Benoit Saint Denis

Benoit Saint Denis

1129 ELO #94

"God of War"

MMA 17-4-0 (1 NC) · UFC 9-4-0 · Lightweight · Last fought 13 days ago

Benoit Saint Denis "God of War" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Benoit Saint Denis has 9 wins in the UFC. Benoit Saint Denis lands an average of 5.58 significant strikes per minute and averages 4.15 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Lightweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1129), and have not fought Benoit Saint Denis before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Claudio Puelles 5-4-0 30 1063 0.0 66
Chris Padilla 4-0-0 30 1061 0.0 68
Nasrat Haqparast 10-5-0 30 1056 0.0 73
Esteban Ribovics 4-3-0 30 1027 0.0 102
Mark Choinski 0-1-0 30 985 0.0 144
Bolaji Oki 2-3-0 30 970 0.0 159

Fight Results Breakdown

13
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Opponent ELO: 1166

Biggest Upset Loss

Your ELO: 1146 · Opponent ELO: 1116 · Favored by 30

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 11'
Weight
Lightweight
Reach
73'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Dec 18 1995
Age
30
Peak ELO
1146
ELO Rank
94 of 2708
Strength of Schedule
258-101-4
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1056.1
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1020.9

Performance Statistics

SLpM
5.58
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
58%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.09
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
41%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
4.15
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
35%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.7
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Benoit Saint Denis Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-07-11 UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 Paddy Pimblett SUB D'Arce Choke 1 0:52 Loss -139
2026-01-31 UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Dan Hooker KO/TKO Punches 2 4:45 Win -350
2025-11-15 UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev Beneil Dariush KO/TKO Punch 1 0:16 Win -172
2025-09-06 UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho Mauricio Ruffy SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 2:56 Win -163
2025-05-10 UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena Kyle Prepolec SUB Arm Triangle 2 2:35 Win -
2024-09-28 UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis Renato Moicano KO/TKO 2 5:00 Loss -
2024-03-09 UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Dustin Poirier KO/TKO Punch 2 2:32 Loss -
2023-11-11 UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira Matt Frevola KO/TKO Kick 1 1:31 Win -
2023-09-02 UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac Thiago Moises KO/TKO Punches 2 4:44 Win -
2023-07-01 UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov Ismael Bonfim SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 4:48 Win -
2022-09-03 UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa Gabriel Miranda KO/TKO Punch 2 0:16 Win -
2022-06-04 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik Niklas Stolze SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 1:32 Win -
2021-10-30 UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Benoit Saint Denis ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
13 2026-07-11 Paddy Pimblett 1116 Loss -17 1129
12 2026-01-31 Dan Hooker 1079 Win +19 1146
11 2025-11-15 Beneil Dariush 1166 Win +24 1127
10 2025-09-06 Mauricio Ruffy 1058 Win +20 1103
9 2025-05-10 Kyle Prepolec 969 Win +17 1083
8 2024-09-28 Renato Moicano 1111 Loss -15 1066
7 2024-03-09 Dustin Poirier 1210 Loss -11 1081
6 2023-11-11 Matt Frevola 1043 Win +20 1092
5 2023-09-02 Thiago Moises 1059 Win +21 1072
4 2023-07-01 Ismael Bonfim 1023 Win +21 1051
3 2022-09-03 Gabriel Miranda 1000 Win +21 1030
2 2022-06-04 Niklas Stolze 969 Win +20 1009
1 2021-10-30 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 1106 Loss -11 989

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