Benoît Saint Denis is a French professional mixed martial artist born in Nimes, France. His mother was a teacher while his father was a French Army officer.

Fighting out of Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitane, France, St. Denis is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. His fight name is God of War.

St. Denis is the eldest of five brothers. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Lions Fighting Championship, Staredown Fighting Championship, Vic Fight: French Championship, European Beatdown and BRAVE Combat Federation.
2. He is 5’11” tall.
3. He holds a professional MMA record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 1 No Contest.
4. From 2003 to 2011, he practised judo in France and Germany.
5. In 2014, he became a member of the 1st Marine Infantry Paratroopers Regiment, a unit of the French Army Special Forces Command.
6. In September 2017, he received the Medal of the Nation’s Gratitude and the Combatant’s Cross from the French Army.
7. On February 16, 2019, he made his professional MMA debut.
8. In March 2019, he left the French Army.
9. On October 30, 2021, he made his UFC debut.
10. On June 4, 2022, he started competing in the lightweight division.
11. On August 27, 2022, he and Laura St. Denis got married.
12. In July 2023, Laura gave birth to their daughter.
13. On December 18, 2023, he turned 28.

TIMELINE

2021

• On October 30, 2021, he lost to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos via unanimous decision at “UFC 267” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

2022

• On June 4, 2022, he submitted Niklas Stolze at “UFC Vegas 56” in Enterprise, Nevada.
• On September 3, 2022, he defeated Gabriel Miranda via technical knockout at “UFC Fight Night 209” in Paris, France.

2023

• On July 1, 2023, he submitted Ismael Bonfim via face crank at “UFC Vegas 76” in Enterprise.
• On September 2, 2023, he defeated Thiago Moses via TKO at “UFC Fight Night 226” in Paris.
• On November 11, 2023, he knocked out Matt Frevola at “UFC 295” in New York City, New York, USA.

2024

• On March 9, 2024, he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier at “UFC 299” in Miami, Florida, USA.