Saint-Denis vs Stolze

Who won Saint-Denis vs Stolze?

Benoit Saint-Denis beat Niklas Stolze by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 4th June 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Saint-Denis vs Stolze stats

Benoit Saint-Denis stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Niklas Stolze made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Benoit Saint-Denis' 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Niklas Stolze marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Benoit Saint-Denis' UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Niklas Stolze's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Stolze had an advantage in power over Saint-Denis, with a 33% knock out percentage over Saint-Denis' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saint-Denis had a massive advantage over Stolze, boasting a 88% submission rate over Stolze's 42%.

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

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

Saint-Denis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 8 months later than Stolze, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 31 to Stolze's 41.

Saint-Denis vs Stolze form

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

In his last fight before 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, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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