Saint-Denis vs Bonfim

Who won Saint-Denis vs Bonfim?

Benoit Saint-Denis beat Ismael Bonfim by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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 Bonfim stats

Benoit Saint-Denis stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Ismael Bonfim made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Benoit Saint-Denis' 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Ismael Bonfim marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Benoit Saint-Denis' UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Ismael Bonfim's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Bonfim had a large advantage in power over Saint-Denis, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Saint-Denis' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saint-Denis had a massive advantage over Bonfim, boasting a 80% submission rate over Bonfim's 21%.

Benoit Saint-Denis was the same age as Ismael Bonfim, at 29 years old.

Saint-Denis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Bonfim.

Saint-Denis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 2 months later than Bonfim, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 29 to Bonfim's 48.

Saint-Denis vs Bonfim form

Saint-Denis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gabriel Miranda at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he was victorious 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.

He had lost to Elizeu Zaleski at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Saint-Denis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Bonfim's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Saint-Denis vs Bonfim?

Benoit Saint-Denis was a 11/5 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Ismael Bonfim made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.