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Benoit Saint Denis
“God of War”
France
Ranked #6 · LightweightOfficial UFC rankings
17-4-0W-L-D
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 73"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- CYFIT
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1861
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
Won 4 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Saint Denis is a finisher. 12 submissions, 7 KO/TKOs, 0 decisions, for a 100% finish rate. He makes people tap more than he puts them to sleep, and the scorecards never come into play.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, a loss to Paddy Pimblett (24-4-0), submitted in round 1. Before that, a win over Dan Hooker (24-15-0) by KO/TKO in round 2, then a win over Beneil Dariush (23-8-1) by KO/TKO in round 1.
- Style
- Southpaw volume striker, landing 5.43 significant strikes a minute at 58% accuracy while absorbing 4. He defends only 42% of strikes. Wrestling-heavy: 4.31 takedowns and 2.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes, with 72% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 7 KO/TKO (37%)
- 12 Submission (63%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 100%
- Last fought
- 4 months ago
19 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 103-41-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1734
- Lossvs Paddy Pimblett24-4-0 · Power Index 1837Submission · R1 · 0:52Jul 11, 2026 · UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2
- Winvs Dan Hooker24-15-0 · Power Index 1720KO/TKO · R2 · 4:45Jan 31, 2026 · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2
Fight stats
Stat Benoit Saint Denis Dan Hooker Sig. strikes 97/127 30/47 Takedowns 2/9 0/1 Control time 6:14 0:28 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 35 26 Round 2 sig. strikes 62 4 - Winvs Beneil Dariush23-8-1 · Power Index 1730KO/TKO · R1 · 0:16Nov 16, 2025 · VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev
- Winvs Maurício Ruffy14-3-0 · Power Index 1780Submission · R2 · 2:56Sep 6, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho
- Winvs Kyle Prepolec18-11-0 · Power Index 1601Submission · R2 · 2:35May 11, 2025 · UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena
Fight stats
Stat Benoit Saint Denis Kyle Prepolec Sig. strikes 54/70 12/27 Takedowns 3/5 0/1 Control time 5:32 0:07 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 0 Round 2 sig. strikes 44 12
Career Stats
Based on 14 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.43
- Striking accuracy
- 58%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.00
- Striking defense
- 42%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 4.31
- Takedown accuracy
- 36%
- Takedown defense
- 72%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 2.20