Ovince Saint Preux

“OSP”

MMA · Active

27-18RECORD

12KO / TKO WINS

8SUBMISSION WINS

7DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Ovince Saint Preux
Nickname	OSP
Date of birth	8 Apr 1983
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Immokalee, Florida, U.S.
Lives in	Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Division	Light Heavyweight / Heavyweight
Team	Knoxville Martial Arts Academy
Height	191 cm (6′3″)
Reach	203 cm (80″)
Stance	Southpaw
Years active	since 2008
Status	Active
Pro debut	27 Sep 2008
Last fight	Loss vs Ryan Spann, 5 Oct 2024

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Titles and honours

Challenged for interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (2016)
Seven UFC Performance of the Night bonuses
UFC Fight of the Night bonus (vs. Glover Teixeira)
Most Von Flue choke submissions in UFC history (4)
KOTC Amateur Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion

Background

Born in Immokalee, Florida, to Haitian immigrant parents, he played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers before turning to professional MMA in 2008. He fought for Strikeforce, XFC and Shark Fights before building a long UFC career.

Fight history

45 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Ryan Spann	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:35	UFC 307	5 Oct 2024	Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Win	Kennedy Nzechukwu	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura	16 Mar 2024	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	Philipe Lins	KO (punches)	1	0:49	UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield	18 Feb 2023	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	Maurício Rua	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 274	7 May 2022	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Loss	Tanner Boser	KO (punches)	2	2:31	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov	26 Jun 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Heavyweight bout
Loss	Jamahal Hill	TKO (punches)	2	3:37	UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori	5 Dec 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Catchweight (207.5 lb); Saint Preux missed weight
Win	Alonzo Menifield	KO (punch)	2	4:07	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai	5 Sep 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Return to Light Heavyweight; Performance of the Night
Loss	Ben Rothwell	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira	13 May 2020	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.	Heavyweight debut
Win	Michał Oleksiejczuk	Submission (Von Flue choke)	2	2:46	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier	28 Sep 2019	Copenhagen, Denmark	Performance of the Night
Loss	Nikita Krylov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:31	UFC 236	13 Apr 2019	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Loss	Dominick Reyes	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 229	6 Oct 2018	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	Tyson Pedro	Submission (straight armbar)	1	2:54	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards	23 Jun 2018	Kallang, Singapore	Performance of the Night
Loss	Ilir Latifi	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:48	UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens	24 Feb 2018	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Win	Corey Anderson	KO (head kick)	3	1:25	UFC 217	4 Nov 2017	New York City, New York, U.S.	Performance of the Night
Win	Yushin Okami	Technical Submission (Von Flue choke)	1	1:50	UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami	23 Sep 2017	Saitama, Japan	Performance of the Night
Win	Marcos Rogério de Lima	Submission (Von Flue choke)	2	2:11	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov	22 Apr 2017	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Catchweight (210 lb); Lima missed weight
Loss	Volkan Oezdemir	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie	4 Feb 2017	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Loss	Jimi Manuwa	KO (punches)	2	2:38	UFC 204	8 Oct 2016	Manchester, England
Loss	Jon Jones	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 197	23 Apr 2016	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	For the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win	Rafael Cavalcante	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson	6 Feb 2016	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	Glover Teixeira	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:10	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux	8 Aug 2015	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Fight of the Night
Win	Patrick Cummins	KO (punches)	1	4:54	UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold	18 Apr 2015	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	Maurício Rua	KO (punches)	1	0:34	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux	8 Nov 2014	Uberlândia, Brazil	Performance of the Night
Loss	Ryan Bader	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux	16 Aug 2014	Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Win	Ryan Jimmo	Submission (kimura)	2	2:10	UFC 174	14 Jun 2014	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Nikita Krylov	Technical Submission (Von Flue choke)	1	1:29	UFC 171	15 Mar 2014	Dallas, Texas, U.S.	Performance of the Night
Win	Cody Donovan	KO (punches)	1	2:07	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen	17 Aug 2013	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	Gian Villante	Technical Decision (majority)	3	0:33	UFC 159	27 Apr 2013	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	Inadvertent eye poke; Villante unable to continue
Win	T.J. Cook	KO (punch)	3	0:20	Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman	18 Aug 2012	San Diego, California, U.S.
Loss	Gegard Mousasi	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal	17 Dec 2011	San Diego, California, U.S.
Win	Joe Cason	TKO (submission to punches)	1	1:12	Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III	22 Jul 2011	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	Ron Humphrey	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine	7 Jan 2011	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Win	Benji Radach	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II	4 Dec 2010	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Win	Antwain Britt	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro	19 Nov 2010	Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Win	Jason Day	KO (punch)	1	0:08	EFC 5: Summer Rumble	24 Jul 2010	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Win	Claudio Cunha Godoy	TKO (arm injury)	1	5:00	Washington Combat: Battle of the Legends	15 May 2010	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Win	Chris Hawk	TKO (punches)	1	0:47	Strikeforce: Nashville	17 Apr 2010	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Win	Brett Chism	TKO (punches)	1	1:15	GTO Cage Fights	20 Feb 2010	Griffin, Georgia, U.S.
Loss	Virgil Zwicker	TKO (punches)	2	0:46	Top Combat Championship 1	26 Sep 2009	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss	Nik Fekete	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	VFC: A Night of Vengeance	5 Sep 2009	Oranjestad, Aruba
Win	Jonathan Smith	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:46	VFC: A Night of Vengeance	5 Sep 2009	Oranjestad, Aruba
Win	Ombey Mobley	Submission (calf slicer)	1	2:36	XFC 8	25 Apr 2009	Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Win	Robert Turner	KO (head kick)	1	2:36	XFC 7	20 Feb 2009	Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Loss	Ray Lizama	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Shark Fights 2	13 Dec 2008	Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Loss	Rodney Wallace	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	VFC 1	27 Sep 2008	Concord, North Carolina, U.S.