Matt Frevola vs. Benoit Saint Denis
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Matt Frevola
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Benoit Saint Denis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.53 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Matt Frevola
Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 8.0%)
Benoit Saint Denis
Distance 59.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 28.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matt Frevola
Head 78.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)
Benoit Saint Denis
Head 74.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Frevola L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Denis L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 238 / 707 | 33.7% | 37.9% | 245 / 490 | 50.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 66 | 57.6% | 67.3% | 87 / 105 | 82.9% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 64 / 84 | 76.2% | 69.1% | 152 / 233 | 65.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 225 / 669 | 33.6% | 35.0% | 304 / 614 | 49.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 65 / 129 | 50.4% | 69.1% | 128 / 160 | 80.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 50 / 59 | 84.7% | 81.9% | 52 / 54 | 96.3% | 81.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Frevola L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Denis L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 319 / 782 | 40.8% | 38.9% | 259 / 489 | 53.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 68 | 51.5% | 68.6% | 55 / 79 | 69.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 38 / 56 | 67.9% | 68.0% | 41 / 44 | 93.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 276 / 744 | 37.1% | 35.1% | 241 / 479 | 50.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 82 / 123 | 66.7% | 68.1% | 78 / 94 | 83.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 34 / 39 | 87.2% | 81.5% | 36 / 39 | 92.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Denis has more cage time on record.