Benoit Saint Denis vs Niklas Stolze — Fight recap

Benoit Saint Denis submitted Niklas Stolze via submission in round two at 2:32 on June 4, 2022, with referee Mark Smith overseeing the bout. Saint Denis controlled the fight through superior grappling, landing three successful takedowns while maintaining 5:44 of control time and landing eight significant strikes at 80% accuracy.

Stolze landed 11 significant strikes at 78% accuracy but failed to establish any offensive wrestling, recording zero takedowns and zero control time. Saint Denis' clinch work and ground positioning proved decisive, as he executed two submission attempts before finishing Stolze with the second one.

The performance highlighted Saint Denis' ability to impose his will through wrestling and positioning against a striker-oriented opponent.