Saint-Denis vs Moises

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.

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 5-2-0, 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 42 less professional rounds, 27 to Moises' 69.

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Moises' last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 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.