Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy Pimblett

Paddy Pimblett

Pro 24-4-0 | UFC 8-1-0

Age

30|31

Height

5'11"|5'10"

Reach

73"|73"

Stance

Southpaw|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Benoit Saint Denis	Paddy Pimblett	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	58.5%	52.7%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.6	5.5	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1	3.9	—
Strike Differential	1.5/min	1.6/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.3%	21.1%	◄
Takedown Defense	72.2%	46.4%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	4.1	0.7	◄
Submission Attempts/15min	1.7	1.4	—
Control Time/15min	7:04	3:06	◄
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	55.6%	25.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	44.4%	50.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	0.0%	25.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	6:40	9:49	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9	0.3	—
Reversals/15min	0.2	0.2	—
Edges	4	0	5 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Benoit Saint Denis Paddy Pimblett League median

Statistic	Benoit Saint Denis	Paddy Pimblett	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	40.4%	57.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	6:40	9:49	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	92.3%	66.7%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	68.9%	61.2%	◀
Opponent UFC Record (all)	93-42 (68.9%)	60-38 (61.2%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	46-26 (63.9%)	51-33 (60.7%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	40.9%	52.3%	—
% Time in Control	47.2%	20.8%	◀
% Time Controlled	11.9%	26.9%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.9%	43.6%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	6.90	7.93	▶
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	7.30	5.71	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.39	+2.23	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	50.0%	48.8%	—
Distance Strike Defense	47.0%	46.3%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	1.79	0.66	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.36	0.79	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	9.58	2.05	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.54	3.03	—
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	Paddy Pimblett	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	70.8%	55.6%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.5	6.2	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.0	4.1	◄
Takedown Accuracy	32.0%	18.2%	◄
Takedown Defense	100.0%	33.3%	◄
Control Time/Fight	3:17	2:59	—
Edges	4	0	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	—

Paddy Pimblett

WIN

vs. Benoit Saint Denis

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

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

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

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

▼ Rounds

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

LOSS

vs. Justin Gaethje

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett • Jan 2026LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Paddy Pimblett156/31150%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:48

Justin Gaethje144/25457%TD 3/3Ctrl 5:55KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paddy Pimblett	37/65	57%	0/1	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	27/45	60%	0/0	1:01	1

R2	Paddy Pimblett	22/47	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	32/50	64%	2/2	2:23	1

R3	Paddy Pimblett	41/78	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	24/53	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Paddy Pimblett	35/58	60%	0/1	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	32/54	59%	1/1	1:26	—

R5	Paddy Pimblett	21/63	33%	0/3	0:48	—
	Justin Gaethje	29/52	56%	0/0	1:05	—

WIN

vs. Michael Chandler

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes • Apr 2025Lightweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 3:07

Paddy Pimblett80/14356%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:41

Michael Chandler11/2839%TD 4/7Ctrl 2:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paddy Pimblett	16/40	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Chandler	5/11	45%	2/3	2:10	—

R2	Paddy Pimblett	34/63	54%	0/0	2:15	—
	Michael Chandler	5/14	36%	2/4	0:34	—

R3	Paddy Pimblett	30/40	75%	1/2	2:26	—
	Michael Chandler	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

Common Opponents

No Common Opponents

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (5.6 vs 5.5 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Grappling: Benoit Saint Denis shoots at 35% accuracy but Paddy Pimblett stops 46% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Paddy Pimblett shoots at 21% 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). Paddy Pimblett finishes 75% of wins (25% KO/TKO, 50% sub).

Fight Length: Paddy Pimblett's fights average 9:49 vs 6:40 for Benoit Saint Denis. If this reaches the championship rounds, Paddy Pimblett's conditioning history becomes a factor.

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