Poirier vs Saint-Denis

Who won Poirier vs Saint-Denis?

Dustin Poirier beat Benoit Saint-Denis by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC 299, on Saturday 9th March 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Poirier vs Saint-Denis stats

Dustin Poirier stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Benoit Saint-Denis made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Dustin Poirier's 31st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Benoit Saint-Denis marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Dustin Poirier's UFC record stood at 22-8-0, while Benoit Saint-Denis' came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Poirier had an advantage in power over Saint-Denis, with a 48% knock out percentage over Saint-Denis' 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saint-Denis had a massive advantage over Poirier, boasting a 69% submission rate over Poirier's 28%.

Dustin Poirier was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

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

Poirier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 years and 9 months earlier than Saint-Denis, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, 89 to Saint-Denis' 29.

Poirier vs Saint-Denis form

Saint-Denis had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Matt Frevola at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ismael Bonfim at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Gabriel Miranda at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had won against Niklas Stolze at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Saint-Denis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Poirier vs Saint-Denis?

Dustin Poirier was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Benoit Saint-Denis made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.