Fighter profile

Benoit Saint Denis

“God of War”

Lightweight · UFC record 9-4 · 13 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 11 Jul 2026

Wrestling HeavyControl Grappler

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)90

Power90

Striking defense64

Takedown defense84

WrestlingProvisional measure81

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (13 detailed fights; as of Sat 11 Jul 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING81.7

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING98.1

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Reach: 185 cm (6'1")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 30

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

13 detailed UFC fights · 23 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 11 Jul 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed21.0significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.4per round

Striking differential+5.6per round

Takedown attempts2.96per round

Takedown defense72.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate100.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 21.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.4
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +5.6
Striking accuracy: 58.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 42.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.22
Target: head / body / leg: 62.8% / 26.5% / 10.7%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 50.6% / 18.0% / 31.4%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 2.96
Takedowns landed per round: 1.04
Takedown accuracy: 35.3%
Takedown defense: 72.2%
Control time per round: 1:47
Submission attempts per round: 0.43
Reversals per round: 0.04

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-4-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 100.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 4 · 0
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 5 / 1
Average fight time: 6:03 (over 11 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Benoit Saint Denis — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 11 Jul 2026	Paddy Pimblett	L	SUB D'Arce Choke	R1 0:52	UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
Sat 31 Jan 2026	Dan Hooker	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:45	UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
Sat 15 Nov 2025	Beneil Dariush	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:16	UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Sat 6 Sep 2025	Mauricio Ruffy	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:56	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Sat 10 May 2025	Kyle Prepolec	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 2:35	UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

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Benoit Saint Denis — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 28 Sep 2024	Renato Moicano	L	KO/TKO	R2 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
Sat 9 Mar 2024	Dustin Poirier	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 2:32	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Sat 11 Nov 2023	Matt Frevola	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 1:31	UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
Sat 2 Sep 2023	Thiago Moises	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:44	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
Sat 1 Jul 2023	Ismael Bonfim	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 4:48	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Sat 3 Sep 2022	Gabriel Miranda	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 0:16	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
Sat 4 Jun 2022	Niklas Stolze	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:32	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
Sat 30 Oct 2021	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira

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