#6Benoit Saint DenisAll-Around

Lightweight · 17-4 (1 NC) · southpaw

Last 5
LWWWW
Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
6'1"
185.42 cm
Age
30
Elo Rating
1645.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 201 Lightweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 58% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 99% of Lightweight fighters
  • Averages 4.15 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 97% of Lightweight fighters
  • Lands 5.58 significant strikes per minute — better than 93% of Lightweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Avoids only 41% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 99% of Lightweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    5.58
    Top 7%
  • Striking accuracy
    58%
    Top 1%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.09
    Bottom 30%
  • Striking defense
    41%
    Bottom 1%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    4.15
    Top 3%
  • Takedown accuracy
    35%
    Bottom 43%
  • Takedown defense
    72%
    Top 32%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.70
    Top 8%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1595, higher than 86% of Lightweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1646).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520257:35Prepolec7:56Ruffy0:16Dariush9:45Hooker0:52Pimblett
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
2026-07-11 · Submission, R1 0:52
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
2026-01-31 · KO/TKO, R2 4:45
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
2025-11-15 · KO/TKO, R1 0:16
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
2025-09-06 · Submission, R2 2:56
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
2025-05-10 · Submission, R2 2:35
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
2024-09-28 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R2 5:00
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2024-03-09 · KO/TKO, R2 2:32
UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
2023-11-11 · KO/TKO, R1 1:31
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
2023-09-02 · KO/TKO, R2 4:44
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
2023-07-01 · Submission, R1 4:48
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
2022-09-03 · KO/TKO, R2 0:16
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
2022-06-04 · Submission, R2 1:32
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
2021-10-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00