Benavidez mødte Sergio Pettis den 9. juni, 2018 ved UFC 225.<ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Joseph-Benavidez-Returns-from-Knee-Injury-Meets-Sergio-Pettis-at-UFC-225-in-Chicago-132615|title=Joseph Benavidez returns from knee injury, meets Sergio Pettis at UFC 225 in Chicago|last=Tristen Critchfield|date=2018-02-26|access-date=2018-02-26}}</ref> Han tabte en lige kamp via delt afgørelse.<ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/06/ufc-225-results-sergio-pettis-clips-joseph-benavidez-early-battles-to-split-decision-win|title=UFC 225 results: Sergio Pettis clips Joseph Benavidez early, battles to split-decision win|date=2018-06-09|work=MMAjunkie|access-date=2018-06-10|language=en-US}}</ref>
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