Dan Hooker vs Benoit Saint Denis Pick, 01/31/2026 Predictions UFC 325 Odds

Dan Hooker vs Benoit Saint Denis

UFC 325

Qudos Bank Arena in South Wales, Australia

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Dan Hooker will enter the Octagon with Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 325 on Saturday, January 31, 2026. The opener has Hooker at +285 while Denis is coming in at -350.

Dan "The Hangman" Hooker holds a mark of 24-13-0. The 35-year-old steps on the scale at 155 lbs and stands 6'0". The switch fighter has an arm span of 75". Benoit "God of War" Saint Denis comes in at 5'11" and is fighting at 155 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the cage with a record of 16-3-0 (1 NC). The 30-year-old has a reach of 73". In terms of significant strikes, Dan Hooker lands 4.89 per minute and Benoit Saint Denis is landing 5.07 significant strikes per min. Hooker is connecting on 48% of the significant strikes he throws while Saint Denis is connecting on 55%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "The Hangman" takes 4.73 significant strikes per min and "God of War" takes 4.21. Hooker also defends against 50% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him and Saint Denis defends against 42% of them.

In the grappling category, Dan Hooker is the lesser skilled grappler as he scores a takedown 0.71 times per 15 minutes. Hooker is getting his opponent to the mat on 34% of the times he tries and thwarting 77% of all takedown tries against him. Saint Denis is finishing his takedowns on 37% of the takedowns he attempts and stopping 70% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Regarding going for the sub, Hooker is the lesser skilled of the two fighters by trying 0.5 subs per 15 min while Saint Denis looks to get 1.6 subs per 15 min.

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In his last bout, Dan Hooker squared up with Arman Tsarukyan and ended up losing the fight via an arm triangle in round 2. Tsarukyan landed 69 of 89 total strikes that he let go. Hooker finished this fight landing 17 of 41 total strikes. When it comes to significant strikes, Tsarukyan ended up landing 42 of 60, which gave him a rate of 70%. He landed 33 of 49 significant strikes aimed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Hooker ended up landing 30% of his significant strikes by connecting on 10 of 33. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he landed 3 of 20 pointed at the head. 42% of the significant strikes landed by Tsarukyan and 90% of them connected on by Hooker were thrown at a distance.

In the last bout for Benoit Saint Denis, he faced off with Mauricio Ruffy and got a win for the night by way of rear naked choke in round 2. Ruffy ended up landing 100% of his significant strikes at distance while Denis connected on 52% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Denis connected on 44% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 17 of 38. He ended up connecting on 9 of 26 significant strikes to the head. Ruffy ended up landing 5 of 17 significant strikes in that fight. Of those significant strikes, he connected on 4 of 14 to the head. In terms of total strikes attempted in that contest, Ruffy connected on 6 of 18 while Denis ended up landing 37 of 61 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights on the card to watch

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Rafael Fiziev opposes Mauricio Ruffy. Fiziev walks into the Octagon holding a record of 13-4-0. The 32-year-old steps on the scale at 155 lbs and comes in at 5'8". The switch fighter extends his reach 71". Ruffy stands 5'11" and will fight at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter will be looking to add a win to his career record of 12-2-0. The 29-year-old extends his reach 75". Regarding grappling, Rafael Fiziev scores a takedown 0.89 times per 15 minutes and Mauricio Ruffy takes his opponents down 0.50 times per 15 min. When it comes to striking, Fiziev tags his opponents 4.77 strikes/minute and is connecting on 52% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage you've got Mauricio Ruffy, who lands 57% of the strikes he has attempted and connects for an average of 3.84 per minute.

If you're going to be watching the fights, don't miss when Tallison Teixeira is set to battle Tai Tuivasa. Tuivasa walks into the cage holding a record of 15-8-0. The 32-year-old will fight at 264 lbs and measures in at 6'2". The southpaw fighter stretches 75". Teixeira measures in at 6'7" and is fighting at 258 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career record of 8-1-0. The 26-year-old has an arm span of 83". When it comes to takedowns, Tai Tuivasa defends against 57% of the takedowns his opponents go for and is getting his opponent to the mat on 15% of the times he tries. Teixeira is finishing his takedown tries on 15% of his tries and thwarts 15% of all takedown attempts. In the matter of striking, Tuivasa takes 5.18 strikes/minute and he is connecting on 3.77 per min. Teixeira, notwithstanding, is taking 8.98 strikes per min and is connecting on 12.83 per min.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Benoit Saint Denis (-350)

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