Mauricio Ruffy vs. Benoit Saint Denis
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mauricio Ruffy
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.48 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Benoit Saint Denis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.53 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mauricio Ruffy
Distance 86.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.7% (norm 8.0%)
Benoit Saint Denis
Distance 59.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 12.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 28.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mauricio Ruffy
Head 86.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.0%)
Benoit Saint Denis
Head 74.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ruffy L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Denis L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 149 / 275 | 54.2% | 38.3% | 245 / 490 | 50.0% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.5% | 87 / 105 | 82.9% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 68.8% | 152 / 233 | 65.2% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 146 / 273 | 53.5% | 35.1% | 304 / 614 | 49.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 128 / 160 | 80.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 52 / 54 | 96.3% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Ruffy L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Denis L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 142 / 383 | 37.1% | 38.8% | 259 / 489 | 53.0% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 68.6% | 55 / 79 | 69.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 41 / 44 | 93.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 64 / 256 | 25.0% | 35.2% | 241 / 479 | 50.3% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 67 / 106 | 63.2% | 68.2% | 78 / 94 | 83.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 41 / 62 | 66.1% | 81.5% | 36 / 39 | 92.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Denis has more cage time on record.