Professional Record
17-4-0 (1 NC)
Current Elo Rating
1796
True Contender System
Lightweight Ranking
#8
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#64
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 180 cm
- Reach
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 77.5 kg
- Age
- 30 years
- Place of birth
- Nîmes, France
- UFC debut
- October 30, 2021
- Team / gym
- Venum Training Camp Paris
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Benoit Saint-Denis has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Benoit Saint-Denisvs.Paddy Pimblett
L · submission
- Event
- UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
- Date
- July 11, 2026
- Elo change
- -59
Career Statistics
Professional Record
17-4-0
UFC Record
9-4-0
13 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,796
Peak Elo
1,855
Wins by method
5KO/TKO4Submissions0Decisions
Finish rate100%
From peak-59
StreakNot enough data yet
Biggest Elo gain
Niklas Stolze
Achievements and career
- Best recorded streak: 5 straight wins
Elo History
13 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1796
Peak Elo
1855
Total
+296
UFC Fight History
Jul 11, 2026
Submission
Elo
1796
Change
-59
Jan 31, 2026
TKO
Elo
1855
Change
+45
Nov 15, 2025
TKO
Elo
1810
Change
+60
Sep 06, 2025
Submission
Elo
1750
Change
+50
May 10, 2025
Submission
Elo
1700
Change
+39
Sep 28, 2024
TKO
Elo
1660
Change
-51
Mar 09, 2024
Dustin Poirier
TKO
Elo
1711
Change
-35
Nov 11, 2023
TKO
Elo
1746
Change
+50
Sep 02, 2023
TKO
Elo
1696
Change
+56
Jul 01, 2023
Submission
Elo
1641
Change
+50
Sep 03, 2022
Gabriel Miranda
TKO
Elo
1590
Change
+50
Jun 04, 2022
Niklas Stolze
Submission
Elo
1540
Change
+61
Oct 30, 2021
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Decision
Elo
1479
Change
-21
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | L | Paddy Pimblett | Submission | 1796 | -59 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | W | Dan Hooker | TKO | 1855 | +45 |
| Nov 15, 2025 | W | Beneil Dariush | TKO | 1810 | +60 |
| Sep 06, 2025 | W | Mauricio Ruffy | Submission | 1750 | +50 |
| May 10, 2025 | W | Kyle Prepolec | Submission | 1700 | +39 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | L | Renato Moicano | TKO | 1660 | -51 |
| Mar 09, 2024 | L | Dustin Poirier | TKO | 1711 | -35 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | W | Matt Frevola | TKO | 1746 | +50 |
| Sep 02, 2023 | W | Thiago Moisés | TKO | 1696 | +56 |
| Jul 01, 2023 | W | Ismael Bonfim | Submission | 1641 | +50 |
| Sep 03, 2022 | W | Gabriel Miranda | TKO | 1590 | +50 |
| Jun 04, 2022 | W | Niklas Stolze | Submission | 1540 | +61 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | L | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Decision | 1479 | -21 |
Fight history outside the UFC
9 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Aug 01, 2021
Arkaitz Ramos
Submission · Arm Triangle Choke · R1 · 3:09
BCF · BRAVE CF 52
Mar 25, 2021
Luan Santiago
Submission · Arm Triangle Choke · R2 · 3:51
BCF · BRAVE CF 49
Aug 08, 2020
Mario Saeed
TKO · Punches · R2 · 1:49
BCF · Brave CF 38
Jan 19, 2020
Ivica Trušček
Submission · Kneebar · R1
BCF · Brave CF 34
Competitive Profile
Benoit Saint-Denis’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.