Benoit Saint Denis

“God of War”

17-3-0

IQ Score

Contender

/Lightweight/Age 30/Southpaw/5' 11"/73″ reach/155 lbs

Win %

85%

SLpM

5.6

Str Acc

58%

Str Def

42%

TD Avg

4.2

TD Def

72%

Sub Avg

1.8

Finish

100%

At a Glance

5.6

SLpM

58%

Str Acc

4.2

TD Avg

100%

Finish %

42%

Str Def

Denis profiles as a high-volume striker, precise, aggressive wrestler, submission specialist, and high finisher.

Skill Profile

Fighter

UFC Avg

IQ Score

Contender

STR78

DEF39

GRP74

FIN84

MOM79

DUR30

ACT82

Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg

Str Acc

Str Def

TD Acc

TD Def

Striking Output

Sig. Strikes Landed / Min

5.62+2.20 vs avg

0avg 3.49

Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min

4.09+0.91 vs avg

0avg 3.29

Grappling Output

Takedowns / 15 Min

4.19+2.67 vs avg

0avg 1.56

Submissions / 15 Min

1.80+1.40 vs avg

0avg 0.43

Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)

Absorbed (4.09)Landed (5.62)

+1.53

Win / Loss by Method

Wins (17)

6 KO

11 SUB

Losses (3)

2 KO

1 DEC

Recent Form (Last 5)

Sub

Durability & Resilience

Fights to Decision

1 of 21

KO/TKO Losses

Avg Fight Duration

1.8 rounds

Post-Loss Record

2-1

Fight History12 UFC + 9 pre-UFC

21 fights17W3L

	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Rd	Time
W	Dan Hooker	UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2	Jan 31, 2026	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:45
W	Beneil Dariush	UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev	Nov 15, 2025	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:16
W	Mauricio Ruffy	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho	Sep 6, 2025	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:56
W	Kyle Prepolec	UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena	May 10, 2025	SUB Arm Triangle	2	2:35
L	Renato Moicano	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis	Sep 28, 2024	KO/TKO	2	5:00
L	Dustin Poirier	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2	Mar 9, 2024	KO/TKO Punch	2	2:32
W	Matt Frevola	UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira	Nov 11, 2023	KO/TKO Kick	1	1:31
W	Thiago Moises	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac	Sep 2, 2023	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:44
W	Ismael Bonfim	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov	Jul 1, 2023	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	4:48
W	Gabriel Miranda	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa	Sep 3, 2022	KO/TKO Punch	2	0:16
W	Niklas Stolze	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik	Jun 4, 2022	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	1:32
L	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira	Oct 30, 2021	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Arkaitz Ramos	BRAVE CFBRAVE CF 52	Aug 1, 2021	SUB	1	3:09
W	Luan Santiago	BRAVE CFBRAVE CF 49	Mar 25, 2021	SUB	2	3:51
W	Mario Saeed	Brave CFBrave CF 38	Aug 8, 2020	TKO	2	1:49
W	Ivica Trušček	Brave CFBrave CF 34	Jan 19, 2020	SUB		R1
?	Paweł Kiełek	Brave CFBrave CF 28	Nov 4, 2019
W	Ibragim Baisarov	European BeatdownEuropean Beatdown 7	Oct 12, 2019	SUB	1	2:47
W	Antoine Bensimon	Trophee de FranceTrophee de France	Jun 15, 2019	SUB		R1
W	Artur Szczepaniak	StaredownStaredown 14	Mar 16, 2019	SUB	3	3:00
W	Marc Domon	Lions FCLions FC 8	Feb 16, 2019	SUB	1	3:29