Frevola vs Saint-Denis

Who won Frevola vs Saint-Denis?

Benoit Saint-Denis beat Matt Frevola by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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).

Frevola vs Saint-Denis stats

Matt Frevola stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Benoit Saint-Denis made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Matt Frevola's UFC record stood at 5-4-1, while Benoit Saint-Denis' came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Frevola had an advantage in power over Saint-Denis, with a 36% knock out percentage over Saint-Denis' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saint-Denis had a massive advantage over Frevola, boasting a 75% submission rate over Frevola's 27%.

Matt Frevola was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Saint-Denis had a height advantage of 2 inches over Frevola.

Frevola was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Saint-Denis, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 29 to Saint-Denis' 27.

Frevola vs Saint-Denis form

Frevola 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 won against Drew Dober at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ottman Azaitar at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Genaro Valdez at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had lost to Terrance McKinney at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

He was victorious against Luis Pena at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Saint-Denis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gabriel Miranda at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he was victorious against Niklas Stolze at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been beaten by Elizeu Zaleski at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Benoit Saint-Denis had been fighting more than Matt Frevola.

Going to this contest, Matt Frevola had last fought 1 year and 11 days ago, while Benoit Saint-Denis' last outing had been 8 months and 15 days ago.

Frevola's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Saint-Denis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Frevola vs Saint-Denis?

Matt Frevola was a 19/10 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Benoit Saint-Denis made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.