Who will Benardo Sopaj 🇦🇱U24 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 2 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Ethyn Ewing (9%), no event announced yet. Next: Rafael Estevam (7%), Colby Thicknesse (6%).
Latest status: Last fight: Beat Timmy Cuamba (Submission, UFC Fight Night, 16 May 2026). No fight announced. Unofficial rank #24 (NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking).
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Unofficial rank #24 Not a UFC ranking. Ranks 16–30 come from the NextSmash formula (record, last 3 results, ranked wins, activity, Meta board). How it works.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 9%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #24 and #23, neither has a fight booked. Ethyn Ewing won last time out, against Rafael Estevam (4 Apr 2026). Riser.
- 7%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #24 and #22, neither has a fight booked. Rafael Estevam lost last time out, against Ethyn Ewing (4 Apr 2026).
- 6%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #24 and #25, neither has a fight booked. Colby Thicknesse won last time out, against Vince Morales (2 May 2026).
Field / other: 78%, including Jean Matsumoto 3%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Win vs Timmy Cuamba · Submission R2 2:25 · UFC Fight Night · 16 May 2026
- Career stage
- 2 straight wins.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Pro record 13-3-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Timmy Cuamba | Submission · R2, 2:25 | 2 | 2:25 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa | |
| W | Ricky Turcios | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano | |
| L | Vinicius Oliveira | KO/TKO · R3, 4:41 | 3 | 4:41 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev | |
| W | Geovane Vargas | KO/TKO · R1, 4:00 | 1 | 4:00 | Allstars Fight Night 4 | |
| W | Julien Pierre Lopez | KO/TKO · R1, 0:20 | 1 | 0:20 | Fight Club Rush 15 | |
| W | Karlen Minasyan | KO/TKO · R2, 0:59 | 2 | 0:59 | Fight Club Rush 13 | |
| L | Francesco Nuzzi | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 49 | |
| W | Tariq Ismail | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 38 | |
| W | Darius Buda | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · R2, 3:03 | 2 | 3:03 | AKFC: AK Fighting Championship 2 | |
| L | Alexey Shaposhnikov | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | WFCA 50: Emelianenko vs. Johnson | |
| W | Konstantinos Charisis | KO/TKO · R1, 4:04 | 1 | 4:04 | Cage Survivor 11: New Blood 6 | |
| W | Apostolos Geropoulos | KO/TKO · R3, 3:46 | 3 | 3:46 | MCP 7: MMA Challenge Pro 7 | |
| W | Nikos Taktikos | Submission (Armbar) · R1, 0:19 | 1 | 0:19 | MMA Korinthos: Corinthian Pro MMA-1 | |
| W | Bobi Stojcevski | KO/TKO · R1, 4:55 | 1 | 4:55 | MCP 6: MMA Challenge Pro 6 | |
| W | Nikos Kalivas | Submission (Triangle Choke) · R1, 1:13 | 1 | 1:13 | GFC 7: Moroulis vs. Lomas | |
| W | Nikos Leopoulos | KO/TKO · R1, 1:35 | 1 | 1:35 | CS: Cage Survivor 5 |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: ESPN (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Benardo Sopaj: frequently asked questions
When is Benardo Sopaj's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026.
Who did Benardo Sopaj fight last?
Benardo Sopaj beat Timmy Cuamba at UFC Fight Night on 16 May 2026 (Submission R2 2:25).
Who is Benardo Sopaj likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Ethyn Ewing (9%), Rafael Estevam (7%), Colby Thicknesse (6%). Updated 2 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Benardo Sopaj's record?
13-3-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 2 Oct 2026).
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Other bantamweight fighters
- Ethyn Ewing U23 next: Benardo Sopaj 9%
- Colby Thicknesse U25 next: Ethyn Ewing 6%
- Rafael Estevam U22 next: Hecher Sosa 9%
- Jean Matsumoto U26 next: Colby Thicknesse 6%
- Hecher Sosa U21 next: Cody Haddon 9%
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, status, last fight) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN UFC results (scoreboard API): bouts since Jul 2024 used for the unofficial rank · 2 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.