Lightweight · “God of War”
Benoit Saint Denis
17-4-0 (1 NC) UFC 9-4-0
5'11"Height
73"Reach
SouthpawStance
1995-12-18Born
5KO wins
4Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
6:40Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.58
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.09
Striking accuracy58.5%
Striking defense42.0%
Takedowns / 15 min4.15
Takedown accuracy35.3%
Takedown defense72.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.73
Control time47.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-4
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
13 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Paddy Pimblett 7-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:52 — UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · 2026-07-11
1/3Sig. strikes
4/5Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dan Hooker 14-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:45 — UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · 2026-01-31
97/127Sig. strikes
30/47Absorbed
2/9Takedowns
6:14Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Beneil Dariush 17-6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:16 — UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · 2025-11-15
3/5Sig. strikes
3/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mauricio Ruffy 3-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:56 — UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho · 2025-09-06
17/38Sig. strikes
5/17Absorbed
3/10Takedowns
4:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Kyle Prepolec 0-2 walk-in Submission · R2 2:35 — UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena · 2025-05-10
54/70Sig. strikes
12/27Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
5:32Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Renato Moicano 11-5 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · 2024-09-28
25/60Sig. strikes
50/72Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dustin Poirier 21-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:32 — UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · 2024-03-09
50/74Sig. strikes
28/34Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
4:53Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Matt Frevola 5-3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:31 — UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira · 2023-11-11
6/11Sig. strikes
5/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:19Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Thiago Moises 6-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:44 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac · 2023-09-02
101/182Sig. strikes
24/62Absorbed
5/9Takedowns
5:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ismael Bonfim 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:48 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · 2023-07-01
13/33Sig. strikes
14/24Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
2:57Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Gabriel Miranda 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:16 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · 2022-09-03
42/67Sig. strikes
20/37Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:17Control
3Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Niklas Stolze 0-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:32 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik · 2022-06-04
8/10Sig. strikes
11/14Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
5:44Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 8-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · 2021-10-30
67/148Sig. strikes
149/259Absorbed
2/14Takedowns
1:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Benoît Saint Denis) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
6
Submission
11
Decision
0
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
1
Decision
1
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
13
Brave CF
5
European Beatdown
1
Vic Fight
1
Staredown FC
1
Lions FC
1
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Paddy Pimblett | Technical Submission (Peruvian necktie) | UFC 329
2026-07-11 |
UFC | 1 | 0:52 |
| W | Dan Hooker | TKO (punches) | UFC 325
2026-02-01 |
UFC | 2 | 4:45 |
| W | Beneil Dariush | KO (punches) | UFC 322
2025-11-15 |
UFC | 1 | 0:16 |
| W | Maurício Ruffy | Submission (face crank) | UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
2025-09-06 |
UFC | 2 | 2:56 |
| W | Kyle Prepolec | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 315
2025-05-10 |
UFC | 2 | 2:35 |
| L | Renato Moicano | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
2024-09-28 |
UFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Dustin Poirier | KO (punches) | UFC 299
2024-03-09 |
UFC | 2 | 2:32 |
| W | Matt Frevola | KO (head kick) | UFC 295
2023-11-11 |
UFC | 1 | 1:31 |
| W | Thiago Moisés | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
2023-09-02 |
UFC | 2 | 4:44 |
| W | Ismael Bonfim | Submission (face crank) | UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
2023-07-01 |
UFC | 1 | 4:48 |
| W | Gabriel Miranda | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
2022-09-03 |
UFC | 2 | 0:16 |
| W | Niklas Stolze | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
2022-06-04 |
UFC | 2 | 1:32 |
| L | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267
2021-10-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Arkaitz Ramos Gudari | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Brave CF 52
2021-08-01 |
Brave CF | 1 | 3:09 |
| W | Luan Santiago | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Brave CF 49
2021-03-25 |
Brave CF | 2 | 3:51 |
| W | Mario Saeed | TKO (punches) | Brave CF 38
2020-08-08 |
Brave CF | 2 | 1:49 |
| W | Ivica Trušček | Submission (kneebar) | Brave CF 34
2020-01-19 |
Brave CF | 1 | 3:39 |
| NC | Paweł Kiełek | NC (accidental clash of heads) | Brave CF 28
2019-11-04 |
Brave CF | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Ibragim Baisarov | Submission (armbar) | European Beatdown 7
2019-10-12 |
European Beatdown | 1 | 2:47 |
| W | Antoine Bensimon | Submission (guillotine choke) | Vic Fight: Trophée de France
2019-06-15 |
Vic Fight | 1 | 4:00 |
| W | Artur Szczepaniak | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Staredown FC 14
2019-03-21 |
Staredown FC | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Marc Domont | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Lions FC 8
2019-02-16 |
Lions FC | 1 | 3:29 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Benoît Saint Denis) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.