Benardo Sopaj
Benardo Sopaj is a UFC fighter from Patos, Albania. Benardo Sopaj Profile, MMA Record, Pro Fights and Amateur Fights.
www.mma-core.comHere’s the latest I could confirm about Benardo Sopaj:
- Recent activity: Sopaj fought at UFC Vegas 117 on May 16, 2026, where he earned a win and gave an octagon interview afterward. This event is the most current major update referenced in multiple MMA outlets around that date.[8][9]
- Previous UFC trajectory: His UFC debut in 2024 included a knockout loss to Vinicius Oliveira, with subsequent bouts and scheduling through 2025 amid some fight cancellations before a return to action. This pattern is noted across MMA reporting outlets and fight databases.[1][4]
- Other sources and profiles: Several MMA statistics sites and event aggregators list Sopaj’s fight history, weight class (135 lbs), and recurring matchups with bantamweights such as Ricky Turcios and Tim Cuamba in the mid-2020s, though some entries reflect scheduled bouts that were changed or cancelled.[2][3][1]
If you’d like, I can assemble a concise timeline of his UFC fights and provide quick bios from the cited sources, or pull recent social-media mentions and post-fight interviews. I can also fetch recent fight-by-fight results and chart his win/loss pattern if you want a visual summary.