Moicano vs Saint-Denis

Who won Moicano vs Saint-Denis?

Renato Moicano beat Benoit Saint-Denis by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 28th September 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Moicano vs Saint-Denis stats

Renato Moicano stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Benoit Saint-Denis made 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.

This was Renato Moicano's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Renato Moicano's UFC record stood at 11-5-0, while Benoit Saint-Denis' came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Saint-Denis had a large advantage in power over Moicano, boasting a 31% knock out percentage over Moicano's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saint-Denis had an advantage over Moicano, with a 69% submission rate over Moicano's 53%.

Renato Moicano was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Moicano was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 years and 10 months earlier than Saint-Denis, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 58 to Saint-Denis' 27.

Moicano vs Saint-Denis form

Moicano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jalin Turner at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brad Riddell at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had lost to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Alexander Hernandez at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten 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 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

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

Going to this contest, Renato Moicano had last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Benoit Saint-Denis' last outing had been 6 months and 19 days ago.

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Saint-Denis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Moicano vs Saint-Denis start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Moicano vs Saint-Denis?

Renato Moicano was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Benoit Saint-Denis made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-290) with oddsmakers.