Gaethje vs Saint-Denis

When is Gaethje vs Saint-Denis?

Justin Gaethje could set to fight Benoit Saint-Denis, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gaethje vs Saint-Denis stats

Justin Gaethje would step into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Benoit Saint-Denis would make his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

The stats suggest Gaethje would have a massive power advantage over Saint-Denis, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Saint-Denis' 31%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Saint-Denis would have a massive advantage over Gaethje, boasting a 69% submission rate over Gaethje's 4%.

Justin Gaethje is the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Gaethje is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Saint-Denis, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 39 more professional rounds, 66 to Saint-Denis' 27.

Gaethje vs Saint-Denis form

Gaethje has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Max Holloway at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 5th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Dustin Poirier at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rafael Fiziev at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Charles Oliveira at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had defeated Michael Chandler at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Saint-Denis has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he was defeated by 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 was victorious 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 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.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Benoit Saint-Denis has been fighting more than Justin Gaethje.

Justin Gaethje last fought 21 days ago, while Benoit Saint-Denis' last outing was 1 month and 25 days ago.

Gaethje's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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

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