Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy Pimblett — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2

Las Vegas, USA

11 Jul 2026

Lightweight

49%

Denis

51%

Pimblett

Win Probability

Submission

Round 1 · 0:52

Benoit Saint Denis

"God of War"

17 – 3

5'11"73" reachSouthpaw30 yrsStriker

CFR 69

Paddy Pimblett

"The Baddy"

23 – 4

Pressure Fighter31 yrsOrthodox73" reach5'10"

CFR 70

★ Official Result

Paddy PimblettwinsSubmissionR1 · 0:52

def. Benoit Saint Denis · UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Pimblett

Paddy Pimblett wins by submission (D'Arce choke) at 0:52 of Round 1.

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Actual result

Pimblett wins

Submission · R1

Pre-fight analysis

Pimblett's grappling defence question got answered in the most emphatic way possible — with his own submission.

The pre-fight question hovering over Paddy Pimblett was simple: could his suspect takedown defence survive Benoit Saint Denis' relentless volume of entries? The answer arrived in under a minute, and it was Pimblett who did the finishing, not the other way around. "The Baddy" put Saint Denis to sleep with a D'Arce choke just 52 seconds into round one, closing the book on a fight many had pegged as …

Denis intel

Saint Denis (17-4) walked in on a four-fight finishing streak but got caught in a scramble early and tapped before he could ever get his own offence started.

Pimblett intel

Pimblett (24-4) answered the biggest question mark on his resume — takedown defence — not by stuffing entries, but by out-grappling a live submission threat on the mat.

Key angles

Pimblett's takedown defence question answered by his own offensive grappling instead

Saint Denis' four-fight finishing streak snapped in the first round

Title implications for the winner heading toward a potential 2027 shot

Pimblett rebounding from the Gaethje interim title loss

The speed of the finish (52 seconds) surprising a fight many expected to be a grind

Risk flags

A single scramble decided the fight — a slightly different sequence and Saint Denis' volume could have told a very different story

Small sample size means this result may overstate the actual grappling gap between the two

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

DenisPimblett

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Denis

Pimblett

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'11"+

Height

5'10"

73"

Reach

73"

30+

Age

Southpaw

Stance

Orthodox

Denis

Pimblett

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

68.7

70.2

60.2

Performance Avg

64.2

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Denis

Pimblett

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

6.9

/ 10

4.3

/ 10

9.1

Style: Pressure

7.9

1.4

Style: Volume

3.8

5 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

2 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

1Distance4

0Clinch0

0Ground0

Denis

Pimblett

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

3.6

/ 10

4.6

/ 10

2.5

Wrestling Style (/10)

3.2

4.4

Submission Style (/10)

5.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Denis

Pimblett

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Moderate

Verdict

Never stopped

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R2.0 stoppage

KO round context

—

6 fights ago

Last KO loss

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

13/20 fights

Chin rating based on

9/27 fights

Denis

Pimblett

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

L · Sub · R1

W · KO · R2

W · KO · R1

W · Sub · R2

Last 5

W · Sub · R1

L · Dec · R5

W · KO · R3

W · Sub · R1

W · Dec · R3

Denis

Pimblett

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

100%

75%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Denis

Pimblett

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

6.9

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

4.3

3.6

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

4.6

2.5

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

3.2

4.4

Submission

Submission attack frequency

5.0

9.1

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.9

1.4

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

3.8

Denis

Strike Zones

Pimblett

Denis

Attacking

1 landed

Absorbing

4 absorbed

Pimblett

Attacking

4 landed

Absorbing

1 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Denis targets the head (100% of attacks) — Pimblett absorbs 100% of strikes there

🎯Pimblett targets the head (50% of attacks) — Denis absorbs 50% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Denis

RND

Pimblett

0/0R00/0

Denis · Last 5

L · Sub · R1

Paddy Pimblett

Submission

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W · KO · R2

Dan Hooker

KO/TKO

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W · KO · R1

Beneil Dariush

KO/TKO

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W · Sub · R2

Mauricio Ruffy

Submission

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W · Sub · R2

Kyle Prepolec

Submission

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Pimblett · Last 5

W · Sub · R1

Benoit Saint Denis

Submission

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · 2026-07

L · Dec · R5

Justin Gaethje

Decision

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · 2026-01

W · KO · R3

Michael Chandler

KO/TKO

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W · Sub · R1

King Green

Submission

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W · Dec · R3

Tony Ferguson

Decision

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News & Media

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