Benoît Saint Denis
“God of War”
#6 LightweightRecord 17-3 (1 NC)FranceVenum Training Camp Paris
The style
Relentless Finisher
Judo black belt · Submission hunter · Forward pressure
GrapplingStriking
Former French special forces soldier (deployed to Mali) with a judo black belt. All 17 career wins are finishes — 11 by submission — and he marches forward like defense is someone else's problem. Riding a four-fight finish streak into the top five, including a 16-second KO of Beneil Dariush.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 17-3 (1 NC) |
| Age | 30 |
| Height | 5'11" |
| Reach | 73" |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Country | France |
| Team | Venum Training Camp Paris |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 5.62 |
| Striking accuracy | 59% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 4.09 |
| Striking defense | 42% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 4.19 |
| Takedown accuracy | 35% |
| Takedown defense | 72% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 1.75 |
How they win
6 KO/TKO11 SUB0 DEC
How they lose
2 KO/TKO0 SUB1 DEC