville, California |
| Team: | Team Alpha Male |
| Years Active: | 2014–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 3 |
| Mma Subwin: | 2 |
| Mma Decwin: | 5 |
| Mma Subloss: | 2 |
| Sherdog: | 122711 |
Benito Francisco Lopez (born 6 April 1994) is an American mixed martial artist. He most recently competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
In April 2014, Lopez won his debut MMA debut fight against Oscar Ramirez at Bellator 115 event at Reno, Nevada, United States.[1]
Later in September, Lopez signed to WFC and won two MMA matches versus Drey Mitchell at the WFC 11 - Mitchell vs. Major event and against Matt Wagy at the WFC 13 - Huckaba vs. Mitchell event. In 2016 and the first half of the 2017, Lopez signed a multi-fight contract with the King of the Cage, winning all three fights against Rick James, Journey Newson and Benjamin Vinson, respectively.[2]
After the fight against Steven Peterson at Dana White's Contender Series 7, Lopez was awarded with UFC contract, together with Joby Sanchez.[3]
On 9 December 2017, Lopez was scheduled to face Martin Day at . However Day pulled out of the event due to a knee injury and he was replaced by Albert Morales.[4] He won his UFC debut fight via unanimous decision.[5]
Lopez was scheduled to face Manny Bermudez on 26 January 2019 at UFC 233.[6] As a result of the cancellation of UFC 233, the pair was rescheduled to on 17 February 2019.[7] He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in round one.[8]
Lopez was scheduled to face Ricky Simon at UFC 227 on 4 August 2018.[9] However, it was reported that Lopez pulled out from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Montel Jackson.[10]
Lopez faced Vince Morales on 13 July 2019 at .[11] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[12]
After a three-year layoff, Lopez faced Mario Bautista on 5 November 2022 at UFC Fight Night 214.[13] At the weigh-ins, Lopez weighed in at 138.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. Lopez will be fined 20% of this individual purse which will go to his opponent Bautista.[14] He lost the fight via a reverse triangle armbar submission in the first round.[15]
After the loss to Bautista, Lopez was released from UFC.[16]
|-|Loss|align=center|10–2|Mario Bautista|Submission (reverse triangle armbar)|||align=center|1|align=center|4:54|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–1|Vince Morales|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sacramento, California, United States||-|Loss|align=center|9–1|Manny Bermudez|Submission (guillotine choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|3:09|Phoenix, Arizona, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–0|Albert Morales|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Fresno, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–0|Steven Peterson|Decision (split)|Dana White's Contender Series 7 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-|Win|align=center|7–0|Benjamin Vinson|TKO (Doctor Stoppage)|KOTC: Flashback||align=center|1|align=center|5:00|Oroville, California, United States| |-|Win|align=center|6–0|Journey Newson|KO (punches)|KOTC: Unchallenged||align=center|1|align=center|3:04|Oroville, California, United States| |-|Win|align=center|5–0|Rick James|KO (punch)|KOTC: Home Turf||align=center|1|align=center|0:08|Oroville, California, United States| |-|Win|align=center|4–0|Stephone Taylor|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|IFC: Warriors Challenge 36||align=center|1|align=center|0:56|Oroville, California, United States| |-|Win|align=center|3–0|Matt Wagy|Submission (guillotine choke)|WFC 13: Huckaba vs. Mitchell||align=center|1|align=center|0:48|Sacramento, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Drey Mitchell|Decision (unanimous)|WFC 11: Mitchell vs. Major||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sacramento, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Oscar Ramirez|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 115 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Reno, Nevada, United States|[17]