Lightweight
3 Rounds
Benoit Saint Denis won · KO/TKO R2
UFC Event·Saturday, January 31, 2026·Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Australia
Style matchupDan Hooker: Pressure fightervsBenoit Saint Denis: Wrestler
The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.
Model Prediction: Benoit Saint Denis wins(57.2%)
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.
- Dan Hooker is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Benoit Saint Denis has lost 67% of fights by KO.
- Stance matchup historically favors Dan Hooker (54.1%).
Tale of the Tape
Dan Hooker
Red Corner
VS
Benoit Saint Denis
Blue Corner
+310
(24%)
Vegas Odds
-400
(80%)
36
Age
30
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
5'11"
190.5 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Dan Hooker
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Arnold Allen · Mar 22W
KOvs Claudio Puelles · Nov 22W
vs Jalin Turner · Jul 23W
vs Mateusz Gamrot · Aug 24L
SUBvs Arman Tsarukyan · Nov 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 Beneil Dariush · Nov 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Dan HookerMetricBenoit Saint Denis
4.82
Strikes / min
5.62
4.94
Strikes absorbed / min
4.09
49%
Strike defense
42%
0.68
TDs / 15 min
4.19
77%
Takedown defense
72%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
1.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.12Δ 1.65 — meaningful gap+1.53
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Dan HookerBenoit Saint Denis
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Dan Hooker(10 fights)Benoit Saint Denis(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-4.84.8
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-7.07.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-1.01.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.7-0.7
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.70.7
Dan Hooker
StanceSwitch
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights24
Benoit Saint Denis
StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights12