Benoit Saint Denis
9W · 3L
Southpaw
Lightweight
Welterweight
100% finish rate78% as favorite50% as underdog
1564
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1563.5Top-tier↗
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#2of 89 active
Age
30
Dec 18, 1995
Height
5'11" (180.34 cm)
Reach
185.42 cm
Win Rate
75.0%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
5.62
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.09
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.53
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
42%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
4.19
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
72%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.80
Sub_Avg
High-volume strikerActive wrestlerSubmission threat
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
5.6
Sig. Strikes
4.5
Takedowns
1.6
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO5 (56%)
Submission4 (44%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO2 (67%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
78%
7W – 2L in 9 fights
As Underdog
50%
1W – 1L in 2 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Dan Hooker
+19.91564
def. Beneil Dariush
+13.41544
def. Mauricio Ruffy
+12.51530
def. Kyle Prepolec
+8.81518
lost to Renato Moicano
-5.71509
lost to Dustin Poirier
-3.81515
def. Matt Frevola
+4.81519
def. Thiago Moises
+6.41514
def. Ismael Bonfim
+3.91507
def. Gabriel Miranda
+2.51503
def. Niklas Stolze
+1.91501
lost to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
-1.01499
Division ELO Rankings
Lightweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Quillan Salkilld
1573
Chris Padilla
1550
Chris Duncan
1549
Fares Ziam
1543
Mason Jones
1543
Tom Nolan
1542
Ilia Topuria
1538
Mauricio Ruffy
1537
Fight History (12 fights)
vs Dan Hooker
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Jan 31, 2026
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · Nov 15, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho · Sep 6, 2025
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · Sep 28, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →vs Matt Frevola
UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira · Nov 11, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac · Sep 2, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · Jul 1, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik · Jun 4, 2022
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021
Loss
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