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 in favor of the 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 losses 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, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Elizeu Zaleski's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Benoit Saint-Denis marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Elizeu Zaleski's UFC record stood at 11-5-1, while Benoit Saint-Denis' came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Zaleski had a massive power advantage over Saint-Denis, boasting a 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, boasting a 88% submission rate over Zaleski's 14%.

Elizeu Zaleski was the older man by 9 years, at 38 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 44 more professional rounds, 75 to Saint-Denis' 31.

Activity check

Zaleski's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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