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.

Benoit Saint-Denis' UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Thiago Moises' came in at 7-5-0.

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 39 less professional rounds, 27 to Moises' 66.

Saint-Denis vs Moises form

Thiago Moises had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by Joel Alvarez at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Islam Makhachev at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by submission in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Saint-Denis' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 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 2 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 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 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.