Lightweight #8grappler

Benoît Saint Denis

Record
9-4
Rating
2072 ± 135
Since last event
–
Next fight · 7 Feb 2027
vs Quillan Salkilld 31%
Age
30
Current streak
1 losses
Wins by
5 KO · 4 sub · 0 dec
Next fight
vs Quillan Salkilld
UFC Fight Night: Salkilld vs. Saint Denis · 2027-02-07

Key facts

Record
9-4
Division
Lightweight
Our rank
#8
Rating
2072 ± 135
Style label
grappler
Country
France
Height
71"
Reach
73"
Stance
Southpaw
Date of birth
1995-12-18

Rating history

Style profile

Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it

Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ± means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
MetricBenoît Saint DenisDivision
Strikes landed
/15 min
53.8 ± 17.1
83rd percentile
47.8
Strike avoidance
absorbed /15 min
56.7 ± 5.8
75th percentile
58.5
Takedown attempts
/15 min
6.89 ± 6.10
96th percentile
4.72
Takedown defence
%
61 ± 25
82nd percentile
54
Control time
s /15 min
256 ± 176
96th percentile
193
Striking defence
%
50 ± 7
9th percentile
53
Knockdowns
/15 min
0.72 ± 0.26
68th percentile
0.67
Submission attempts
/15 min
0.98 ± 0.96
97th percentile
0.64

Style-based strength score

Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 48.9%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.

Best matchups

Worst matchups

UFC fight history

L Paddy Pimblett Submission R1
W Dan Hooker KO/TKO R2
W Beneil Dariush KO/TKO R1
W Mauricio Ruffy Submission R2
W Kyle Prepolec Submission R2
L Renato Moicano TKO - Doctor's Stoppage R2
L Dustin Poirier KO/TKO R2
W Matt Frevola KO/TKO R1
W Thiago Moises KO/TKO R2
W Ismael Bonfim Submission R1
W Gabriel Miranda KO/TKO R2
W Niklas Stolze Submission R2
L Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Decision - Unanimous R3