<p>In the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, home support may not be enough to help one athlete power to victory inside the Octagon.</p> <p>Benoit Saint-Denis will take on Mauricio Ruffy in Paris on Sunday (from 04:00 AEST) in a lightweight contest. The Frenchman is ranked 10 places higher than the Brazilian in the UFC rankings, but the South American has been blitzing his way through the division and his opponents.</p> <p>As a result, this upcoming bout presents some intriguing betting propositions for bettors looking to enhance their UFC viewing, with Sportsbet offering value bets for this and every fight to take place in the French capital this weekend…</p> <h2>Benoit Saint-Denis vs Mauricio Ruffy: Tale of the Tape</h2> <p>What can we expect to see from the two athletes when they head into the Octagon? Let’s compare their key attributes and statistics to try and identify potential betting opportunities. Saint-Denis’s figures are first…</p> <ul> <li>Age - 29 vs 29</li> <li>Height - 5'11" (180cm) vs 5'11" (180cm)</li> <li>Weight - 156.0 lbs (70.8 kgs) vs 155.5 lbs (70.5 kgs)</li> <li>Reach - 73.0" (185cm) vs 75.0" (191cm)</li> <li>Stance - Southpaw vs Orthodox</li> <li>Record - 14-3-0 vs 12-1-0</li> </ul> <h2>Benoit Saint-Denis vs Mauricio Ruffy: Betting Preview</h2> <p>While there doesn’t appear to be too many differences between the pair in terms of their key metrics, their individual form over their last five fights might be more telling about how this encounter could turn out.</p> <p>Saint-Denis has a recent win, but he did suffer back-to-back defeats that both came by virtue of a TKO/KO. Ruffy has won each of his last five, with four of them being finished by way of TKO/KO. The Brazilian is undefeated in UFC, having won his three fights for the promotion so far.</p> <p>Saint-Denis’s Last Five Opponents:</p> <ul> <li>Kyle Prepolec - Win (Sub, 2) - May 2025</li> <li>Renato Moicano - Loss (TKO, 2) - Sep 2024</li> <li>Dustin Poirier - Loss (TKO, 2) - Mar 2024</li> <li>Matt Frevola - Win (TKO, 1) - Nov 2023</li> <li>Thiago Moisés - Win (TKO, 2) - Sep 2023</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>He does have a grappling win between his back-to-back defeats over Marc Diakiese.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Ruffy’s Last Five Opponents:</p> <ul> <li>King Green - Win (TKO, 1) - Mar 2025</li> <li>James Llontop - Win (UD, 3) - Nov 2024</li> <li>Jamie Mullarkey - Win (TKO, 1) - May 2024</li> <li>Raimond Magomedaliev - Win (TKO, 3) - Oct 2023</li> <li>Ronys Torres - Win (TKO, 2) - May 2023</li> </ul> <h2>Benoit Saint-Denis vs Mauricio Ruffy: Betting Predictions</h2> <p>The UFC Fight Night <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/ufc-mma/ufc-matches/benoit-saint-denis-v-mauricio-ruffy-9556299">Benoit Saint-Denis vs Mauricio Ruffy betting odds</a> have the South American as the moderate favourite.</p> <p>A top value bet is Ruffy by knockout, exploiting Saint-Denis’ defensive striking weaknesses. The Brazilian is known for precise, powerful striking and his signature spinning wheel-kick KO. His knockout power and takedown defence make him hard to overlook.</p>