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Benoît Saint Denis: record, fights and statistics

Benoît Saint Denis (“God of War”) is a lightweight fighter from France with a published career record of 17-4-0 (1 no contest). StatsNext stores 13 UFC bouts for Benoît Saint Denis (9-4). In the 5 fights stored since May 10, 2025, Benoît Saint Denis is 4-1.

Fights through July 11, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

Profile

Height5'11"
Reach73"
StanceSouthpaw
Weight classLightweight
Born1995
Current UFC rankingLightweight #6 (as of Oct 16, 2026)

What are Benoît Saint Denis's fighting stats?

Across 13 stored UFC bouts with statistics (87 minutes) through July 11, 2026, Benoît Saint Denis lands 5.58 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 4.09, with 58.5% striking accuracy and 42.0% striking defense. Grappling: 4.15 takedowns per 15 minutes at 35.3% accuracy, 72.2% takedown defense, 1.73 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 9-4 in 13 stored UFC bouts, 9 of 9 wins inside the distance.

Benoît Saint Denis: striking, grappling and finishes

Benoît Saint Denis: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute5.58
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.09
Significant striking accuracy58.5%
Significant striking defense42.0%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.86
Takedowns per 15 minutes4.15
Takedown accuracy35.3%
Takedown defense72.2%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.73
Control minutes per 15 minutes7.08
Share of fight time in control47.2%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)13 (86.8)

Significant strikes landed: 62.8% head, 26.4% body, 10.7% legs; 50.6% at distance, 18% in the clinch, 31.4% on the ground.

Benoît Saint Denis: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO52
Submission41
Decision01

9-4 in the 13 stored UFC bouts since October 30, 2021, averaging 6.7 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

2026 season: Benoît Saint Denis among fighters

Benoît Saint Denis: 2026 season figures and place among fighters
FigureBenoît Saint DenisPlace
Wins by KO, TKO or submission100.01st of 360
Significant strikes landed per minute9.1615th of 243
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.1890th of 243
Significant strike accuracy75.41st of 243
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.00113th of 243
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes2.8039th of 243
Takedown accuracy20.035th of 44
Submission attempts per 15 minutes2.8010th of 243
Share of fight time in control58.910th of 243

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Wins and losses by method since May 10, 2025

  • 4 wins: 2 by ko/tko, 2 by submission
  • 1 loss: 1 by submission

Striking and grappling totals since May 10, 2025

Benoît Saint Denis — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since May 10, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed172 of 243 (70.8%)
Significant strikes absorbed54 of 101 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns1
Takedowns landed8 of 25
Opponent takedowns0 of 2 (100.0% defended)
Submission attempts5
Control time16:28

Totals over 5 of 5 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Benoît Saint Denis: the 13 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
Jul 11, 2026Paddy Pimblett (7-1)LossSubmissionR1 0:520.9Lightweight1 of 3 (4)0 of 10:04
Jan 31, 2026Dan Hooker (14-9)WinKO/TKOR2 4:459.8Lightweight97 of 127 (30)2 of 96:14
Nov 15, 2025Beneil Dariush (17-6-1)WinKO/TKOR1 0:160.3Lightweight3 of 5 (3)0 of 00:00
Sep 6, 2025Mauricio Ruffy (3-0)WinSubmissionR2 2:567.9Lightweight17 of 38 (5)3 of 104:38
May 10, 2025Kyle Prepolec (0-2)WinSubmissionR2 2:357.6Lightweight54 of 70 (12)3 of 55:32
Sep 28, 2024Renato Moicano (11-5)LossKO/TKOR2 5:0010Lightweight25 of 60 (50)0 of 00:05
Mar 9, 2024Dustin Poirier (20-7)LossKO/TKOR2 2:327.5Lightweight50 of 74 (28)3 of 74:53
Nov 11, 2023Matt Frevola (5-3-1)WinKO/TKOR1 1:311.5Lightweight6 of 11 (5)0 of 00:19
Sep 2, 2023Thiago Moisés (6-4)WinKO/TKOR2 4:449.7Lightweight101 of 182 (24)5 of 95:20
Jul 1, 2023Ismael Bonfim (1-0)WinSubmissionR1 4:484.8Lightweight13 of 33 (14)2 of 72:57
Sep 3, 2022Gabriel Miranda (0-0)WinKO/TKOR2 0:165.3Lightweight42 of 67 (20)1 of 13:17
Jun 4, 2022Niklas Stolze (0-2)WinSubmissionR2 1:326.5Lightweight8 of 10 (11)3 of 55:44
Oct 30, 2021Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (8-3)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Welterweight67 of 148 (149)2 of 141:55

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

  • The career record is the provider’s current record for the fighter. StatsNext stores UFC bouts from 1993 and other promotions’ cards from 2025, so stored bouts can be fewer than the career.
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