SBA-15/metal oxide composites were prepared by the mixing-calcination method and the nickel phase was impregnated by the wet impregnation method. The textural and structural properties of catalysts were characterized with scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectra, and nitrogen adsorption–desorption analysis. Ni/composite materials were used for competitive hydrogenation of benzene in the range of 403–463 K and ambient pressure. It is found that the reaction kinetics follows the pseudo-first-order kinetic for hydrogen. Activity data demonstrated that the highest activity and the best selectivity were obtained for Ni/SBA-15/TiO2 (> 93%) at 403 K, and nickel supported over SBA-15/W2O (> 73%) at 403 K.