Lightweight

Benoit Saint Denis

Last fought: Jul 2026

RECORD

Pro

17-4-0 (1 NC)

UFC

9-4-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	6:40
Fight Completion Rate	40.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.33
% Fights Inside the Distance	92.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	93-42 (68.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	46-26 (63.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	47-16 (74.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	40.9%
% Time in Control	47.2%
% Time Controlled	11.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.90
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	7.30
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.39
Distance Strike Accuracy	50.0%
Distance Strike Defense	47.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.79
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.36
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	9.58
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.54
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.66
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	—

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Benoit Saint Denis League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Benoit Saint Denis
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	58.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1
Strike Differential	1.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.3%
Takedown Defense	72.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	4.1
Submission Attempts/15min	1.7
Control Time/15min	7:04
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	55.6%
Submission % of Wins	44.4%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	6:40
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	70.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.0
Takedown Accuracy	32.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:17

Fight History

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	—

WIN

vs. Mauricio Ruffy

UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho • Sep 2025Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:56

Benoit Saint Denis17/3845%TD 3/10Ctrl 4:38

Mauricio Ruffy5/1729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	6/18	33%	2/5	3:04	—
	Mauricio Ruffy	1/6	17%	0/0	0:16	—

R2	Benoit Saint Denis	11/20	55%	1/5	1:34	—
	Mauricio Ruffy	4/11	36%	0/0	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Kyle Prepolec

UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena • May 2025Lightweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 2:35

Benoit Saint Denis54/7077%TD 3/5Ctrl 5:32

Kyle Prepolec12/2744%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	10/16	62%	2/3	4:32	—
	Kyle Prepolec	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Benoit Saint Denis	44/54	81%	1/2	1:00	—
	Kyle Prepolec	12/26	46%	0/1	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Renato Moicano

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	—

LOSS

vs. Dustin Poirier

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

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:32

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

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

▼ Rounds

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

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

WIN

vs. Matt Frevola

UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira • Nov 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:31

Benoit Saint Denis6/1155%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19KD 1

Matt Frevola5/956%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	6/11	55%	0/0	0:19	1
	Matt Frevola	5/9	56%	2/2	0:25	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Moises

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	—

WIN

vs. Ismael Bonfim

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov • Jul 2023Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:48

Benoit Saint Denis13/3339%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:57

Ismael Bonfim14/2458%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	13/33	39%	2/7	2:57	—
	Ismael Bonfim	14/24	58%	0/0	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Gabriel Miranda

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa • Sep 2022Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:16

Benoit Saint Denis42/6763%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:17KD 3

Gabriel Miranda20/3754%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	35/56	62%	1/1	3:14	2
	Gabriel Miranda	18/34	53%	1/3	0:20	—

R2	Benoit Saint Denis	7/11	64%	0/0	0:03	1
	Gabriel Miranda	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Niklas Stolze

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik • Jun 2022Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:32

Benoit Saint Denis8/1080%TD 3/5Ctrl 5:44

Niklas Stolze11/1479%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	5/7	71%	2/3	4:34	—
	Niklas Stolze	6/7	86%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Benoit Saint Denis	3/3	100%	1/2	1:10	—
	Niklas Stolze	5/7	71%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Benoit Saint Denis67/14845%TD 2/14Ctrl 1:55

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos149/25958%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Benoit Saint Denis	19/45	42%	1/4	0:58	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	30/53	57%	0/3	0:18	—

R2	Benoit Saint Denis	28/67	42%	1/5	0:25	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	94/160	59%	0/1	0:27	—

R3	Benoit Saint Denis	20/36	56%	0/5	0:32	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	25/46	54%	0/0	1:15	—

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