Charles Bennett, or ‘Krazy Horse’, is a peculiar presence in the MMA cage. He likes to act whenever the camera goes in front of him. Donning gold teeth under his mouthpiece, the featherweight fighter makes sure the audience at the Gamebred Fighting Championship stays entertained with his bare-knuckle MMA fights. His fights also garnered the attention of Joe Rogan and Quinton Jackson, leaving them flabbergasted. 

Today, let’s take a deep dive into Bennett’s life before he entered the realm of mixed martial arts. Let’s also take a look at the bare-knuckle fighter’s personal life. 

‘Krazy Horse’ Charles Bennett’s early life and parents

Bennett hails from the land of Gainesville, Florida. He was born in a broken home in Ocala back in 1979. Unfortunately, it was a dr*g infested household with both of his parents coc**ne users. He had 11 siblings and was the second oldest among them. However, they were born to different fathers. He lived with his mother for the first 8 years of his life. But his mother was arrested on a dr*g charge, following which he moved in with his father. 

‘Krazy Horse’ was pretty good in football and admitted that there were many people who came forth to support his schooling because of that. However, the young Bennett dropped out of school and began selling narcotics. He recollected, “I dropped out. Life was impossible. As time went on, I started dealing dope.”

Soon after, his father kicked Bennett out of his house. Life was pretty tough for the featherweight fighter. He endured his first arrest for dealing with narcotic substances in 2011. But he has absolutely no regrets whatsoever in his life. He eventually stopped selling dr*gs when he stumbled upon an MMA gym in Ocala. Needless to say, he impressed the coaches with his agility and ‘crazy’ power.

Finally, he took the oath to turn his life and stepped into the world of mixed martial arts. However, his past will stay with him forever. Did you know how many times ‘Felony’ went to jail? 

The many controversies and felony history of ‘Krazy Horse’

As per the Miami New Times, Bennett was arrested for battery when he was just 17 years old. Although the case was dropped, he got himself into trouble for possession of coc**ne in 1998. The case was luckily dropped, but the trouble didn’t leave ‘Krazy Horse’. He was arrested once again, but this time, his adjudication was withheld on 4 charges of felony and one misdemeanor charge. 

In just 10 years, between 2009-1999, Bennett was arrested 14 times. His offenses included dealing and possessing illegal substances, burglary, and aggravated battery. Thankfully, the fighter turned his entire focus to training and became a renowned name in the world of mixed martial arts. However, his power could not help him in his recent bouts. Let’s take a look at his career.

What is Charles Bennett’s MMA record?

‘Krazy Horse’ currently holds a record of 31 wins, 46 losses, and 2 draws. Despite his wild power, ‘Felony’ is currently on a 12-fight losing streak. Before landing into Jorge Masvidal’s bare-knuckle MMA promotion, Bennett fought at Rizin, Elite Xtreme Combat, and Pride FC. He was also associated with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Unfortunately, the featherweight contender’s defeats overshadow his victories. 

Out of 31 wins, he secured 19 via KO/TKO, and 9 via submission. Bennett’s grappling game isn’t quite as strong as his striking prowess. This is reflected in his record showing 23 losses by submission. His last bout was against Justin Howard, which was a much-needed win for the Floridan fighter. That win seemingly ended a big drought in his career.

Charles Bennet finally ends 21 fight losing skid

The fact that Charles Bennett’s losses overshadow his wins is an understatement. The Florida native went on an unbelievable 21-fight losing streak. It’s an accolade that’s unheard of. Since 2016, Bennett succumbed to a myriad of defeats in various promotions. From decision losses to knockouts to submissions defeats, things were getting only worse. With so many defeats in a row, most fighters would surely contemplate their fighting career, but not ‘Krazy Horse’.

Finally, in 2024, Charles Bennett would get what he had been looking for all for the last eight years. While his first fight of this year ended in a loss, he’d secure an impressive 2nd round submission win against Justin Howard. That would end the 44-year-old’s miserable run. Now that we’ve learned what Bennett’s record looks like, let’s have a little look into the many nicknames he’s adopted over the years.

Nickname history of Charles Bennett

As we all know, ‘Krazy Horse’ is Charles Bennett’s most popular nickname. If you’re wondering the reason he refers to himself by that name, well it’s because of the multitude of legal troubles he’s had over the years. “Been arrested a lot,” Bennett told ‘Yahoo Sports’ in 2017. Meanwhile, there’s another nickname that not many fans would be aware of when it comes to the 70-plus fight veteran.

Charles Bennett is also known as ‘Felony’. We don’t actually have any information as to what happened that led to him adopting that nickname. However, we can get the idea that this nickname might have a similar undertone to ‘Krazy Horse’. Bennett has had a pretty wild career, full of incidents, and one such incident took place during his days fighting in PRIDE when he got in an altercation with the legendary Wanderlei Silva.

What happened between Charles Bennett and Wanderlei Silva? Joe Rogan reveals

There’s hardly an MMA fighter who has struck fear into his opponents’ hearts like Wanderlei Silva. However, Charles Bennett didn’t show any signs of fear when he had an altercation with the Brazilian legend, who was way bigger in size than the Florida native. Longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan revealed that he had heard stories that Bennett once knocked out Silva in Japan.

“Apparently, ‘Krazy Horse’ knocked him [Wanderlei Silva] out cold. That’s the story,” said Joe Rogan on his JRE podcast. “They ganged up on ‘Krazy Horse.'” This is one of the many unusual stories from the interesting life of Charles Bennett.

Do you think Bennett’s experience in prison was the reason for his strong punches? What are your thoughts about the featherweight fighter’s MMA record? Let us know in the comments down below.