Zaleski vs Saint-Denis

Who won Zaleski vs Saint-Denis?

Elizeu Zaleski beat Benoit Saint-Denis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 267, on Saturday 30th October 2021.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Elizeu Zaleski.

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).

Zaleski vs Saint-Denis stats

Elizeu Zaleski stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Benoit Saint-Denis made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Elizeu Zaleski's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Benoit Saint-Denis marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Elizeu Zaleski's UFC record stood at 11-5-1, while Benoit Saint-Denis' came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Zaleski had a massive power advantage over Saint-Denis, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Saint-Denis' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saint-Denis had a massive advantage over Zaleski, boasting a 88% submission rate over Zaleski's 14%.

Elizeu Zaleski was the older man by 9 years, at 38 years old.

Zaleski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 years and 3 months earlier than Saint-Denis, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 44 more professional rounds, 75 to Saint-Denis' 31.

Zaleski vs Saint-Denis form

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

In his last fight before 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, .

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, .

Activity check

Zaleski's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Saint-Denis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 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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