Who will Benoît Saint Denis 🇫🇷 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 1 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Quillan Salkilld (15%), UFC Sydney, 7 Feb 2027 (speculative). Next: Mauricio Ruffy (12%), Mateusz Gamrot (10%).
Latest status: No booking. He has said he wants to come back stronger.
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 15%chance next opponentMMA Junkie's suggested fight for Salkilld. He's the likeliest UFC Sydney home-card opponent if Salkilld doesn't get Pimblett.Likely event: UFC Sydney · 7 Feb 2027 (speculative)
- 12%chance next opponentBoth ranked 6–8 and both coming off losses: a classic rebound pairing.
- 10%chance next opponentA ranked veteran also coming off a loss.
Field / other: 63%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Not announced · Event page: UFC Fight Night Sydney
- Last fight
- Loss vs Paddy Pimblett · Submission R1 0:52 · UFC 329 · 11 Jul 2026
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
What changed?
- MMA Junkie: What's next for Salkilld (suggests Saint Denis) · source
Only dated items with a source are listed: news reports used for the estimate, plus changes to our logged estimates.
Fight history Pro record 17-4-0 (1 NC)
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Paddy Pimblett 🏴 | Technical Submission (Peruvian necktie) · R1, 0:52 | 1 | 0:52 | UFC 329 | |
| W | Dan Hooker 🇳🇿 | TKO (elbows and punches) · R2, 4:45 | 2 | 4:45 | UFC 325 | |
| W | Beneil Dariush 🇺🇸 | KO (punches) · R1, 0:16 | 1 | 0:16 | UFC 322 | |
| W | Maurício Ruffy 🇧🇷 | Submission (face crank) · R2, 2:56 | 2 | 2:56 | UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho | |
| W | Kyle Prepolec | Submission (arm-triangle choke) · R2, 2:35 | 2 | 2:35 | UFC 315 | |
| L | Renato Moicano 🇧🇷 | TKO (doctor stoppage) · R2, 5:00 | 2 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | |
| L | Dustin Poirier | KO (punches) · R2, 2:32 | 2 | 2:32 | UFC 299 | |
| W | Matt Frevola | KO (head kick) · R1, 1:31 | 1 | 1:31 | UFC 295 | |
| W | Thiago Moisés | TKO (punches) · R2, 4:44 | 2 | 4:44 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac | |
| W | Ismael Bonfim | Submission (face crank) · R1, 4:48 | 1 | 4:48 | UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov | |
| W | Gabriel Miranda | TKO (punches) · R2, 0:16 | 2 | 0:16 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa | |
| W | Niklas Stolze | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R2, 1:32 | 2 | 1:32 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik | |
| L | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 267 | |
| W | Arkaitz Ramos Gudari | Submission (arm-triangle choke) · R1, 3:09 | 1 | 3:09 | Brave CF 52 | |
| W | Luan Santiago | Submission (arm-triangle choke) · R2, 3:51 | 2 | 3:51 | Brave CF 49 | |
| W | Mario Saeed | TKO (punches) · R2, 1:49 | 2 | 1:49 | Brave CF 38 | |
| W | Ivica Trušček | Submission (kneebar) · R1, 3:39 | 1 | 3:39 | Brave CF 34 | |
| NC | Paweł Kiełek | NC (accidental clash of heads) · R2, 5:00 | 2 | 5:00 | Brave CF 28 | |
| W | Ibragim Baisarov | Submission (armbar) · R1, 2:47 | 1 | 2:47 | European Beatdown 7 | |
| W | Antoine Bensimon | Submission (guillotine choke) · R1, 4:00 | 1 | 4:00 | Vic Fight: Trophée de France | |
| W | Artur Szczepaniak | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R3, 3:00 | 3 | 3:00 | Staredown FC 14 | |
| W | Marc Domont | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) · R1, 3:29 | 1 | 3:29 | Lions FC 8 |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Benoît Saint Denis: frequently asked questions
When is Benoît Saint Denis's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026.
Who did Benoît Saint Denis fight last?
Benoît Saint Denis lost to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 329 on 11 Jul 2026 (Submission R1 0:52).
Who is Benoît Saint Denis likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Quillan Salkilld (15%), Mauricio Ruffy (12%), Mateusz Gamrot (10%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Is Benoît Saint Denis fighting at UFC Sydney?
Nothing is booked as of 1 Oct 2026. UFC Fight Night Sydney is set for Sun 7 Feb 2027 at the Afterpay Arena, and no bouts had been announced when we checked on 2 Oct 2026. Our model's picks that list Sydney as a possible event: Quillan Salkilld (15%).
What is Benoît Saint Denis's record?
17-4-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media Panel + Meta boards) · 1 Oct 2026
- MMA Sucka: Saint Denis vows to return stronger
- MMA Junkie: What's next for Salkilld (suggests Saint Denis) · 9 Aug 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country) · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.