Home Events UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Dustin Poirier vs Benoît Saint Denis Dustin Poirier vs Benoît Saint Denis · UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Lightweight · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Saturday, March 9, 2024 · Miami · Florida
Full card → Result Dustin Poirier def. Benoît Saint Denis Method KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) Round · time Round 2 · 2:32 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5) Referee Mike Beltran Sig. strikes Dustin Poirier 28/34 · Benoît Saint Denis 50/74 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Dustin Poirier 30/37 · Benoît Saint Denis 69/97 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Dustin Poirier def. Benoît Saint Denis
KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 2:32 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R2 · 2:32
R1 R2
Dustin Poirier Round 2 Benoît Saint Denis
16 / 21 Sig. strikes 12 / 25
76% Accuracy 48%
16 / 21 Total strikes 16 / 29
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 1 / 3
1 Sub. attempts 0
0:08 Control 1:33
6.3 Pace / min 4.7
8% Control share 92%
Dustin Poirier
Target head 81% · body 19% · leg 0%
Phase distance 88% · clinch 6% · ground 6%
Benoît Saint Denis
Target head 33% · body 67% · leg 0%
Phase distance 33% · clinch 67% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
28 Dustin Poirier sig. strikes
50 Benoît Saint Denis sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
+163% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Dustin Poirier)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · PropSports round stats 28 / 34 Sig. strikes 50 / 74
82% Accuracy 68%
30 / 37 Total strikes 69 / 97
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 1 Takedowns 3 / 7
4 Sub attempts 1
0:31 Control 4:53
24 Head 25
3 Body 18
1 Leg 7
Dustin Poirier Benoît Saint Denis
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 30-10-0 (1 NC) Record 17-4-0 (1 NC)
35 Age 28
5'9" Height 5'11"
72" Reach 73"
Southpaw Stance Southpaw
5.24 Sig. str./min 5.58
1.15 TD / 15 min 4.15
Dustin Poirier 21-9 in archive
10 KO/TKO wins
4 Sub wins
67% Finish rate
