Ovince Saint Preux
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Ovince Saint Preux is a 27-18-0 mixed martial artist. 66% finish rate.
Ovince debuted Apr. 17, 2010 vs Chris Hawk (win). Longest win streak: 5. 15 years active (Apr. 17, 2010–Oct. 05, 2024).
Best wins: Yushin Okami (SUB Von Flue Choke R1, Sep. 22, 2017); Nikita Krylov (SUB Von Flue Choke R1, Mar. 15, 2014); Benji Radach (U-DEC R3, Dec. 04, 2010).
Ovince Saint Preux (born April 8, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most notably competed in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions of the UFC, challenging once for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. A professional competitor since 2008, Saint Preux has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, the XFC, and Shark Fights. He is known for his unorthodox fighting style and has gained notability and notoriety for having won four fights using the rare Von Flue choke submission out of eight finishes in UFC history, leading to fans renaming it to the "Von
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 05, 2024 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. | L Ryan Spann | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 1:35 | 0 0 | 7 9 | 0 0 | 0 1 |
| Mar. 16, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | W Kennedy Nzechukwu | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 143 106 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 18, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield | L Philipe Lins | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 0:49 | 0 1 | 1 18 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 07, 2022 | UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje | W Mauricio Rua | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 62 54 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 26, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | L Tanner Boser | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 2:31 | 0 1 | 9 33 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 05, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori | L Jamahal Hill | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 3:37 | 0 0 | 36 68 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 05, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai | W Alonzo Menifield | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 4:07 | 1 0 | 33 19 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 13, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira | L Ben Rothwell | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 42 56 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 28, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | W Michal Oleksiejczuk | SUB Von Flue Choke | 2 | 2:46 | 0 0 | 14 37 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 13, 2019 | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 | L Nikita Krylov | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 2:30 | 0 0 | 4 27 | 3 1 | 0 2 |
| Oct. 06, 2018 | UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor | L Dominick Reyes | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 38 94 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 23, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards | W Tyson Pedro | SUB Armbar | 1 | 2:54 | 0 1 | 7 9 | 0 0 | 1 1 |
| Feb. 24, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens | L Ilir Latifi | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 3:48 | 0 1 | 7 25 | 0 0 | 0 1 |
| Nov. 04, 2017 | UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre | W Corey Anderson | KO/TKO Kick | 3 | 1:25 | 1 0 | 23 30 | 0 4 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 22, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami | W Yushin Okami | SUB Von Flue Choke | 1 | 1:50 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 1 1 |
| Apr. 22, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov | W Marcos Rogerio de Lima | SUB Von Flue Choke | 2 | 2:11 | 0 0 | 21 17 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Feb. 04, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie | L Volkan Oezdemir | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 76 82 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 08, 2016 | UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson | L Jimi Manuwa | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 2:38 | 0 1 | 13 32 | 2 0 | 0 1 |
| Apr. 23, 2016 | UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux | L Jon Jones | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 57 105 | 0 3 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 06, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson | W Rafael Cavalcante | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 51 10 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 08, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux | L Glover Teixeira | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 3:10 | 0 0 | 30 53 | 0 5 | 0 1 |
| Apr. 18, 2015 | UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold | W Patrick Cummins | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 4:54 | 1 0 | 18 14 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 08, 2014 | UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux | W Mauricio Rua | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 0:34 | 1 0 | 9 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 16, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux | L Ryan Bader | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 24 24 | 2 9 | 0 1 |
| Jun. 14, 2014 | UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov | W Ryan Jimmo | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:10 | 0 0 | 14 15 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| Mar. 15, 2014 | UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler | W Nikita Krylov | SUB Von Flue Choke | 1 | 1:29 | 0 0 | 1 1 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Aug. 17, 2013 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | W Cody Donovan | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 2:07 | 0 0 | 6 10 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 27, 2013 | UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen | W Gian Villante | M-DEC | 3 | 0:33 | 0 0 | 47 28 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 18, 2012 | Strikeforce - Rousey vs Kaufman | W TJ Cook | KO/TKO Punch | 3 | 0:20 | 2 0 | 36 26 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 17, 2011 | Strikeforce - Melendez vs. Masvidal | L Gegard Mousasi | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 13 39 | 2 4 | 1 1 |
| Jul. 22, 2011 | Strikeforce Challengers 17 | W Joe Cason | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 1:12 | 0 0 | 13 5 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 07, 2011 | Strikeforce Challengers 13 | W Abongo Humphrey | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 25 14 | 3 1 | 1 3 |
| Dec. 04, 2010 | Strikeforce - Henderson vs. Babalu | W Benji Radach | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 2 0 | 82 22 | 1 2 | 2 0 |
| Nov. 19, 2010 | Strikeforce Challengers 12 | W Antwain Britt | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 36 13 | 1 2 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 17, 2010 | Strikeforce - Nashville | W Chris Hawk | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:47 | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- |
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