Saint-Denis vs Miranda

Who won Saint-Denis vs Miranda?

Benoit Saint-Denis beat Gabriel Miranda by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night Paris, on Saturday 3rd September 2022 at Accor Arena in Paris.

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 Miranda stats

Benoit Saint-Denis stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Gabriel Miranda made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 15 by submission.

This was Benoit Saint-Denis' 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Gabriel Miranda marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Benoit Saint-Denis' UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Gabriel Miranda's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Saint-Denis had a slight advantage in power over Miranda, with a 11% knock out percentage over Miranda's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miranda had a slight advantage over Saint-Denis, with a 94% submission rate over Saint-Denis' 89%.

Benoit Saint-Denis was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Saint-Denis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 3 months later than Miranda, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 31 to Miranda's 37.

Saint-Denis vs Miranda form

Saint-Denis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Saint-Denis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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