Benoit Saint Denis vs. Christos Giagos – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN+ 68: Gane vs. Tuivasa is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 3, 2022, in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Benoit “God of War” Denis will take on Christos “The Spartan” Giagos in the Lightweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN+ 68 card.

In this post, we will break down Benoit Saint Denis vs. Christos Giagos matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 29-year-old, Benoit Saint Denis is coming in with a 9-1-0 (1 NC) record. Denis will be fighting for the first time since a win via submission against Niklas Stolze at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik in June.

Giagos, meanwhile, is coming off a submission loss against Thiago Moises on June 4, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot and holds a 19-10-0 record.

Benoit Saint Denis has an southpaw fighting stance with a 73″ reach. The 34-year-old, Christos Giagos is an orthodox fighter with a 71″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Benoit Saint Denis:
→ Denis’s striking accuracy is 47%.
→ Denis lands 3.48 significant strikes per minute.
→ Denis’s takedown accuracy is 26%.
→ Denis’s takedown average is 3.48 per 15 minutes.
→ Denis’s takedown defense is 100%.

Denis comes in with 47% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.48 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Giagos fires at 41% accuracy, landing about 2.81 significant strikes per minute. Benoit Saint Denis also has a 26% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 3.48 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Giagos’s 3.21 takedowns and 52% takedown accuracy.

Christos Giagos:
→ Giagos’s striking accuracy is 41%.
→ Giagos lands 2.81 significant strikes per minute.
→ Giagos’s takedown accuracy is 41%.
→ Giagos’s takedown average is 3.21 per 15 minutes.
→ Giagos’s takedown defense is 52%.

Christos spent on average 9:20 minutes in the Octagon and Benoit has an average fight time of 10:46 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN+ 68 is live in , who do you think will win, Benoit or Christos? Sound off in the comments.

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