Benoit Saint Denis "God of War"

Lightweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record9-4 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record93-42-2 (68.9%) across 13 opponents
Last 5 opponents41-18-1 (69.5%) across 5 opponents
Age30
Height5' 11"
Reach73"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute5.58
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.09
Striking accuracy58%
Striking defense42%
Takedowns per 15 minutes4.15
Takedowns landed / attempted35%
Takedown defense72%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.73
Average fight time6.7 min

UFC wins: 5 KO/TKO, 4 submission, 0 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 1 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-07-11Paddy Pimblett7-1Submission grapplerLSubmission R1 0:52UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
2026-01-31Dan Hooker14-9StrikerWKO/TKO R2 4:45UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
2025-11-15Beneil Dariush17-6-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 0:16UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
2025-09-06Mauricio Ruffy3-0StrikerWSubmission R2 2:56UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
2025-05-10Kyle Prepolec0-2BalancedWSubmission R2 2:35UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
2024-09-28Renato Moicano11-5StrikerLTKO - Doctor's Stoppage R2 5:00UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
2024-03-09Dustin Poirier21-7 (1 NC)Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R2 2:32UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2023-11-11Matt Frevola5-3-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 1:31UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
2023-09-02Thiago Moises6-4Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R2 4:44UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
2023-07-01Ismael Bonfim1-0—WSubmission R1 4:48UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
2022-09-03Gabriel MirandaUFC debut—WKO/TKO R2 0:16UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
2022-06-04Niklas Stolze0-2BalancedWSubmission R2 1:32UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
2021-10-30Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos8-3StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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