1742RATING · 155 LB
Lightweight rankings

Benoit Saint Denis

No. 9 at lightweight. 9–4 in the UFC since 2021.

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Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (170 lb, 155 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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9–4UFC record
9 of 9Dominant wins
92Average win score
65thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came5 KO/TKO 4 submission 0 decision
Finish rate100% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 4
Knockdowns landed5
Average fight time6:40
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.6 / 4.1
Sig. strike accuracy58%
Takedowns per 15 min4.1
Control time47% of the fight
Best winBeneil Dariush rated 1750 at 155 lb going in

Against the division

How Benoit Saint Denis’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 71 fighters on today’s lightweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every lightweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the lightweight board:No. 1striking accuracyNo. 1finish rateNo. 1dominant-win rateNo. 1average win scoreNo. 3controlNo. 3takedowns
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
97
100%
Average win scoreOut of 100
100
91.9
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
79
65th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
97
100%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
83
+1.49
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
77
5.58
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
57
4.09
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
97
4.15
ControlShare of fight time in control
97
47%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

9 of 9 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 4 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Beneil Dariush, rated 1750 at 155 lb. Dominant in 9 of 9 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

155 lb

No. 9 of 91 active men ranked at lightweight, with a published rating of 1742 across 12 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 155 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
9–3Record at 155 lb
9 of 9Dominant wins
92Average win score
1512Avg opponent rating
How the wins came5 KO/TKO 4 submission 0 decision
Finish rate100% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 3
Knockdowns landed5
Average fight time5:58
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.8 / 2.9
Sig. strike accuracy61%
Takedowns per 15 min4.6
Control time54% of the fight
Best winBeneil Dariush rated 1750 going in

Against the division

How Benoit Saint Denis’s fights at 155 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 65 fighters on today’s lightweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Top 10 against the lightweight board:No. 1finish rateNo. 1dominant-win rateNo. 1average win scoreNo. 2striking accuracyNo. 2controlNo. 3takedowns
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
96
100%
Average win scoreOut of 100
100
91.9
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
75
64th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
95
100%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
95
+2.94
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
84
5.81
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
81
2.87
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
97
4.60
ControlShare of fight time in control
98
54%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 155 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

9 of 9 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 3 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Beneil Dariush, rated 1750 at 155 lb. Dominant in 9 of 9 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

170 lb

Not on the welterweight board: last fight at 170 lb on 30 Oct 2021, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1212, after 1 fight there.

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Rating after every fight at 170 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
0–1Record at 170 lb
–Dominant wins
–Average win score
1637Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 0 submission 0 decision
Finish rate– of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 1
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time15:00
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.5 / 9.9
Sig. strike accuracy45%
Takedowns per 15 min2.0
Control time13% of the fight

Against the division needs 5 rated fights at 170 lb; Benoit Saint Denis has 1 so far. The Career tab compares the whole UFC career.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

No UFC wins yet. Stopped in 0 of 1 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

No UFC wins yet

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

13 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
11 Jul 2026Loss13–87Paddy PimblettsubmissionR1 0:52LightweightUFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
31 Jan 2026Win96–4Dan HookerKO/TKOR2 4:45LightweightUFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
15 Nov 2025Win90–10Beneil DariushKO/TKOR1 0:16LightweightUFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
6 Sep 2025Win90–10Mauricio RuffysubmissionR2 2:56LightweightUFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
10 May 2025Win95–5Kyle PrepolecsubmissionR2 2:35LightweightUFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
28 Sep 2024Loss12–88Renato MoicanoTKO (doctor)R2 5:00LightweightUFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
9 Mar 2024Loss11–89Dustin PoirierKO/TKOR2 2:32LightweightUFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
11 Nov 2023Win90–10Matt FrevolaKO/TKOR1 1:31LightweightUFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
2 Sep 2023Win95–5Thiago MoisesKO/TKOR2 4:44LightweightUFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
1 Jul 2023Win88–12Ismael BonfimsubmissionR1 4:48LightweightUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
3 Sep 2022Win94–6Gabriel MirandaKO/TKOR2 0:16LightweightUFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
4 Jun 2022Win90–10Niklas StolzesubmissionR2 1:32LightweightUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
30 Oct 2021Loss18–82Elizeu Zaleski dos Santosunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira