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Benoit Saint Denis

UFC Record
9-4
Age
30
Height
5'11"
Reach
73"
Stance
Southpaw

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1675Today
1709Best, Jul 2026
1588Classic Elo
#35 Men: Pound for Pound#5 Lightweight
14001500160017001800202220232024202520261434 going into Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Oct 20211460 going into Niklas Stolze, Jun 20221547 going into Gabriel Miranda, Sep 20221546 going into Ismael Bonfim, Jul 20231573 going into Thiago Moises, Sep 20231657 going into Matt Frevola, Nov 20231680 going into Dustin Poirier, Mar 20241643 going into Renato Moicano, Sep 20241568 going into Kyle Prepolec, May 20251622 going into Mauricio Ruffy, Sep 20251637 going into Beneil Dariush, Nov 20251651 going into Dan Hooker, Jan 20261709 going into Paddy Pimblett, Jul 20261675 today1675
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1588Today
1605Best, Jul 2026
1675Fighter Elo
#76 Men: Pound for Pound#11 Lightweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

14501500155016001650202220232024202520261500 going into Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Oct 20211487 going into Niklas Stolze, Jun 20221502 going into Gabriel Miranda, Sep 20221518 going into Ismael Bonfim, Jul 20231534 going into Thiago Moises, Sep 20231551 going into Matt Frevola, Nov 20231566 going into Dustin Poirier, Mar 20241555 going into Renato Moicano, Sep 20241540 going into Kyle Prepolec, May 20251553 going into Mauricio Ruffy, Sep 20251569 going into Beneil Dariush, Nov 20251589 going into Dan Hooker, Jan 20261605 going into Paddy Pimblett, Jul 20261588 today1588
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

5.58Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
58%Striking Accuracy
4.09Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
42%Striking Defense
0.86Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
4.15Takedowns per 15 Minutes
35%Takedown Accuracy
72%Takedown Defense
1.73Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
47%Share of Fight Time in Control
6.7 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins540
Losses211

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Paddy PimblettSubmission · R1 0:52Jul 11, 2026UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisPaddy Pimblett
1709Fighter Elo Going In1553
1605Classic Elo Going In1590
1 of 3Significant Strikes4 of 5
1 of 3Total Strikes4 of 5
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:04Control Time0:37
Winvs. Dan HookerKO/TKO · R2 4:45Jan 31, 2026UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisDan Hooker
1651Fighter Elo Going In1453
1589Classic Elo Going In1587
97 of 127Significant Strikes30 of 47
170 of 205Total Strikes51 of 68
2 of 9Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts2
6:14Control Time0:28
Winvs. Beneil DariushKO/TKO · R1 0:16Nov 15, 2025UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisBeneil Dariush
1637Fighter Elo Going In1554
1569Classic Elo Going In1651
3 of 5Significant Strikes3 of 5
3 of 5Total Strikes3 of 5
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Winvs. Mauricio RuffySubmission · R2 2:56Sep 6, 2025UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisMauricio Ruffy
1622Fighter Elo Going In1581
1553Classic Elo Going In1547
17 of 38Significant Strikes5 of 17
37 of 61Total Strikes6 of 18
3 of 10Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
4:38Control Time0:34
Winvs. Kyle PrepolecSubmission · R2 2:35May 10, 2025UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisKyle Prepolec
1568Fighter Elo Going In1372
1540Classic Elo Going In1469
54 of 70Significant Strikes12 of 27
77 of 103Total Strikes14 of 29
3 of 5Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
5:32Control Time0:07
Lossvs. Renato MoicanoTKO (Doctor's Stoppage) · R2 5:00Sep 28, 2024UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisRenato Moicano
1643Fighter Elo Going In1506
1555Classic Elo Going In1595
25 of 60Significant Strikes50 of 72
35 of 70Total Strikes72 of 98
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:05Control Time4:53
Lossvs. Dustin PoirierKO/TKO · R2 2:32Mar 9, 2024UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisDustin Poirier
1680Fighter Elo Going In1489
1566Classic Elo Going In1667
50 of 74Significant Strikes28 of 34
69 of 97Total Strikes30 of 37
3 of 7Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns1
1Submission Attempts4
4:53Control Time0:31
Winvs. Matt FrevolaKO/TKO · R1 1:31Nov 11, 2023UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisMatt Frevola
1657Fighter Elo Going In1486
1551Classic Elo Going In1540
6 of 11Significant Strikes5 of 9
10 of 15Total Strikes7 of 12
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 2
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:19Control Time0:25
Winvs. Thiago MoisesKO/TKO · R2 4:44Sep 2, 2023UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisThiago Moises
1573Fighter Elo Going In1541
1534Classic Elo Going In1542
101 of 182Significant Strikes24 of 62
123 of 210Total Strikes27 of 67
5 of 9Takedowns1 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
5:20Control Time0:14
Winvs. Ismael BonfimSubmission · R1 4:48Jul 1, 2023UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisIsmael Bonfim
1546Fighter Elo Going In1579
1518Classic Elo Going In1517
13 of 33Significant Strikes14 of 24
35 of 58Total Strikes15 of 26
2 of 7Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
2:57Control Time0:10
Winvs. Gabriel MirandaKO/TKO · R2 0:16Sep 3, 2022UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisGabriel Miranda
1547Fighter Elo Going In1304
1502Classic Elo Going In1500
42 of 67Significant Strikes20 of 37
81 of 110Total Strikes33 of 53
1 of 1Takedowns1 of 3
3Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
3:17Control Time0:20
Winvs. Niklas StolzeSubmission · R2 1:32Jun 4, 2022UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisNiklas Stolze
1460Fighter Elo Going In1455
1487Classic Elo Going In1469
8 of 10Significant Strikes11 of 14
41 of 48Total Strikes20 of 23
3 of 5Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts1
5:44Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosUnanimous DecisionOct 30, 2021UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Benoit Saint DenisElizeu Zaleski dos Santos
1434Fighter Elo Going In1477
1500Classic Elo Going In1570
67 of 148Significant Strikes149 of 259
80 of 162Total Strikes167 of 279
2 of 14Takedowns0 of 4
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:55Control Time2:00