“God of War” Lightweight
Benoit Saint Denis
9-4-0
UFC record, 13 fights, 86.8 min
17-4-0 (1 NC)
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 73"
- Weight
- 155 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Born
- Mon, Dec 18, 1995, age 30
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Oct 30, 2021
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Jul 11, 2026
01/How he wins
in 9 wins
5 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance 2, kick to head at distance, punches to head from mount, punches to head on ground), 4 submissions in 9 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 5 | 2 |
| Submission | 4 | 1 |
| Decision | 0 | 1 |
| All | 9 | 4 |
02/Career rates
13 fights, 86.8 min
Sig strikes landed
5.58 per min
484 in 86.8 min, 13 fights
Sig strike accuracy
58.5%
484 of 828 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
4.09 per min
355 of 612 landed on him in 86.8 min
Takedowns
4.15 per 15 min
24 of 68 · 86.8 min
Takedown accuracy
35.3%
24 of 68 attempts
Takedown defence
13 of 18
defended of attempted on him, 86.8 min
Control time
7:05 per 15 min
40:58 of 86:47
Knockdowns
5
scored in 86.8 min, 13 fights
Submission attempts
1.73 per 15 min
10 in 86.8 min
Where his sig strikes land
51% distance, 18% clinch, 31% ground
245 distance, 87 clinch, 152 ground of 484 landed
What he hits
63% head, 26% body, 11% leg
304 head, 128 body, 52 leg of 484 landed
Cage time
86:47
13 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | 12 | 9-3-0 | 71.8 | 417 of 680 | 5.81 | 22 of 54 | 39:03 of 71:47 | 5 | 9 in 9 |
| Welterweight | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 67 of 148 | 4.47 | 2 of 14 | 1:55 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| All | 13 | 9-4-0 | 86.8 | 484 of 828 | 5.58 | 24 of 68 | 40:58 of 86:47 | 5 | 9 in 9 |
04/By year
2021 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 10.6 | 98 of 130 | 9.23 | 2 of 10 | 6:18 of 10:37 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3-0-0 | 15.8 | 74 of 113 | 4.69 | 6 of 15 | 10:10 of 15:47 | 1 | 3 in 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 17.5 | 75 of 134 | 4.28 | 3 of 7 | 4:58 of 17:32 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3-0-0 | 16.1 | 120 of 226 | 7.48 | 7 of 16 | 8:36 of 16:03 | 1 | 3 in 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 11.8 | 50 of 77 | 4.24 | 4 of 6 | 9:01 of 11:48 | 3 | 2 in 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 67 of 148 | 4.47 | 2 of 14 | 1:55 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| All | 13 | 9-4-0 | 86.8 | 484 of 828 | 5.58 | 24 of 68 | 40:58 of 86:47 | 5 | 9 in 9 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 13 of 13 | 52.5 | 216 of 371 | 4.12 | 15 of 37 | 27:15 of 52:27 | 4 | 5 | 4, won 3 |
| Round 2 | 9 of 13 | 29.3 | 248 of 421 | 8.45 | 9 of 26 | 13:11 of 29:20 | 1 | 5 | 8, won 6 |
| Round 3 | 1 of 13 | 5.0 | 20 of 36 | 4.00 | 0 of 5 | 0:32 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
13 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jul 11, 2026UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 | Paddy PimblettLightweight | LSubmission, R1 0:52D'Arce Choke On Ground | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0:04 | 0 | 0:52 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 31, 2026UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | Dan HookerLightweight | WKO/TKO, R2 4:45Punches to Head From Mount | 97 of 127 | 2 of 9 | 6:14 | 0 | 9:45 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 15, 2025UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev | Beneil DariushLightweight | WKO/TKO, R1 0:16Punch to Head At Distance | 3 of 5 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 1 | 0:16 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 6, 2025UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho | Mauricio RuffyLightweight | WSubmission, R2 2:56Rear Naked Choke | 17 of 38 | 3 of 10 | 4:38 | 0 | 7:56 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 10, 2025UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena | Kyle PrepolecLightweight | WSubmission, R2 2:35Arm Triangle From Side Control | 54 of 70 | 3 of 5 | 5:32 | 0 | 7:35 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 28, 2024UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | Renato MoicanoLightweight | LTKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R2 5:00 | 25 of 60 | 0 of 0 | 0:05 | 0 | 10:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 9, 2024UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | Dustin PoirierLightweight | LKO/TKO, R2 2:32Punch to Head At Distance | 50 of 74 | 3 of 7 | 4:53 | 0 | 7:32 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 11, 2023UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira | Matt FrevolaLightweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:31Kick to Head At Distance | 6 of 11 | 0 of 0 | 0:19 | 1 | 1:31 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 2, 2023UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac | Thiago MoisesLightweight | WKO/TKO, R2 4:44Punches to Head On Ground | 101 of 182 | 5 of 9 | 5:20 | 0 | 9:44 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 1, 2023UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov | Ismael BonfimLightweight | WSubmission, R1 4:48Rear Naked Choke | 13 of 33 | 2 of 7 | 2:57 | 0 | 4:48 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 3, 2022UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa | Gabriel MirandaLightweight | WKO/TKO, R2 0:16Punch to Head At Distance | 42 of 67 | 1 of 1 | 3:17 | 3 | 5:16 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 4, 2022UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik | Niklas StolzeLightweight | WSubmission, R2 1:32Rear Naked Choke | 8 of 10 | 3 of 5 | 5:44 | 0 | 6:32 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 30, 2021UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00David Lethaby 26 - 29. Anders Ohlsson 26 - 29. Clemens Werner 26 - 29. | 67 of 148 | 2 of 14 | 1:55 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.