Saint-Denis vs Bonfim

Who won Saint-Denis vs Bonfim?

Benoit Saint-Denis beat Ismael Bonfim by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Saint-Denis vs Bonfim stats

Benoit Saint-Denis stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Ismael Bonfim made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Benoit Saint-Denis' UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Ismael Bonfim's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Bonfim had a large advantage in power over Saint-Denis, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Saint-Denis' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saint-Denis had a massive advantage over Bonfim, boasting a 80% submission rate over Bonfim's 21%.

Benoit Saint-Denis was the same age as Ismael Bonfim, at 28 years old.

Saint-Denis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Bonfim.

Saint-Denis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 2 months later than Bonfim, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 27 to Bonfim's 44.

Saint-Denis vs Bonfim form

Saint-Denis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Matt Frevola at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had defeated Ismael Bonfim at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Gabriel Miranda at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

Saint-Denis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Bonfim's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Saint-Denis vs Bonfim?

Benoit Saint-Denis was a 11/5 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Ismael Bonfim made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.