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“Funky”
Ben Askren
- Wins
- 19
- Losses
- 2
- Draws
- 0
Bio
- Age
- 38
- as of Oct 13, 2026
- Height
- 5'11"180 cm
- 180 cm5'11"
- Weight
- 171 lb78 kg
- 78 kg171 lb
- Reach
- 72"183 cm
- 183 cm72"
- Leg reach
- 38"97 cm
- 97 cm38"
- Fighting style
- MMA
- Born
- Cedar Rapids, United States
- Trains at
- —
- Octagon debut
- Mar. 2, 2019
- Status
- Retired
Wins by method
6
6
7
Career averages
- Sig. strikes landed
- 3.64
- per minute
- Sig. strikes absorbed
- 5.66
- per minute
- Striking accuracy
- 49%
- 63 landed
- Striking defense
- 36%
- of strikes avoided
- Takedowns
- 4.33
- per 15 minutes
- Takedown defense
- —
- of attempts stopped
- Submission attempts
- 0.87
- per 15 minutes
- Knockdowns
- 0.00
- per 15 minutes
- Average fight time
- 05:46
- minutes : seconds
Significant strikes landed by position
- Standing 46 (73%)
- Clinch 11 (17%)
- Ground 6 (10%)
As published on UFC.com. For some athletes UFC.com's averages also include Dana White's Contender Series bouts.
Patterns an opponent can exploit
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Latest UFC fights
- –vs Demian MaiaOct. 26, 2019Result not on UFC.com yet
- Lvs Jorge MasvidalJul. 7, 2019KO/TKOR1 0:05
- –vs Robbie LawlerMar. 3, 2019Result not on UFC.com yet
The latest 3 fights shown on UFC.com.
Source: Ben Askren on UFC.com , checked Oct 13, 2026. Values are copied as UFC.com publishes them, not cross-checked. Nothing here is estimated. Takedown accuracy is left out because UFC.com's figure doesn't match its own takedown counts. Sources & credits
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