Benoit St. Denis
“God of War”
Benoit St. Denis is ranked 6th of 506 lightweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,0496th of 506 · Lightweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.35Fame ahead of skill
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,087, 31 Jan 2026
- Record
- 17–4Pro, 1 NC
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2026 | Lost to Paddy PimblettUFC 329 - McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · Technical Submission (Peruvian Necktie), R1 | −34 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | Won vs Dan HookerUFC 325 - Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · TKO (Elbows and Punches), R2 | +18 |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Won vs Beneil DariushUFC 322 - Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · KO (Punches), R1 | +34 |
| 6 Sept 2025 | Won vs Mauricio RuffyUFC Fight Night 258 - Imavov vs. Borralho · Submission (Face Crank), R2 | +30 |
| 10 May 2025 | Won vs Kyle PrepolecUFC 315 - Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R2 | +17 |
| 28 Sept 2024 | Lost to Renato CarneiroUFC Fight Night 243 - Moicano vs. St. Denis · TKO (Doctor Stoppage), R2 | −20 |
| 9 Mar 2024 | Lost to Dustin PoirierUFC 299 - O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · KO (Punches), R2 | +3 |
| 11 Nov 2023 | Won vs Matt FrevolaUFC 295 - Prochazka vs. Pereira · KO (Head Kick), R1 | +24 |
| 2 Sept 2023 | Won vs Thiago MoisesUFC Fight Night 226 - Gane vs. Spivak · TKO (Punches), R2 | +41 |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Won vs Ismael BonfimUFC on ESPN 48 - Strickland vs. Magomedov · Submission (Face Crank), R1 | +47 |
| 3 Sept 2022 | Won vs Gabriel MirandaUFC Fight Night 209 - Gane vs. Tuivasa · TKO (Punches), R2 | +30 |
| 4 Jun 2022 | Won vs Niklas StolzeUFC Fight Night 207 - Volkov vs. Rozenstruik · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R2 | +21 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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