Benoit Saint Denis vs Beneil Dariush

Beneil Dariush

Pro 23-8-1 | UFC 17-8-1

Age

30|37

Height

5'11"|5'10"

Reach

73"|72"

Stance

Southpaw|Southpaw

Career Statistics

Statistic	Benoit Saint Denis	Beneil Dariush	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	58.5%	49.1%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.6	3.7	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1	2.6	►
Strike Differential	1.5/min	1.1/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.3%	38.4%	—
Takedown Defense	72.2%	82.7%	►
Takedowns Landed/15min	4.1	2.2	◄
Submission Attempts/15min	1.7	0.8	◄
Control Time/15min	7:04	6:06	—
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	55.6%	17.6%	—
Submission % of Wins	44.4%	29.4%	—
Decision % of Wins	0.0%	52.9%	—
Avg Fight Time	6:40	8:35	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9	0.5	—
Reversals/15min	0.2	0.1	—
Edges	4	2	3 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Benoit Saint Denis Beneil Dariush League median

Statistic	Benoit Saint Denis	Beneil Dariush	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	40.4%	55.9%	—
Avg Fight Time	6:40	8:35	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	92.3%	61.5%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	68.9%	71.8%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	93-42 (68.9%)	173-68 (71.8%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	46-26 (63.9%)	101-39 (72.1%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	40.9%	50.4%	—
% Time in Control	47.2%	40.7%	—
% Time Controlled	11.9%	8.9%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.9%	82.1%	—
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	6.90	4.97	◀
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	7.30	3.88	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.39	+1.10	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	50.0%	43.5%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	47.0%	62.9%	▶
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	1.79	1.27	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.36	1.90	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	9.58	3.81	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.54	2.31	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	—	0.87	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Benoit Saint Denis	Beneil Dariush	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	70.8%	48.4%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.5	3.2	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.0	3.3	◄
Takedown Accuracy	32.0%	70.0%	►
Takedown Defense	100.0%	100.0%	—
Control Time/Fight	3:17	2:13	—
Edges	3	1	2 even

Last 3 Fights

Benoit Saint Denis

LOSS

vs. Paddy Pimblett

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 • Jul 2026Lightweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 1, 0:52

Benoit Saint Denis1/333%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04

Paddy Pimblett4/580%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	1/3	33%	0/1	0:04	—
	Paddy Pimblett	4/5	80%	0/0	0:37	—

WIN

vs. Dan Hooker

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:45

Benoit Saint Denis97/12776%TD 2/9Ctrl 6:14

Dan Hooker30/4764%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	35/46	76%	2/6	1:55	—
	Dan Hooker	26/41	63%	0/0	0:22	—

R2	Benoit Saint Denis	62/81	77%	0/3	4:19	—
	Dan Hooker	4/6	67%	0/1	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Beneil Dariush

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:16

Benoit Saint Denis3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Beneil Dariush3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	1
	Beneil Dariush	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—

Beneil Dariush

LOSS

vs. Quillian Salkild

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates • May 2026Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:29

Beneil Dariush3/933%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:32

Quillian Salkild12/1963%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:20KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	3/9	33%	2/5	2:32	—
	Quillian Salkild	12/19	63%	0/2	0:20	1

LOSS

vs. Benoit Saint Denis

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:16

Beneil Dariush3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Benoit Saint Denis3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Benoit Saint Denis	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Renato Moicano

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Beneil Dariush56/10752%TD 5/5Ctrl 5:53

Renato Moicano31/6151%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:20KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	22/46	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Renato Moicano	22/42	52%	0/0	0:45	1

R2	Beneil Dariush	8/14	57%	2/2	4:46	—
	Renato Moicano	1/2	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	26/47	55%	3/3	1:07	—
	Renato Moicano	8/17	47%	0/2	0:35	—

Common Opponents

vs. Renato Moicano

Benoit Saint Denis

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis • Sep 2024Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Benoit Saint Denis25/6042%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Renato Moicano50/7269%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	4/5	80%	0/0	0:00	—
	Renato Moicano	35/40	88%	1/1	4:37	—

R2	Benoit Saint Denis	21/55	38%	0/0	0:05	—
	Renato Moicano	15/32	47%	0/2	0:16	—

Beneil Dariush

WIN

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Beneil Dariush56/10752%TD 5/5Ctrl 5:53

Renato Moicano31/6151%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:20KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	22/46	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Renato Moicano	22/42	52%	0/0	0:45	1

R2	Beneil Dariush	8/14	57%	2/2	4:46	—
	Renato Moicano	1/2	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	26/47	55%	3/3	1:07	—
	Renato Moicano	8/17	47%	0/2	0:35	—

vs. Thiago Moises

Benoit Saint Denis

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac • Sep 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:44

Benoit Saint Denis101/18255%TD 5/9Ctrl 5:20

Thiago Moises24/6239%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	41/77	53%	1/3	2:18	—
	Thiago Moises	18/45	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Benoit Saint Denis	60/105	57%	4/6	3:02	—
	Thiago Moises	6/17	35%	1/2	0:14	—

Beneil Dariush

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2018Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Beneil Dariush44/6865%TD 4/8Ctrl 13:30

Thiago Moises8/1650%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Beneil Dariush	20/31	65%	1/4	4:08	—
	Thiago Moises	4/6	67%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Beneil Dariush	15/22	68%	3/4	4:41	—
	Thiago Moises	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Beneil Dariush	9/15	60%	0/0	4:41	—
	Thiago Moises	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Benoit Saint Denis is the busier striker, landing 5.6 significant strikes per minute vs 3.7. Their opponent absorbs 2.6 strikes per minute on average — Benoit Saint Denis's output should find a target.

Striking Accuracy: Benoit Saint Denis connects on 58.5% of significant strikes compared to 49.1%. The 9pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Benoit Saint Denis shoots at 35% accuracy but Beneil Dariush stops 83% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Beneil Dariush shoots at 38% accuracy against Benoit Saint Denis's 72% defense — Benoit Saint Denis should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Benoit Saint Denis finishes 100% of wins (56% KO/TKO, 44% sub).

Fight Length: Beneil Dariush's fights average 8:35 vs 6:40 for Benoit Saint Denis. If this reaches the championship rounds, Beneil Dariush's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com