Sep 02 2023
Saturday

Accor Arena, Paris, France

Main Card
3 rounds contest @ Lightweight
11-1-0
KO 2
KO 2
17-6-0

The tape

28
Age
29
5' 11" / 180 cm
Height
5' 9" / 175 cm
N/A
Reach
70.5" / 179 cm

Tape record

SUBKOSUBUDSUB
Form
SUBSUBKOSUBUD
11
Wins
17
2
By KO
3
18
KO%
18
9
By SUB
8
82
SUB%
47
1
Loses
6
0
Stopped
1
0
Tapped
1
0
Draws
0
2019
Debut
2012
13
Bouts
23
22
Rounds
61
1 hours, 19 minutes
Fight Time
4 hours, 35 minutes

Tape rankings @ Lightweight

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UFC
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Bellator
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Tapology
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Benoit Saint-Denis vs Thiago Moises report

Who won Saint-Denis vs Moises?

Benoit Saint-Denis beat Thiago Moises by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac, on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

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 Moises stats

Benoit Saint-Denis stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Thiago Moises made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Benoit Saint-Denis' 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Thiago Moises marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Benoit Saint-Denis' UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Thiago Moises' came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested that Saint-Denis and Moises have similar power, both with a 18% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saint-Denis had a massive advantage over Moises, boasting a 82% submission rate over Moises' 47%.

Benoit Saint-Denis was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

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

Saint-Denis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 8 months later than Moises, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 29 to Moises' 69.

Saint-Denis vs Moises form

Thiago Moises had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Melquizael Costa at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Joel Alvarez at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by submission in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Bobby Green at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Saint-Denis' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Moises' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Saint-Denis vs Moises?

Benoit Saint-Denis was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Thiago Moises made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.

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