Benoit Saint Denis vs Dustin Poirier
Result, odds and stats · Lightweight ยท 5 rounds
Sat, Mar 9, 2024Odds at the close
Favourite
Lightweight
Record
5-1
UFC
5-1
Age
28
Height
5'11"
Reach
73"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Closing lineno-vig, 7 US books
65%35%
Underdog
Lightweight
Record
29-8
UFC
21-7
Age
35
Height
5'9"
Reach
72"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Fight stats
Benoit Saint DenisDustin Poirier
Significant strikes50 of 7428 of 34
Knockdowns01
Takedowns3 of 70 of 1
Control time4:530:31
Submission attempts14
How they fight
Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.
■ Benoit Saint Denis
■ Dustin Poirier
Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.
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Questions and answers
Who won Benoit Saint Denis vs Dustin Poirier?
Dustin Poirier beat Benoit Saint Denis by KO/TKO, round 2 (2:32) on Saturday, March 9, 2024.
Was Dustin Poirier the favourite?
The underdog won. The closing line gave Dustin Poirier a 35% chance, about 1 in 3.
What were Benoit Saint Denis and Dustin Poirier's records going into the fight?
Benoit Saint Denis is 5-1 (5-1 in the UFC). Dustin Poirier is 29-8 (21-7 in the UFC).