Lightweight
3 Rounds
Benoit Saint Denis won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, November 15, 2025·New York City, New York, USA, USA
Style matchupBeneil Dariush: WrestlervsBenoit Saint Denis: Wrestler
Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.
Model Prediction: Benoit Saint Denis wins(57.0%)
Actual result: Benoit Saint Denis wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Benoit Saint Denis enters on a 3-fight win streak.
- Benoit Saint Denis is a KO finisher (56% of wins). Beneil Dariush has lost 86% of fights by KO.
- Beneil Dariush has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
Tale of the Tape
Beneil Dariush
Red Corner
VS
Benoit Saint Denis
Blue Corner
+160
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-190
(66%)
37
Age
30
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'10"
Height
5'11"
182.88 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Beneil Dariush
oldest →latest
W
vs Tony Ferguson · May 21W
vs Mateusz Gamrot · Oct 22L
KOvs Charles Oliveira · Jun 23L
KOvs Arman Tsarukyan · Dec 23W
vs Renato Moicano · Jun 25Benoit Saint DenisW3 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Dustin Poirier · Mar 24L
KOvs Renato Moicano · Sep 24W
SUBvs Kyle Prepolec · May 25W
SUBvs Mauricio Ruffy · Sep 25W
KOvs Dan Hooker · Jan 26Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Beneil DariushMetricBenoit Saint Denis
3.74
Strikes / min
5.62
2.63
Strikes absorbed / min
4.09
57%
Strike defense
42%
2.21
TDs / 15 min
4.19
82%
Takedown defense
72%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
1.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.11evenly matched on net striking+1.53
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Beneil DariushBenoit Saint Denis
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Beneil Dariush(10 fights)Benoit Saint Denis(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+87.7-87.7
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+70.0-70.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.6-0.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.50.5
Beneil Dariush
StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights24
Benoit Saint Denis
StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights12