Zaleski vs Saint-Denis

Who won Zaleski vs Saint-Denis?

Elizeu Zaleski beat Benoit Saint-Denis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 267, on Saturday 30th October 2021.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Elizeu Zaleski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Zaleski vs Saint-Denis stats

Elizeu Zaleski stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 7 loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Benoit Saint-Denis made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 0 draws, with 1 of those by knock out and 7 by submission.

The stats suggested Zaleski had a massive power advantage over Saint-Denis, boasting at 64% knock out percentage over Saint-Denis' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saint-Denis had a massive advantage over Zaleski, boosting at 88% submission rate over Zaleski's 14%.

Elizeu Zaleski was the older man by 9 years, at 36 years old.

Zaleski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 years and 3 months earlier than Saint-Denis, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 63 to Saint-Denis' 21.

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Zaleski's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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