Dustin Poiriervs
Benoit Saint Denis
Dustin Poirier def. Benoit Saint Denis (TKO)
Lightweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, March 9, 2024
Kaseya Center, Miami, United States
Dustin Poirier defeated Benoit Saint Denis by TKO in round 2 (2:32) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2, held Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Kaseya Center, Miami.
TKO
Round 2 · 2:32
Tale of the Tape
30-10-0 (1 NC)
Record
17-3-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
4
37
Age
30
5'9"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
73"
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Stance
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Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
5.24
SLpM
5.62
50%
Str. Acc.
58%
4.57
SApM
4.09
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Str. Def.
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Grappling Profile
1.15
TD Avg.
4.19
35%
TD Acc.
35%
64%
TD Def.
72%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
Dustin Poirier · 2-3
- LUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- L
- W
Benoit Saint Denis · 4-1
- W
- WVeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs MakhachevSat, Nov 15, 2025TKO · R1 · 0:16 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Imavov vs BorralhoSat, Sep 6, 2025Submission · R2 · 2:56 · Lightweight
- WUFC 315: Muhammad vs Della MaddalenaSat, May 10, 2025Submission · R2 · 2:35 · Lightweight
- L
Common Opponents
Dustin Poirier
Benoit Saint Denis
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 31 fights · 10 fights
57.7
Avg sig. strikes
45.5
0.90
Avg takedowns
2.40
2:16
Avg control time
4:05
178
Career high strikes
101
5
Career high TDs
5
Strike Distribution
Dustin Poirier
Strike target
Benoit Saint Denis
80%
Head
63%
10%
Body
26%
10%
Leg
11%
Dustin Poirier
Strike position
Benoit Saint Denis
76%
Distance
48%
15%
Clinch
19%
9%
Ground
33%
Fight stats
Dustin Poirier
Benoit Saint Denis
1
Knockdowns
0
28 of 34
Significant strikes
50 of 74
82%
Sig. strike accuracy
68%
30 of 37
Total strikes
69 of 97
0 of 1
Takedowns
3 of 7
0%
Takedown accuracy
43%
4
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:31
Control time
4:53
Significant strikes by target
24 of 30
Head
25 of 46
3 of 3
Body
18 of 20
1 of 1
Leg
7 of 8
23 of 25
Distance
17 of 37
4 of 8
Clinch
31 of 35
1 of 1
Ground
2 of 2
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
12 of 13
Sig. str.
38 of 49
14 of 16
Total str.
53 of 68
0 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 4
3
Sub. att
1
0:23
Ctrl
3:20
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
16 of 21
Sig. str.
12 of 25
16 of 21
Total str.
16 of 29
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
1
Sub. att
0
0:08
Ctrl
1:33
Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)