Lightweight

Benoît Saint Denis

God of War

17-4

Age
30
Height
5'11"
Reach
6'1"
Stance
Southpaw
Camp
CYFIT
Out of
France
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B · 69
Finish rate
65%
Win rate
81%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
11
Dec
6

FightMetric

SLpM

5.58

SApM

2.65

Str Acc

66%

Str Def

57%

TD Avg

4.15

TD Acc

35%

TD Def

68%

Sub Avg

1.73

Tape read

Volume pressure striker — southpaw

Fight IQ

69B

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 21 career fights for Benoît Saint Denis. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B

Ground

A

Defense

B

Counter

C

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

B+

TD react

C

Chin

B

What they do well

  • Ground game

    Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 11 tapouts and 4.2 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat.

  • Punching agility

    Hands move. High clean output for the age band — combinations come in bursts, not long-arm pawing.

  • Durability

    Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • Takedown reaction

    Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

Scouting report

Benoît Saint Denis “God of War” is a 30-year-old Southpaw lightweight out of France, camped at CYFIT. The tape read: volume pressure striker — southpaw. Career mark 17-4-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission, 6 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (69).

What works. Ground game is the standout at 83 (A). Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 11 tapouts and 4.2 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat. Ground game A on 4.15 TD/15 and 1.73 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 57% / 2.65 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility B+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 68% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (55, C). This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Saint Denis yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

83 A

Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 11 tapouts and 4.2 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat.

  • 4.15 takedowns / 15 at 35% accuracy
  • 1.73 submission attempts / 15 · 11 career sub wins

Striking defense

70 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 57% striking defense · 2.65 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 4 defeats

Counter punching

55 C

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 66% accuracy on 5.58 SLpM
  • 0.64 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

64 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 57% · TD def 68% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.65 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

81 B+

Hands move. High clean output for the age band — combinations come in bursts, not long-arm pawing.

  • 5.58 SLpM at 66% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.65 SApM

Takedown reaction

56 C

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 68% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

73 B

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 4 losses
  • 6 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.