Benoit Saint Denis vs Dustin Poirier

Dustin Poirier

Pro 30-10-0 (1 NC) | UFC 22-9-0

Age

30|37

Height

5'11"|5'9"

Reach

73"|72"

Stance

Southpaw|Southpaw

Career Statistics

Statistic	Benoit Saint Denis	Dustin Poirier	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	58.5%	50.0%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.6	5.3	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1	4.7	—
Strike Differential	1.5/min	0.7/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.3%	35.9%	—
Takedown Defense	72.2%	63.0%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	4.1	1.2	◄
Submission Attempts/15min	1.7	1.1	◄
Control Time/15min	7:04	3:01	◄
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	55.6%	50.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	44.4%	18.2%	—
Decision % of Wins	0.0%	31.8%	—
Avg Fight Time	6:40	10:52	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9	0.6	—
Reversals/15min	0.2	0.2	—
Edges	5	0	4 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Benoit Saint Denis Dustin Poirier League median

Statistic	Benoit Saint Denis	Dustin Poirier	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	40.4%	55.3%	—
Avg Fight Time	6:40	10:52	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	92.3%	68.8%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	68.9%	74.3%	▶
Opponent UFC Record (all)	93-42 (68.9%)	197-68 (74.3%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	46-26 (63.9%)	105-38 (73.4%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	40.9%	59.6%	—
% Time in Control	47.2%	20.1%	◀
% Time Controlled	11.9%	20.3%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.9%	49.8%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	6.90	6.82	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	7.30	6.19	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.39	+0.63	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	50.0%	46.5%	—
Distance Strike Defense	47.0%	56.5%	▶
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	1.79	1.00	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.36	0.32	—
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	9.58	1.88	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.54	2.22	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	—	0.66	—

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

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Benoit Saint Denis	Dustin Poirier	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	70.8%	46.0%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.5	3.8	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.0	5.7	◄
Takedown Accuracy	32.0%	0.0%	◄
Takedown Defense	100.0%	63.3%	◄
Control Time/Fight	3:17	0:24	◄
Edges	6	0	0 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	—

Dustin Poirier

LOSS

vs. Max Holloway

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 • Jul 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Dustin Poirier109/25543%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12KD 1

Max Holloway198/37553%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:32KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dustin Poirier	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	26/64	41%	0/0	0:08	1

R2	Dustin Poirier	25/43	58%	0/1	0:12	1
	Max Holloway	44/67	66%	0/0	1:24	—

R3	Dustin Poirier	21/49	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	38/61	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Dustin Poirier	22/68	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	44/84	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Dustin Poirier	25/63	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	46/99	46%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Islam Makhachev

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier • Jun 2024LightweightTITLE

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 5, 2:42

Dustin Poirier74/18340%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:30

Islam Makhachev88/15656%TD 5/16Ctrl 10:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dustin Poirier	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Islam Makhachev	6/9	67%	1/1	4:23	—

R2	Dustin Poirier	24/58	41%	0/0	0:15	—
	Islam Makhachev	26/46	57%	1/4	0:49	—

R3	Dustin Poirier	15/36	42%	0/0	0:05	—
	Islam Makhachev	18/24	75%	1/1	2:10	—

R4	Dustin Poirier	23/61	38%	0/0	0:10	—
	Islam Makhachev	20/44	45%	1/6	2:28	—

R5	Dustin Poirier	11/23	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Islam Makhachev	18/33	55%	1/4	0:33	—

WIN

vs. Benoit Saint Denis

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 • Mar 2024Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:32

Dustin Poirier28/3482%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:31KD 1

Benoit Saint Denis50/7468%TD 3/7Ctrl 4:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dustin Poirier	12/13	92%	0/1	0:23	—
	Benoit Saint Denis	38/49	78%	2/4	3:20	—

R2	Dustin Poirier	16/21	76%	0/0	0:08	1
	Benoit Saint Denis	12/25	48%	1/3	1:33	—

Common Opponents

vs. Dan Hooker

Benoit Saint Denis

WIN

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	—

Dustin Poirier

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker • Jun 2020Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Dustin Poirier153/23166%TD 1/7Ctrl 2:49

Dan Hooker155/25361%TD 4/9Ctrl 6:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dustin Poirier	20/31	65%	0/0	0:12	—
	Dan Hooker	33/67	49%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Dustin Poirier	48/83	58%	0/6	0:52	—
	Dan Hooker	66/98	67%	0/0	0:18	—

R3	Dustin Poirier	28/40	70%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dan Hooker	20/39	51%	1/1	2:10	—

R4	Dustin Poirier	20/28	71%	1/1	1:02	—
	Dan Hooker	11/14	79%	2/2	2:08	—

R5	Dustin Poirier	37/49	76%	0/0	0:43	—
	Dan Hooker	25/35	71%	1/6	1:17	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (5.6 vs 5.3 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Striking Accuracy: Benoit Saint Denis connects on 58.5% of significant strikes compared to 50.0%. The 8pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Benoit Saint Denis shoots at 35% accuracy but Dustin Poirier stops 63% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Dustin Poirier shoots at 36% 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). Dustin Poirier finishes 68% of wins (50% KO/TKO, 18% sub).

Fight Length: Dustin Poirier's fights average 10:52 vs 6:40 for Benoit Saint Denis. If this reaches the championship rounds, Dustin Poirier's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Data through UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan (Oct 10, 2026)