Saint-Denis vs Alvarez

When is Saint-Denis vs Alvarez?

Benoit Saint-Denis is set to square off against Joel Alvarez during the prelims of UFC 315, on Saturday 10th May 2025 at Centre Bell in Montreal.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Saint-Denis vs Alvarez stats

Benoit Saint-Denis steps into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Joel Alvarez will make his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 17 by submission.

This will be Benoit Saint-Denis' 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Joel Alvarez will mark his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Benoit Saint-Denis' UFC record currently stands at 5-3-0, while Joel Alvarez's comes in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggest Saint-Denis has a slight advantage in power over Alvarez, with a 31% knock out percentage over Alvarez's 23%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Alvarez will have a slight advantage over Saint-Denis, with a 77% submission rate over Saint-Denis' 69%.

Benoit Saint-Denis is the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Alvarez has a height advantage of 4 inches over Saint-Denis.

Saint-Denis is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 1 month later than Alvarez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 9 less professional rounds, 29 to Alvarez's 38.

Saint-Denis vs Alvarez form

Saint-Denis has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Renato Moicano at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dustin Poirier at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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.

Alvarez has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Drakkar Klose at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Elves Brenner at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been defeated by Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Thiago Moises at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Benoit Saint-Denis has been fighting more than Joel Alvarez.

Benoit Saint-Denis last fought 6 months and 14 days ago, while Joel Alvarez's last outing was 3 months and 28 days ago.

Saint-Denis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Alvarez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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