Benoit Saint Denis

🇫🇷 ︎

(1995-12-18)

Statistics

UFC Record: 9-3

By Method:

KO/TKO: 5-2
Submission: 4-0
Decision: 0-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 7-0
As Underdog: 2-3

By Weight Class:

Lightweight: 8-2
Welterweight: 0-1

By Round:

Round 1: 3-0
Round 2: 6-2
Round 3: 0-1

By Type:

Main Event: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 4-2

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: L W W W W

Elo: 3344

Peak Elo: 3344 (2026-02-01)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2972 (#102)

Bonuses: 6 (2 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 7m 10s

Total Fight Time: 1h 25m 55s

Avg Time Between Fights: 119 days

Avg Card Placement: 4.9

Current Rankings:

#5 Lightweight

Peak Rankings:

#5 Lightweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-02-01
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2

Benoit Saint Denis (30) 🇫🇷 ︎
W W W L L • 8-3
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 3282 (69%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R2
4:45

🇳🇿 ︎ Dan Hooker (35)
14-9 • L W W W L
Elo: 3141 (31%) • UFC rank: #6

Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia 🇦🇺 ︎

2025-11-15
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev

⭐ Benoit Saint Denis (29) 🇫🇷 ︎
W W L L W • 7-3
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3138 (28%)

CATCHWEIGHT (157.2 LB)
KO
R1
0:16

🇺🇸 ︎ Beneil Dariush (36)
17-6-1 • W W L L W
Elo: 3303 (72%) • UFC rank: #9

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2025-09-06
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho

⭐ Benoit Saint Denis (29) 🇫🇷 ︎
W L L W W • 6-3
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3050 (56%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:56

🇧🇷 ︎ Mauricio Ruffy (29)
3-0 • W W W
Elo: 3008 (44%) • UFC rank: #15

Accor Arena
Paris
France 🇫🇷 ︎

2025-05-10
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

Benoit Saint Denis (29) 🇫🇷 ︎
L L W W W • 5-3
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3028 (89%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:35

🇨🇦 ︎ Kyle Prepolec (35)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2669 (11%)

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada 🇨🇦 ︎

2024-09-28
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis

Renato Moicano (35) 🇧🇷 ︎
W L W W W • 11-5
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3184 (61%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R2
5:00

🇫🇷 ︎ Benoit Saint Denis (28)
5-2 • L W W W W
Elo: 3106 (39%) • UFC rank: #12

Accor Arena
Paris
France 🇫🇷 ︎

2024-03-09
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

Dustin Poirier (35) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L W L • 21-7 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3334 (73%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐KO⭐

R2
2:32

🇫🇷 ︎ Benoit Saint Denis (28)
5-1 • W W W W W
Elo: 3159 (27%) • UFC rank: #12

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2023-11-11
UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira

⭐ Benoit Saint Denis (27) 🇫🇷 ︎
W W W W L • 4-1
Elo: 3072 (56%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:31

🇺🇸 ︎ Matt Frevola (33)
5-3-1 • L L W W W
Elo: 3028 (44%) • UFC rank: #14

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2023-09-02
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac

Benoit Saint Denis (27) 🇫🇷 ︎
W W W L • 3-1
Elo: 2973 (50%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R2
4:44

🇧🇷 ︎ Thiago Moises (28)
6-4 • W L L W W
Elo: 2971 (50%)

Accor Arena
Paris
France 🇫🇷 ︎

2023-07-01
UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov

Benoit Saint Denis (27) 🇫🇷 ︎
W W L • 2-1
Elo: 2823 (25%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:48

🇧🇷 ︎ Ismael Bonfim (27)
1-0 • W
Elo: 3013 (75%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-09-03
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa

⭐ Benoit Saint Denis (26) 🇫🇷 ︎
W L • 1-1
Elo: 2782 (80%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:16

🇧🇷 ︎ Gabriel Miranda (32)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2545 (20%)

Accor Arena
Paris
France 🇫🇷 ︎

2022-06-04
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik

Benoit Saint Denis (26) 🇫🇷 ︎
L • 0-1
Elo: 2749 (84%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:32

🇩🇪 ︎ Niklas Stolze (29)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2467 (16%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-10-30
UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (34) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W L W L • 8-3
Elo: 2996 (76%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇫🇷 ︎ Benoit Saint Denis (25)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2798 (24%)

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 ︎